Generally, gain or loss on the sale or exchange of a partnership interest is treated as capital gain or loss except to the extent of so-called "hot assets." Gain attributable to hot assets – generally unrealized receivables...more
On December 2, 2024, the Department of Treasury published final regulations (Final Regulations) governing the allocation of recourse liabilities of a partnership among its partners under Section 752 of the Internal Revenue...more
PIP (partners' interests in the partnership) allocations are very commonly used in partnership agreements. For this reason, Investors and managers should understand the basics of PIP allocations and whether and when they...more
Assume that X and Y agree to the following: X will transfer ownership of Prop to Y, and Y will transfer cash to X. What just happened? Obviously, X has sold Prop to Y. If the amount of cash that X receives is greater than...more
This CLE/CPE course will provide tax counsel with comprehensive guidance on the 754 election for partnerships. The panel will discuss the basis adjustment rules associated with sales, transfers, and partnership interests or...more
Another Mess- Congress has only a few days to avert a “shutdown” of the federal government. It’s not looking good in the House, as Speaker McCarthy has struggled to bring certain members of the majority into line, while...more
At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more
The “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” recently announced by Senators Manchin and Shumer to be added to the 2022 Budget Reconciliation bill proposes several significant changes to Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more
On June 27, US Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announced proposed legislation referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The proposed legislation includes changes that would expand the scope of IRC...more
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). The Final Regulations address the...more
Given the overall development of the secondaries market and the increasing volume and size of secondary funds, the U.S. tax and withholding regime that applies to a foreign partner transferring an interest in a partnership...more
On July 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing guidance on Section 1061 of the Code, as...more
As you probably know, a taxpayer realizes gain when the taxpayer transfers appreciated property in exchange for other property. There are exceptions to this general rule. One of those exceptions is defined in Internal Revenue...more
Earlier this week, a local tax practitioner asked us whether it was true that the City of Portland no longer allows depreciation deductions resulting from an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more
The practice of tax law is an exercise of statutory interpretation. A recent opinion of the U.S. Tax Court, Grecian Magnesite Mining, Indust. & Ship. Co. v. C.I.R., 149 T.C. No. 3 (July 13, 2017), is illustrative. Grecian...more
Private equity and venture capital funds often invest in portfolio companies that are formed as partnerships or limited liability companies. But these investments create certain problems for foreign limited partners (LPs) in...more
On November 2, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Act). The Act overhauls the partnership audit and litigation rules in the Internal Revenue Code, repealing both the provisions...more
Certain arrangements would be recharacterized as ordinary income, rather than as distributive shares of partnership income. On July 22, 2015, the US Treasury Department and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released...more