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Substantiating the Right to Claim QSBS Tax Benefits | Part 1

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Section 1202 provides an exclusion from capital gains when a stockholder sells qualified small business stock (QSBS), assuming all eligibility requirements are satisfied. Section 1045 provides for the tax-free rollover of...more

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Tax Court Calls Bluff on Hedge Fund’s Basket Option Contracts

The Tax Court recently held that a hedge fund’s basket option contracts were in substance tax ownership of the underlying basket securities. The hedge fund, through its affiliated entities, entered into 10 basket option...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vindication: The U.S. Tax Court Sustains IRS Position on Basket Options in GWA, LLC

In Advice Memorandum 2010-005, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) set out its position that “basket options” conveyed so many attributes of ownership over the securities referenced in these options to the optionee that the...more

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Partnership Interest Sale Inventory Gain is Not U.S. Source Income

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On July 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the U.S. Tax Court in holding that inventory gain recognized by a nonresident alien individual partner on the sale of her interest in a U.S....more

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Collecting an Individual’s Unpaid Taxes from Their Controlled Entities

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An anonymous thinker, lost to history, is credited with having said that the unofficial motto of the IRS is, “We have what it takes to take what you have.” In some instances, the truth of the above statement is manifested in...more

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Sale of Mortgaged Property – Amount Realized or COD Income

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Do you feel as challenged as I do when someone asks you to explain the term “Bidenomics”? I know that it is predicated upon the imposition of higher taxes on businesses and their owners, which have not yet materialized....more

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Indirectly Held Profits Interests and Rev. Proc. 93-27

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At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more

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Selling Your Business? Careful of Pre-Sale Contributions of Stock to Charity

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Charitable Giving Update- According to a recent report on charitable giving, the number of donors at every level of giving dropped during the first three quarters of 2022. The number of new donors was down by over 19...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Estate of Hoenshied v. Commissioner | Anticipatory Assignment of Income, Charitable Contribution Deduction,...

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Summary: In this 49-page opinion the Tax Court addresses a deficiency arising from the charitable contribution of appreciated shares of stock in a closely held corporation to a charitable organization that administers...more

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Deficiencies, Penalties for Offshore Income

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Harrington v. Commissioner - In Harrington v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, George S. Harrington (Harrington) challenged tax deficiencies and fraud penalties assessed for tax years 2005 through 2010. Originally...more

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Is Staking a Taxable Service?

On February 3, the Proof of Stake Alliance (“POSA”), a cryptocurrency industry association, issued a press release regarding recent developments in a cryptocurrency tax case, in which the IRS approved the tax refund sought by...more

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One Step Closer to “Building Back” – Where Do Federal Transfer Taxes Stand?

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Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more

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Bona Fide Intercompany Loan – Are You Sure?

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Head-Scratchers- The Code is chock-full of provisions that will challenge the intellectual capacity, not to mention the patience, of most tax professionals. The complexity of these rules does not arise out of some sadistic...more

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The Threat Of Higher Taxes, & The Sirens’ Song Of Tax-Saving Schemes

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What a Mess- A “perfect storm” may be defined as a critical state of affairs arising from the convergence of a number of negative factors, often after the unexpected introduction of some catalytic event. The situation...more

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Funds Talk: September 2017 - Tax Court Declines to Follow Rev. Rul. 91-32

In a recent decision, Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court declined to follow Revenue Ruling 91-32, and held that gain on the sale of an interest in an operating...more

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New Tax Court Decision Provides Planning Opportunities for Foreign Investors Investing in U.S. Partnerships

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On July 13, 2017, the U.S. Tax Court issued its opinion in Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner, in which the Tax Court held that a non-U.S. person who sells an interest in a partnership...more

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U.S. Tax Court Ruling Exempts Gain on Foreign Partner's Sale of a Partnership Interest

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On July 13, 2017, the U.S. Tax Court issued a decision in Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner, 149 T.C. No. 3, which could have a significant impact on how non-U.S. investors invest in U.S....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Grecian Magnesite: Tax Court Finds Reliance on a US Tax Advisor Establishes Reasonable Cause

On July 13, 2017, the Tax Court, in Grecian Magnesite, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner, 149 T.C. 3 (2017), rejected Internal Revenue Service (IRS) arguments that, in order to establish good faith reliance, the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax Court Rejects IRS’ Position in Rev. Rul. 91-32

Grecian Magnesite Mining, a Greek corporation (GMM), owned an interest in Premier Chemicals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company classified as a partnership for US income tax purposes (Premier). Premier conducted a trade...more

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US Tax Court Exempts Gain on Sale of a Partnership Interest

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Decision could open planning opportunities for non-US partners regarding sale of a partnership interest. The Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner 1 case — which the US Tax Court decided...more

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