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
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
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
On May 28, 2025, the US Tax Court ruled that investment manager limited partners in Soroban Capital Partners were active limited partners and, as such, were ineligible for the limited partner exception to self-employment...more
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
Tax Court Delivers Coal to Another Limited Partnership Management Company - On December 23, 2024, the United States Tax Court published an opinion1 (the “Opinion”), holding that limited partners that actively participated...more
The year just past, 2023, brought three significant U.S. Tax Court decisions that raise important ongoing tax considerations for private funds. These cases addressed: whether a non-U.S. credit fund had income effectively...more
On November 28, 2023, the Tax Court held that limited partners in state law limited partnerships cannot automatically rely on Section 1402(a)(13) of the Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) to exclude their distributive...more
Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends - The United States Tax Court recently issued a ruling (the “Ruling”) pertaining to the possible exclusion of a limited partner’s distributive share of income...more
An investment management firm founded and owned by legendary investor (and New York Mets owner) Steve Cohen on August 11 filed a petition in Tax Court contesting an IRS audit adjustment in the amount of $344,063,484 for tax...more
The Italian government has enacted Law Decree no. 50 ("Decree 50"), providing a set of new tax measures aimed at, among other things, attracting investments in Italy. Decree 50 was finally approved by the Italian Parliament...more
After numerous UK tax changes affecting asset managers over the past few years – not least the wholesale re-vamping of the tax treatment of carried interest and other fund participations for investment fund managers – the UK...more
The Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") recently issued internal guidance in the form of a Chief Counsel Advice (the "CCA") indicating that the IRS has taken the position that the "limited...more
A recent response by the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel (CCA) to an inquiry from one of its field office agents addressed the question of whether management fees earned by an investment manager organized as a limited...more