At the request of concerned countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretariat has weighed in on tax considerations that are important both to businesses and to their employees as they...more
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, companies and individuals are facing a diverse and challenging set of issues. These issues span a number of different contexts including tax, and measures are being considered...more
A year after the initial proposed BEAT regulations were released, Treasury and the IRS have issued a package of final and proposed regulations under § 59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), the...more
On 9 October 2019, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) published its latest public consultation paper in relation to its proposals to address the challenges of taxing the digital economy,...more
New proposed regulations provide guidelines for alterations to certain interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) and loans held by REMICs to take into account the anticipated phaseout of LIBOR, the...more
Long-awaited proposed regulations recently released by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) address the classification of certain transactions involving digital content and the...more
After numerous years in treaty limbo, the US Senate recently provided its advice and consent for ratification of four protocols with Luxembourg, Switzerland, Japan and Spain, setting the stage for the protocols to enter into...more
On May 23, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (TD 9859) (the Final Regulations) modifying the application of section 956 of the Internal Revenue...more
5/31/2019
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Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dividends ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Section 956 ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
U.S. Treasury
On April 16, 2019, the Large Business and International (LB&I) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced three new compliance campaigns. The campaigns focus on:
..Transfer pricing for “captive” services...more
4/29/2019
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Corporate Taxes ,
FATCA ,
Filing Requirements ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Large Business & International Division (LB&I) ,
OECD ,
Offshore Banks ,
OVDP ,
Related Parties ,
Transfer Pricing
In an important win for taxpayers, a unanimous Second Circuit reversed the Tax Court on a statutory interpretation issue involving the three-year “look-back” period for Tax Court jurisdiction over refunds. Borenstein v....more
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a policy note document (Note) addressing the tax challenges of the digitalization of the economy under its action plan with respect to base erosion...more
2/4/2019
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Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Digital Services ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
GILTI tax ,
International Tax Issues ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
WTO
On December 13, 2018, proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) were issued that reduce certain compliance obligations under Sections 1471-1474 (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)) of the Internal Revenue Code...more
On December 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations under section 59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commonly referred to as...more
On November 28, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations concerning foreign tax credit determinations and related issues (Proposed Regulations) to take...more
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended...more
On October 31, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) modifying the application of section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more
11/7/2018
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Corporate Taxes ,
Dividends ,
GILTI tax ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
REIT ,
Section 956 ,
Tax Exemptions ,
U.S. Treasury
Public Law 115-97 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)) added a new foreign income inclusion rule for global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) under section 951A. On September 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury...more
9/25/2018
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Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 1, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations, which were published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2018 (Proposed Regulations),...more
On August 7, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit withdrew its opinion in Altera Corporation v. Commissioner, just 15 days after the initial release of the opinion. The court in Altera had overturned a Tax...more
On July 24, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Altera Corporation v. Commissioner overturned a unanimous decision by the Tax Court invalidating Treas. Reg. § 1.482-7A(d)(2), which provides that a...more
8/1/2018
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Arm's Length Principle ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Equity Compensation ,
IRS ,
Notice and Comment ,
Stock Options ,
Stock-Based Compensation ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Court ,
U.S. Treasury
INTRODUCTION -
On July 11, 2018, Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final inversion regulations (TD 9834) which are largely consistent with the temporary (T.D. 9761) and proposed regulations...more
On July 2, 2018, the Large Business and International (LB&I) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced five new compliance campaigns, including campaigns relating to virtual currency and the transition tax...more
On May 23, 2018, the IRS and the Treasury Department issued Notice 2018-54 announcing their intention to propose regulations addressing the federal tax treatment of state workarounds to the $10,000 ($5,000 in the case of...more
On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law the bill formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Final Bill), which was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate earlier in the week. The passage of...more
On December 15, 2017, the House-Senate Conference Committee released a revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Final Bill) that is expected to be passed by the House of Representatives and Senate later this week and...more