Among the myriad provisions of the budget bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month, one that has recently gained increased prominence in recent weeks is proposed Section 899, increasingly referred to as...more
As the U.S. tax reform process continues, the comprehensive tax bill that passed the House of Representatives in May is now under active consideration in the Senate. Earlier this week, the Senate Finance Committee released...more
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (the House Bill), which contained a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899 (House Bill Section 899). On June 16,...more
On May 22, the House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), which contains a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899. OB3 is now under consideration by the Senate, which...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 1, 2021 – November 5, 2021. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 27, 2021 – October 1, 2021... September 28, 2021: The IRS released a revenue...more
Our International Tax Group reviews Treasury’s proposed regulations that would add a jurisdictional nexus requirement to the analysis used to determine whether a foreign tax is an income tax for foreign tax credit purposes....more
Our International Tax Group examines the high-tax exclusion (HTE) in new final regulations under the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regime and the potentially precarious side effects U.S. shareholders face in...more
On July 20, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final section 951A regulations (“Final Regulations”) on an election to exclude high-tax global intangible low-taxed...more
On July 23, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations addressing the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) high-tax exclusion (85 FR 44620) (the “Final...more
On June 14, 2019, the IRS and Treasury finalized the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regulations (T.D. 9866) and issued proposed regulations (REG-101828-19) that will provide significant relief to investors in...more
Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more
The IRS recently announced it will be shutting down its successful Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) for unreported foreign bank accounts and income. The program will end September 28, 2018. Under the OVDP, first...more