News & Analysis as of

Merger Agreements › Internal Revenue Service › Tax Court

Proskauer - Tax Talks

Tax Court Breaks New Ground on the Deductibility of Termination Fees with AbbVie Ruling

Proskauer - Tax Talks on

On June 17, 2025, the Tax Court opinion in AbbVie Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue was issued, holding that the approximately $1.6 billion termination fee AbbVie (a Delaware corporation) paid to its...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

AbbVie Catches a Break in Termination Fee Tax Court Case

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on

On June 17, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that AbbVie, Inc. could deduct the fee it paid to terminate its 2014 combination agreement with Shire plc.  This decision represents a significant win for AbbVie, and it represents a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Tax Court Says AbbVie's $1.6B Break Fee Payment to Shire Properly Deducted as Ordinary Expense

Fenwick & West LLP on

A break fee in a merger-gone-south can be deducted as an ordinary expense, the U.S. Tax Court held today, finding for biopharmaceutical giant AbbVie and rejecting the IRS’s argument that AbbVie must treat the fee as a capital...more

3 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide