AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
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The U.S. Congress has enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), formally renamed "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14." President Donald Trump signed the legislation into law on...more
The Legislation combines spending and policy priorities from 11 congressional committees and will reshape federal policy across nearly every sector of the U.S. economy. There is a possibility for one or more additional...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), marking a significant overhaul of the international tax landscape. This legislation introduces several key changes aimed at refining...more
On July 4th, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). This alert expands upon our Firm’s prior alert and is intended to summarize the main tax law changes that may impact: (i) U.S....more
On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) became law. The OBBBA makes significant changes to domestic and international tax provisions, including provisions addressing bonus depreciation, research and...more
As the U.S. Senate is set to consider President Trump's domestic policy bill, non-U.S.-based multinational businesses and non-U.S. investors are preparing for wholesale changes to the U.S. international tax landscape,...more
On Friday, May 9, the House Ways and Means Committee shared partial text for the tax portion of a reconciliation bill to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and make certain other tax reforms. The bill includes...more
On December 5, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. United States, addressing the constitutionality of the section 965 transition tax, which was enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Section 965...more
On December 15, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released Notice 2024-10 (Notice) addressing the potential double counting of income from controlled foreign corporations...more
In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and leader of the Ireland & Northern Ireland practice, explores U.S. tax considerations for foreign businesses scaling to the U.S., including issues such as the branch...more
IRS Private Letter Ruling 202226008, 07/01/2022: A foreign purchaser bought all the stock of a foreign target (controlled foreign corporation) which was a qualified stock purchase under 26 U.S.C. Section 338(d)(3). The...more
In Moore v. United States, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected arguments that the mandatory repatriation tax imposed under section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code violated the Constitution’s...more
U.S. taxpayers are generally taxed on their worldwide income. But what happens when that income is also taxed by another country? The Internal Revenue Code’s primary mechanism to alleviate this double taxation of income is...more
The European Commission (the "Commission") published a draft Directive on 22 December 2021, known as the anti-tax avoidance Directive III ("ATAD III"), aimed at preventing the use of shell companies for tax evasion and...more
The new Spanish Controlled Foreign Company rules might have a major impact on non-resident holding companies, and particularly those resident in a country outside the EU and the EEA due to the controversial (and, in our view,...more
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals. Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more
As you may be aware, the House Ways and Means Committee recently approved a multitrillion-dollar tax package (the “Proposal”) that has significant tax impact on both individuals and corporations. ...more
Join leading tax experts from across the globe, as we discuss tax trends that are reshaping international taxation - An Experience Unlike Any Other - Find yourself on the cutting-edge of international tax law, with...more
On August 25, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and fellow Senate Finance Committee Democrats Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Mark R. Warner of Virginia released draft legislation, and a related summary,...more
The Spanish Parliament has finally approved Law 11/2021, of 9 July, on measures to prevent and fight against tax fraud (“Law 11/2021”) which implements several aspects of Council Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of 12 July 2016...more
A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and...more
On May 18, 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) of the European Union (the EU) published a communication on “Business Taxation for the 21st Century” (the Communication), setting out a long-term vision to provide a...more
Quick Summary. The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous country and carries a rich cultural tradition. China is the world’s largest exporter and the second largest economy. A unitary socialist republic,...more
The Kazakhstan Tax Code may change so that controlled foreign corporation rules will not apply to foreign persons that are residents of countries having a double tax treaty with Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan residents (both...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, representing the so-called “Phase 3” of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed in our client alert “CARES...more