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
This bulletin follows our previous update on evolving U.S. tax reform, which highlighted the competing House and Senate proposals, particularly the introduction and scope of proposed Section 899 targeting "unfair foreign...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) into law. Congress passed the OBBBA through budget reconciliation, a special legislative process that allows Congress to advance...more
The race to remake portions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and to prevent expiration of certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions reached completion with Legislation signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025....more
Key Points - - The Senate Finance Committee’s version of the tax-related proposals aim to deliver on Senate Republicans’ promise to make many of the TCJA’s individual and corporate tax measures permanent. - The bill...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 May 12, the Republican majority leadership in the House of Representatives released for consideration its tax and spending reconciliation legislation, called the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (the “Bill”). This major piece of...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 Friday, May 9, the House Ways and Means Committee released a portion of its draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). The House Draft Bill is primarily...more
Brief commentary on recent cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. Regulations open door for cloud computing, streaming, and related electronic services to be included in deduction computation....more
In this final blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax Bill, we address the international tax proposals in the Bill, JCX-43-21. The international tax proposals are fewer in number than the domestic and transfer tax...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
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 members Wyden, Brown, and Warner released draft bill language and a section-by-section summary of their proposed International Tax Reform Framework. The legislative language is...more
As Congress and the White House look to make a deal on infrastructure by this summer, negotiations regarding changes in the tax law continue. Since our prior alert, while progress has been made regarding a bipartisan...more
Just a few months after regulations were finalized, and as taxpayers were getting comfortable with the international tax provisions implemented by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), proposals from President Biden and the...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations (T.D. 9926) (the “Final Regulations”) with respect to the withholding tax imposed under section...more
Proposed regulations under Sections 863(b) and 865(e)(2) implement changes by TCJA to section 863(b), the primary sourcing provision for income from the sale of inventory produced by a taxpayer without and sold within the...more
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more