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Tax Court’s Decision in Soroban—Potential SECA Tax Implications for Management Fee Income

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On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Tax Court issued its decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban”), holding that “limited partners” of a management company organized as a Delaware limited...more

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The Limited Partner Exclusion From Self-Employment Tax – But Who Is A Limited Partner?

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An Agency Under Siege - The mission statement of the IRS reminds taxpayers that it is their responsibility to understand and meet their tax obligations, while it is the role of the IRS to “enforce the [tax] law with...more

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U.S. Tax Court Rules That Limited Partners of an Investment Manager Are Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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On May 28, 2025, the United States Tax Court held that the limited partners of a limited partnership providing investment management services to various investment funds were not limited partners within the meaning of...more

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Another Appeal Adds Fuel to the Limited Partner SECA Tax Debate

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Denham Capital Management LP (“Denham”), a private equity firm, has appealed the recent U.S. Tax Court decision that declined to revisit its interpretation of the “limited partner exception” under the Self-Employment...more

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Investment Fund Manager Update on Self-Employment Limited Partner Exception: Tax Court Holds that Limited Partners May Be Subject...

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On November 28, 2023, the Tax Court held that limited partners in state law limited partnerships cannot automatically rely on Section 1402(a)(13) of the Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) to exclude their distributive...more

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For Fund Managers, Tax Court Ruling Sets Limited Partners Back “As Such”

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Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends - The United States Tax Court recently issued a ruling (the “Ruling”) pertaining to the possible exclusion of a limited partner’s distributive share of income...more

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MoFo Tax Talk - Volume 8, No. 3

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Final and Temporary Dividend Equivalent Regulations Issued – Some Good, Some Bad, And Some Ugly: On September 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final and temporary regulations under Section 871(m),...more

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IRS: Investment Fund Managers are Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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The Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") recently issued internal guidance in the form of a Chief Counsel Advice (the "CCA") indicating that the IRS has taken the position that the "limited...more

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IRS Considers Whether Management Fees of an LLC Are Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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A recent response by the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel (CCA) to an inquiry from one of its field office agents addressed the question of whether management fees earned by an investment manager organized as a limited...more

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