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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump’s Crypto White Paper Talks Tax!

On July 30, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an expansive report on the crypto industry (the “White Paper”), describing the digital asset landscape and outlining the contours of a legislative and regulatory framework....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS issues interim guidance to streamline LB&I audit procedures and promote alternative settlement programs

On July 25, 2025, the IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) Division published an Interim Guidance Memorandum (Control Number: LB&I-04-0725-0008) implementing changes for LB&I audit procedures, which take effect August 1,...more

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Transforming Saudi Arabia's Hotel Industry: Recent Licensing Reforms

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Saudi Arabia is ambitiously working towards its 2030 goals, striving to be investor-friendly while upholding transparency, accountability, and creating more opportunities for its local population. This vision has brought...more

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Charting the Path Back to the Good Life: Unblocking the Innovation Markets in 2025

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Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more

Paul Hastings LLP

House Announces ‘Crypto Week’ as SEC Issues ETP Guidance and Weighs in on Tokenization

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Congress continues to prioritize digital asset legislation, with the House leadership designating the week of July 14 as “Crypto Week,” when the House plans to vote on three significant pieces of digital asset legislation:...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Cuts the Power: Phase‑Outs, Foreign‑Entity Restrictions, and Domestic Content in Clean‑Energy Credits

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—enacting significant modifications to clean‑energy credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. OBBBA...more

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Timing is Everything for QSBS After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, establishes new phased-in benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) held for at least three years. ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Senate Sidelines Tax on Litigation Finance, But the Fight Goes On

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For now, litigation finance funders can exhale. A proposed tax on profits — initially 40.8%, later revised to 31.8% — has been stripped from the Senate’s sweeping tax and spending bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...more

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Treasury Secretary Asks for Removal of Section 899 Measures from One Big Beautiful Bill

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In an announcement that had been anticipated for the past few days and will be welcomed by many industry stakeholders, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said late on June 26, 2025, that he has asked leaders in the U.S....more

A&O Shearman

The FASTER Directive—where are we now?

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After years of negotiation and technical debate, the European Union’s Faster and Safer Tax Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes Directive (“FASTER Directive”)—aimed at streamlining and harmonizing withholding tax (WHT) relief...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Re-domiciling Companies to Hong Kong

From May 23, 2025, companies may transfer their domicile to Hong Kong under a new regime which will allow them to preserve their legal identity and will not interrupt business operations. To qualify, companies must meet...more

IR Global

Key Changes to the DRC Mining Code: A New Era for Investors and National Development

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home to some of the world’s richest deposits of cobalt, copper, and other critical minerals, enacted major revisions to its Mining Code in March 2018. These reforms marked a significant...more

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California FTB Releases Updated Proposed Regulations on Market-Based Sourcing Rules

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On May 20, 2025, California’s Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) released changes to the proposed regulations (“Draft Regulations”) that would amend the rules regarding market-based sourcing for sales other than sales of tangible...more

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California’s Cannabis Crackdown: Record Seizures and Budget Reforms Aim to Level the Playing Field

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Since January, California officials have seized more than $316 million worth of illegal cannabis and $474,000 in cash through coordinated enforcement actions with state agency partners and local governments....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 – May 2025 #2

With the end of the 2025 legislative session fast approaching, legislators are working to approve the omnibus finance bills necessary to implement a FY 2026-2027 Biennial Budget. Legislative leaders and the Governor continue...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Government Targets Reform of the Investment Manager Exemption

On 28 April 2025, the UK government published draft legislative amendments to: - Align the UK’s domestic tax rules on permanent establishments (PE) with the 2017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Trump and Congress Nullify IRS Reporting Rule for Digital Assets

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The federal rule that would have required crypto platforms to report users’ transactions to the IRS has officially been scrapped. President Trump signed a joint congressional resolution overturning the so-called DeFi...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Shifts Position on Basis-Shifting Regulations

On April 17, the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice announcing its plans to withdraw a set of controversial regulations, finalized in January of this year, aimed at transactions designed to shift tax basis in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS Roundup April 1 – April 17, 2025

The IRS issued Notice 2025-19, inviting the public to submit recommendations for items to include in the IRS’s 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. The IRS uses the Priority Guidance Plan to identify and prioritize the tax...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Impact of Permanent Establishment Reform for Credit Funds

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On 28 April, the UK Government produced draft legislation for consultation as the latest step in the reform of UK rules on transfer pricing, permanent establishments and diverted profits tax. From an asset management...more

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Texas HB 19 Takes Aim at Local Government Debt and Tax Practices

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Perhaps the most impactful public finance bill making its way through the Texas Legislature currently is House Bill 19 (HB 19). The bill is largely an amalgamation of other bills filed this session (notably, House Bill 1453...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Impose Tighter Restrictions on CBD Sales with Senate Bill 86

Since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill, the use of hemp and CBD (cannabidiol) products has skyrocketed, transforming from niche wellness items to mainstream essentials that are widely available. These products, currently...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

San Francisco’s proposed regulation imitates California’s proposed regulation

In November 2024, voters approved Proposition M which provided for an overhaul of San Francisco’s gross receipts tax. Proposition M changed the allocation and apportionment rules for most industries, generally requiring that...more

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Europe Daily News, 12 March 2025

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11746 - DSV / Schenker) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11911 - ETA / SPL / SP Mobility)...more

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STF Establishes Non-Incidence of ISS on Commissioned Manufacturing Activities

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The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) decided that the Tax on Services’ (ISS) non-levy on toll commissioned manufacturing activities, whenever these activities refer to the intermediary activities of a production cycle. The...more

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