Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, following the approval of Congress. OBBBA contains the following compelling updates from a real estate investment trust (REIT)...more
On May 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Revenue Procedure 2020-19, which temporarily increases to 90% the percentage of stock certain real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may issue in an elective...more
This blog post summarizes some of the tax considerations for REITs that have arisen in light of COVID-19, the resulting economic downturn, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (“CARES”) Act, and the Families...more
Section 956 final regulations confirm those eligible for territorial dividend exemption can benefit from foreign guarantee and collateral support without incurring US tax. On May 23, 2019, the US Treasury and Internal...more
The Situation: On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released its first draft of much-anticipated comprehensive U.S. tax reform legislation as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Chairman Brady’s markup of the bill...more