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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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

House Rules Committee’s revisions to One Big Beautiful Bill include amendment to partnership disguised sale rules

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the highly anticipated budget reconciliation bill, referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” with revisions from the House Rules Committee. On May 21, 2025, the House...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Another Appeal Adds Fuel to the Limited Partner SECA Tax Debate

Denham Capital Management LP (“Denham”), a private equity firm, has appealed the recent U.S. Tax Court decision that declined to revisit its interpretation of the “limited partner exception” under the Self-Employment...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal Fiscal Court on Trade Tax for Commercially Infected Upper-Tier Partnerships - Legal Insights Germany

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The German Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) confirmed its case law according to which the commercial infection of an upper-tier partnership pursuant to Section 15 para. 3 no. 1 sentence 1 alt. 2 German Income Tax Code...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Rawat Creates a Ripple in Statutory Interpretation Principles

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Recently, in Rawat v. Commissioner, the D.C. Circuit reversed the Tax Court decision and held that a foreign partner would not be subject to U.S. tax on selling an interest in a partnership with “hot assets” subject to §...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Death of Limited Partner Disarms Derivative Action

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I’ve yet to see him make a court appearance, and hope I never do, but the Grim Reaper sure has a knack for disrupting business divorce litigation involving LLCs and limited partnerships....more

Allen Matkins

Is A Trust Always A Person?

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Yesterday's post discussed Justice Grimes' opinion that while a trust must always act through a trustee, a trust is a "person" that may associate in a partnership under the California Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 (Cal....more

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50/50 Ownership Relationships can be Trouble, Plan Ahead

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Case Study: Trans Perfect Global, Inc. Philip Shawe v. Elizabeth Elting, Delaware Supreme Court, February 13, 2017 - TransPerfect is a successful global translation business founded by two college friends, Philip...more

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