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Sullivan & Worcester Submits Comments to IRS Urging Caution in Applying Cloud Transaction Framework to REIT Rules

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On June 9, 2025, Sullivan & Worcester submitted a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to Notice 2025-6, which requests public input on the possible expansion of the cloud transaction framework...more

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REIT Tax News - June 2025

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a tax bill (House Tax Bill) that proposes to make permanent – and increase – the section 199A deduction for ordinary REIT dividends to 23 percent. This change would reduce...more

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Final Regulations Issued for Certain Partnership Related Party Basis Adjustment Transactions

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On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations (the “regulations”) classifying certain partnership related party basis adjustment transactions and...more

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Final Treasury Regulations Implement a 10-Year Transition Rule for Existing Domestically Controlled REITs

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) have recently issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) that significantly impact the determination of whether a real...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Turning Tax Credits into Cash: IRS and Treasury Release Proposed Direct Pay and Transferability Regulations

On June 14, 2023, the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations regarding the monetization of certain clean energy tax credits, as well as temporary regulations regarding mandatory information and registration...more

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Proposed Regulations May Affect Taxation of Foreign Investors in REITs

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On December 29, 2022 the IRS and the Treasury Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100442-22) (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, among other things, affects the determination when Real Estate Investment...more

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Revenue Adjusted Lease Payments Are Not REIT Qualifying Income

On February 4, 2022, the IRS released a private letter ruling revoking its prior approval of certain lease payments as “rents from real property” for purposes of the REIT income tests....more

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What is a REIT? Real Estate Investment Trusts and Taxation

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REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are often described as a mutual fund for real estate.  Congress established REITs to allow individual investors to invest in large-scale, income-producing real estate. Since their...more

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IRS Publishes Proposed BBA Regulations on Special Enforcement Matters

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Over 5 years ago, then President Obama ushered in sweeping changes to the method and manner in which partnerships are audited and partnership tax is assessed and collected through his signing of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan...more

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IRS Releases Carried Interest Proposed Regulations

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On July 31, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code further clarifying the tax treatment of carried interest and other "applicable partnership interests" (APIs)....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup June 22 – June 26, 2020

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 22 – June 26, 2020. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup June 3 – 7, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 3 – 7, 2019. June 4, 2019: The IRS issued a news release noting that it granted tax relief...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo Tax Talk - Volume 8, No. 3

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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