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Micro-captive Insurance Reportable Transactions and the Reporting Requirements

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Certain micro-captive transactions are back to being reportable. On January 14, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations (the “Regulations”) that named some...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Proposed Rule Has Serious Implications on the Taxation of Fixed Indemnity and Other Similar Coverages

On July 7, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services published a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) regarding, among other things, the requirements for fixed and hospital indemnity insurance to be...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup February 13 – February 17, 2023

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 13, 2023 – February 17, 2023. ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup January 9 – January 13, 2023

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 9, 2023 – January 13, 2023...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup January 3 – January 6, 2023

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 3, 2023 – January 6, 2023...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup December 19 – December 23, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 19, 2022 – December 23, 2022...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup October 3 – October 7, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 3, 2022 – October 7, 2022...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 22 – November 26, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 22, 2021 – November 26, 2021... November 22, 2021: The IRS released a memorandum...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 2 – November 6, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 2, 2020 – November 6, 2020... November 2, 2020: The IRS announced COVID-19-related...more

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THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR

Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar Life Insurance - This webinar covers: What is Split Dollar? Loan Method versus Economic Benefit. Leverage Split Dollar Rollout. Planning examples using Split Dollar....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Property & Casualty Insurance Premium Refunds during COVID-19

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An unexpected issue faced by property & casualty insurers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been premium refunds to policyholders – especially on personal auto policies. The refunds and rebates are justified by substantial...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup August 26 – 30, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 26 – 30, 2019. August 26, 2019: The IRS released a Treasury Decision in which it issued...more

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Captive Insurance Companies for the Transportation Industry: A Quick Q&A with Those in the Know

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Captive insurance companies are an elusive risk management strategy that, for many, is so poorly understood it is difficult to even begin consideration. Those who happen to fall into discussions of captives often bounce...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS issues simplified procedures for insurance companies to change methods of accounting to comply with amended Section 846

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released two revenue procedures that relate to the implementation of accounting method changes as a result of the revisions to Section 846 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Captive Insurance Update | Issue No. 2 | 2018 - A summary of state and federal developments in the captive insurance industry

Vermont's Leadership Team - Vermont’s leadership team largely stayed the course in 2017. Governor Phil Scott and Michael Pieciak, the Commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (the “DFR”), each completed a...more

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U.S. Tax Court Finds Captive Insurer Is Not an “Insurance Company” Under the Internal Revenue Code

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In this case, Reserve Mechanical Corp. (“Reserve”), a captive insurer incorporated under the laws of Anguilla, sued the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in the U.S. Tax Court regarding the Commissioner’s findings of $477,261...more

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Tax Court Disallows Deductions For Payments To Captive Insurance Company

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A husband and wife who paid $1.54 million in premiums to their captive insurance company and $720,000 in premiums to another insurer over two years, almost all of which ended up back in their bank accounts, have had their tax...more

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Takeaways from the Tax Court's First Micro-Captive Insurance Ruling

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• The U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in Avrahami v. Commissioner, the first litigated Tax Court case involving an 831(b) captive insurance company. • The Tax Court held that two of the key factors that define "insurance"...more

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IRS Offers Tax Guidance Relating to Money Market Fund Rules

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The IRS recently provided relief from the RIC distribution requirement for money market funds that receive contributions in connection with the transition to a floating NAV, enabling RICs to top up their NAVs without having...more

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