Podcast: Illinois Tool Works Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
In its ongoing crusade against so-called “basis-shifting” transactions, the Internal Revenue Service has created widespread uncertainty regarding the tax treatment of routine transactions. For example, last year, the IRS...more
The IRS won a major economic substance case on October 31. A federal district court in Liberty Global, Inc. v. United States, No. 20-cv-03501 (D. Colo.), found that a planned corporate transaction lacked economic substance. ...more