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Tax Court Denies SECA Exception to Soroban

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The Tax Court recently ruled for the IRS in another case involving the “limited partner exception” under the Self Employment Contributions Act (SECA). Code Section 1402(a)(13) generally exempts the distributive share of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tax Court’s Decision in Soroban—Potential SECA Tax Implications for Management Fee Income

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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

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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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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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Another Appeal Adds Fuel to the Limited Partner SECA Tax Debate

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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

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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

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Another U.S. IRS Victory in the Self-Employment Tax Arena: Denham Capital Management

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For those keeping score at home, it’s currently two wins for the IRS in as many years, and nada/zilch/zero for the fund managers, at least when it comes to the limited partner exception for self-employment taxes (the “Limited...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

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On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...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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New York’s Pass-Through Entity Tax, F Reorgs, and the Sale of An Electing S Corp

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Timing- I had planned to post this piece during the third week of December, a day or so after the exchange between Senator Manchin and the White House sealed the fate of the Build Back Better plan, at least in its current...more

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