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The Tax Court in Soroban Holds that Limited Partners Were Too Active To Be Treated As “Limited Partners” and are Subject to...

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On May 28, 2025, in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban II”), the Tax Court held the active role of limited partners in a fund manager caused them to fail to qualify as “limited partners”...more

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U.S. Tax Court Issues Ruling on Self-Employment Tax Exception for Limited Partners

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On Wednesday, May 28, the U.S. Tax Court ruled in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner that a "functional analysis" test applies when determining whether a limited partner who contributes services to a partnership may...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

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

Rivkin Radler LLP

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

White & Case LLP

The IRS Continues Winning Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) Tax Against Limited Partners in Private Equity and Hedge Funds

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Recently, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has successfully asserted that limited partners in private equity and hedge funds that are organized as limited partnerships were subject to tax under the Self-Employment...more

WilmerHale

Court Decision on Limited Partner Exception to Self-Employment Tax

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On May 28th, the U.S. Tax Court issued a decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) holding that all of the income allocable to the partnership’s limited partners (not just the amount...more

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Doing Business in Australia

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Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Default Arrangements in Israeli Investment Funds – Unwritten Provisions in Partnership Agreements

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Israeli investment funds are incorporated as limited partnerships under the Israeli Partnerships Ordinance. Investors are “limited partners” and the fund manager (or another corporation acting on its behalf) is the “general...more

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