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Summary of Proposed Section 899 of the US Internal Revenue Code and Its Impact on Section 892 Benefits and Tax Treaties

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Proposed Section 899, introduced as part of the “Defending American Jobs and Investment Act” (H.R. 591) and incorporated into the House Ways and Means Committee’s tax package titled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the...more

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Trump Administration Opens the Door to Double-Tax-Rate Penalty on Foreign Companies and Individuals

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As part of its “America First Trade Policy,” the White House is exploring an arcane IRS provision that allows the United States to double the tax rates of foreign companies and individuals....more

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Bruyea v. United States - Latest Foreign Tax Credit Case on the NIIT Sheds Important Light on Treaty Double Tax Articles

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Bruyea v. United States (Ct. Claims Dec. 5, 2024), is the latest in a series of cases concerning whether a U.S. double tax treaty, in this case Canada's, allows a foreign tax credit for Canadian income taxes against the 3.8%...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Burlington: Good News for the Secondary Debt Market

In HMRC v Burlington Loan Management DAC [2024] UKUT 152 (TCC) (“Burlington”) the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) dismissed HMRC’s appeal, holding that the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) was right to conclude that the anti-abuse provision...more

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US-Chile Income Tax Treaty Enters Into Force

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On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the Income Tax Treaty between the United States and Chile (the “Treaty”) entered into force. The Treaty was originally signed in February of 2010, and, after...more

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Hargreaves Property: What Does the Latest Decision Mean for UK Withholding Tax?

In many respects, the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves Property  will not have surprised tax practitioners as the decision reaffirms best practice considerations around a number of fundamental concepts in relation to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Hargreaves Property : What Does the Latest Decision Mean for UK Withholding Tax?

In many respects, the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves Property will not have surprised tax practitioners as the decision reaffirms best practice considerations around a number of fundamental concepts in relation to UK...more

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Pin-pointing Residence

The identification of where a company is resident is a critical element in accessing the benefits of a double tax treaty. GE Financial Investments Limited (“GEFI Limited”) was a UK incorporated and tax resident company...more

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Reviewing a Foreign Legal Structure

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Why You Should Hire a Tax Professional to Review Your Foreign Legal Structure - U.S. parented corporations that have foreign operations conducted through a foreign legal structure have significant U.S. tax filing and...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Smith v. Comm’r | Closing Agreement and Malfeasance of Fact

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Short Summary:  The case discusses the validity of a closing agreement and if a taxpayer can set aside such agreement under malfeasance or misrepresentation of fact....more

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Burlington Loan Management DAC: Treaty Shopping Provisions Did Not Apply

The UK’s First-tier Tribunal recently held that the payment of interest received by Burlington Loan Management DAC (“BLM”) (an Irish tax resident company) was not to be denied the benefits of the relief afforded under the...more

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Haworth: Residency Tie-Breaker Tests in a ‘Round the World’ Tax Scheme

The UK’s First-tier Tribunal recently considered the application of the “place of effective management” residency tie-breaker test found in double tax treaties in the recent case of Haworth and others v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 34...more

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Navigating the Branch Profits Tax

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The Branch Profits Tax - The branch profits tax is imposed on foreign corporations engaged in a U.S. trade or business through a branch, rather than a subsidiary. The branch profits tax is imposed in addition to any tax on...more

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