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The huge budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4 does not include a proposal from Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Republicans to delay implementation of the Section 1071 rule for ten years, but the...more
In an earlier alert, we described the potential impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill on withholding taxes imposed on loans made by foreign banks to U.S. borrowers. ...more
Every year, foreign lenders make thousands of loans to U.S. entities. The U.S. withholding tax on the related interest payments has been generally stable since 1984. The general rule is that interest paid under these loans...more
This session will provide insights for financial services entities regarding: (1) interpretation of the impact of the recent Executive Orders and early actions of the appointees; (2) status on key appointees and their Day 1...more
On February 11, the ranking members from both the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding...more
Le 16 avril 2024, la vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, a dévoilé le budget fédéral de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »). Intitulé « Une chance équitable pour chaque génération », le Budget...more
On April 16, 2024, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled Budget 2024 (Budget). The Budget, titled “Fairness for every generation,” sets out the federal government’s policy initiatives...more
The Cozen Lens- •This past weekend’s fast-moving banking crisis was an abrupt reminder that the era of easy money is over. While regulators were able to avoid broader contagion (at least for now), this crisis has...more
Le 7 avril 2022 (le « jour du Budget »), la ministre des Finances du Canada a présenté le budget fédéral de 2022 (le « Budget 2022 »). Certains contribuables ont peut-être été soulagés de constater que le Budget 2022 ne...more
On April 7, 2022 (Budget Day), the Minister of Finance introduced Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget (Budget 2022). While taxpayers may be relieved that Budget 2022 does not include an increase to the capital gains inclusion rate...more
On April 7, 2022 (Budget Day), the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance, delivered the Liberal Party’s federal budget (Budget 2022), the second budget since the start of the...more
A new national strategy report aims to combat climate-related risks to the US financial system. On October 14, 2021, the Biden Administration issued “A Roadmap to Build a Climate-Resilient Economy” (the Roadmap), a...more
The “Green Book” is a US Treasury Department document that presents detailed explanations of an Administration’s revenue proposals in support of a President’s annual budget request. On May 28, 2021, the Biden administration...more
With no immediate end in sight to the current federal shutdown, financial regulators are seeking to minimize the adverse impacts of the shutdown on individuals. In a January 11, 2019, press release, the Board of Governors of...more
The Trump administration has published its budgetary Blueprint. The Blueprint notes the 2018 Budget is being unveiled sequentially in that the Blueprint provides details only on discretionary funding proposals. The full...more
Finance Minister William Morneau tabled his first budget on March 22, 2016 (Budget). Several proposals in the Budget will be of interest to financial services clients, including proposals for a consumer protection framework...more
On February 9, the Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2017 budget proposal (FY2017 Budget). Many of the tax proposals included in the FY2017 Budget closely follow those included in the President’s fiscal year 2016...more
Finance Minister Joe Oliver tabled his first budget on April 21, 2015 (Budget). Several proposals in the Budget will be of interest to financial services clients, including proposals for a consumer protection framework for...more