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Internal Revenue Service Proposed Regulation Tax Planning

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Treasury Official Indicates New Taxpayer Friendly Spin-Off Regulations are Coming—But No Change in Ruling Policy in the Meantime

At a recent conference of the American Bar Association, Treasury Associate Tax Legislative Counsel Colin Campbell Jr. stated that the recent proposed regulations governing corporate spin-off and reorganization...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Guidance Issued on Mandatory and Optional Catch-Up Provisions Under SECURE 2.0

New guidance facilitates the implementation and operation of two important SECURE 2.0 features: mandatory Roth catch-up contribution rules for high-income participants, and the optional "super" catch-up contributions...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding Mandatory Auto-Enrollment Under SECURE 2.0

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The IRS and Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations addressing the mandatory automatic enrollment provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The proposed regulations generally adopt the...more

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IRS Proposes Regulations on Expanded Definition of Covered Employee Under Code Section 162m

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits a publicly held corporation from taking compensation-related tax deductions with respect to the compensation of a “covered employee” to the extent the compensation exceeds...more

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Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m): Proposed Regulations

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On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to implement changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Contribution Changes – Publications

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations providing guidance on how to interpret and implement changes to "catch-up" contributions made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The regulations mainly...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New Proposed Catch-Up Contribution Regulations Answer Many Questions

Background - Many defined contribution plans are designed to permit participants to take advantage of an increased employee contribution limit starting the year they turn 50....more

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Proposed Regulations Issued Under Internal Revenue Code § 162(m)

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Changes effective starting on January 1, 2027 - In the last few days preceding President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the IRS under the Biden administration proposed regulations to implement amendments to Internal Revenue...more

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IRS releases catch up Roth Guidance

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations regarding the provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) that relate to catch-up contributions....more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Roundup January 13 – 17, 2025

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 13, 2025 – January 17, 2025. TAX CONTROVERSY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS - January 15, 2025: The US...more

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Treasury Department Issues Final and Proposed Rules on Cloud Transactions, Other Digital Content

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On January 10, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and IRS released final and proposed regulations that provide tax guidance for the digital economy....more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on the Expanded Definition of "Covered Employee" Under Code Section 162(m)

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On January 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations ( 90 FR 4691) under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) generally limits the deductibility of compensation paid in any...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing Changes to Code Section 162(m)

On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 162(m), which limits the deductibility of certain employee...more

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New Proposed Regulations Address Spin-Off Transactions

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These proposed regulations applicable to tax-free spin-offs would impose a range of new substantive requirements and greatly expand the information that must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") by taxpayers...more

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New Proposed Regulations Aim To Overhaul Tax-Free Spin-Off Rules

On January 16, 2025, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published new proposed regulations related to tax-free spin-offs and split-offs (collectively, spin-offs) and other corporate...more

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Proposed regulations provide guidance regarding certain aspects of spinoffs and reorganizations

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (REG-112261-23 and REG-112261-24) adding and amending parts of the regulations...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

IRS Issues New Proposed Regulations Under 162(m)

On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued new proposed regulations under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), supplementing regulations already in effect. Under section 162(m),...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations on Tax-Free Reorganizations, Spin-Offs

On January 13, the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released long-awaited proposed regulations governing the treatment of certain features of tax-free corporate spin-off and split-off transactions.  The IRS and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IRS Announces Proposed 162(m) Regulations Defining the Scope of Expanded Covered Employees

On January 16, 2025, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations relating to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide guidance on, and implement, the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Issues Much Anticipated Guidance on Catch-Up Contributions

On January 10, 2025, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations regarding the provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) that relate to...more

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New year = New proposed rules impacting retirement plans

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The Internal Revenue Service has been busy. On Friday, January 10, 2025, the IRS issued several notices of proposed rulemaking impacting qualified retirement plans. One set of proposed rules adds to the SECURE 2.0 requirement...more

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Act 3: To Roth or Not to Roth - That Is No Longer the Question for Some Catch-Up Eligible Individuals

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The IRS this past Friday issued proposed regulations regarding mandatory Roth catch-up contributions. SECURE 2.0 amended the catch-up contribution provisions of the Code....more

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Treasury Department, IRS Release Section 45W Clean Commercial Vehicle Guidance

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released proposed regulations on Jan. 10, 2025, regarding the qualified commercial clean vehicle credit under Section 45W of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the Inflation...more

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IRS Extends Anticipated Effective Date for Certain 2024 Proposed RMD Rules Until 2026

Last year, the IRS issued its long-anticipated final (and newly proposed) regulations to address SECURE 1.0 and 2.0 Act changes to the required minimum distribution (“RMD”) rules (Code section 401(a)(9)). The 2024 proposed...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury and IRS Release Proposed Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Regulations

On September 13, 2024, in the Federal Register, the Treasury and IRS published proposed regulations implementing the corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”).  Its 182 pages (including 62 pages of preamble) describe a...more

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