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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

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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

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The One Big Beautiful Bill: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for Private Equity Funds and Their Portfolio Companies

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On May 22, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the BBB). The BBB proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that could have...more

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UK Government announces update on new carried interest tax regime

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On June 5, 2025, the UK Government announced the result of their recent consultation process regarding their plans to bring carried interest within the income tax regime from April 2026, subject to an effective tax rate of...more

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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

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Trump May Revive Effort to Close Carried Interest Loophole

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President Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers to discuss potential tax code changes, including a proposal to eliminate the carried interest tax break. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the...more

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Carried Interest in the Crosshairs…Again

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On February 6, 2025, Democratic Senators and Representatives proposed the Carried Interest Fairness Act, which would treat carried interest as ordinary income. Additionally, on the same day President Trump met with...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Tax Court Reaffirms Soroban Holding that “Active” Limited Partners are Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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On December 23, 2024, the Tax Court ruled in Denham Capital Management LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2024-114), that limited partners that actively participated in the activities of a fund manager formed as a state law...more

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Rolling Over and Section 704(c); What’s the Big Deal? — Part 4: The Remedial Method

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In our continuing series on Section 704(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) we discuss the application of the remedial method to correct for distortions caused by the ceiling rule. As previously discussed, when the tax...more

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Rolling Over and Section 704(c); What's the Big Deal? — Part 3: The Traditional Method With Curative Allocations

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Continuing with our series on the implications of the application of Section 704(c), the below discussion addresses the use of the traditional method with curative allocations. In Part 1 [insert link] we gave a broad overview...more

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Rolling Over and Section 704(c); What's the Big Deal? — Part 2: The Traditional Method

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In Part 1 of our discussion on Section 704(c) (Part 1) we described the basic idea of how the inherent built-in tax gain or loss on a piece of property contributed to a partnership is allocated to the contributing partner. As...more

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UK Tax Round Up - December 2019

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UK Case Developments - IR35 – no mutuality of obligation to create a contract of employment - RALC Consulting Ltd v HMRC has provided the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) with another opportunity to consider the application...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"No Gains, Just Pain: Increasingly Uncomfortable Taxation Environment for Private Equity Executives’ Compensation"

Arguing that their compensation should count as capital gains — since it derives from the appreciation in value of portfolio companies — private equity executives in Europe generally have been taxed under the more favorable...more

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