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UK carried interest regime: draft legislation confirms scope and conditions

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On 21 July 2025, the UK Government published draft legislation for the new UK carried interest regime, which is expected to come into effect from 6 April 2026. As previously announced, the draft legislation provides for...more

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The UK’s New Regime for Carried Interest Taxation - How the Draft Legislation Stacks Up

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On 21 July 2025, the UK government published draft legislation relating to its new carried interest regime. This Client Alert considers key aspects of the new regime and how it may apply to UK-based asset managers and non-UK...more

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Three Big Beautiful M&A Takeaways

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It hasn’t taken long for the business world to start unpacking the implications of the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While media coverage has mostly centered on its impact on individual taxpayers and the...more

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New Option for Excess Fee Income Rebates in Private Equity Funds for Non-US and US Tax-Exempt Investors

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This update discusses a new and interesting development with respect to how certain non-US and US tax-exempt investors can receive a “rebate” of previously paid management fees with respect to their investments in private...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for Investment Funds and Sponsors

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Tax Bill). The Tax Bill proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock: Pre-Acquisition Planning for Tax Savings Upon Exit

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Issuing qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) is a valuable tool that can provide significant tax savings to searchers and independent sponsors alike upon the eventual sale of one or more of their portfolio companies....more

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Documentation is Key When Claiming QSBS Benefits

In recent years, the utilization of qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) under Section 1202 has grown considerably. Many businesses are formed as corporations at conception, private equity investors calculate the tax...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Tax Analysis

Major portions of the U.S. tax code are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, and as the U.S. tax landscape faces potential upheaval, private equity firms must stay vigilant and adaptable. Proactively engaging with tax...more

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Turning Losses Into Gains: Private Equity Tax Strategies With Distressed Businesses

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Private equity (PE) firms play a critical role in revitalizing struggling businesses by providing, among other things, financial support and operational expertise. PE transactions are often driven by a combination of...more

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United States Tax Planning for Foreign Founders Moving to the US: Planning for Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits

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Many non-US startup founders initially incorporate in their home country and then decide to reincorporate or create a subsidiary in the US. There are many advantages for foreign founders to move operations to the US,...more

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Carried interest schemes for asset managers

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During the last decade, the shape and source of capital flows and investment have fundamentally shifted. Private capital continues to flow into all asset classes including real estate, infrastructure, private credit, and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Tax Proposals Bid Adieu to Carried Interest

On February 6, 2025, the Trump Administration announced various tax and budgetary priorities discussed further here, including closing the “carried interest loophole.”  On the same day, Democrats in the House and Senate...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

President Trump Seeks to End Carried Interest Tax Preference

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President Trump met with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, February 6, 2025, to outline his tax priorities, including extending the 2017 tax cuts and expanding the state and local tax deduction. Also included among the...more

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Deducting Success Fees in M&A Sell-Side Transactions: Guidance for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

In a typical sale of a private equity portfolio company, sell-side success fees payable to bankers and financial advisors represent one of the most significant transaction costs. Although most types of success fees are...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 - February 2021

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UK Case Law Developments - EIS relief not available for shares carrying preferential rights - The Upper Tribunal (UT) in Foojit v HMRC dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal against the First-tier Tribunal’s (FTT’s) decision...more

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UK Tax Round Up - December 2020

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COVID-19 Developments - Tax exemptions for coronavirus antigen costs - Draft regulations providing for employee and employer national insurance contribution (NIC) exemptions from payments made to employees to cover...more

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The Reintroduction of Net Operating Loss - A Pepper Hamilton and Financial Executives Alliance Webinar

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Recent law changes can provide portfolio company liquidity and/or require reconsideration of 2018–2020 deals. During this webinar, Steven D. Bortnick and Todd B. Reinstein, partners in the Tax and Estates Practice Group of...more

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UK Tax Round Up - February 2020

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UK General Tax Developments - HMRC updates to the private sector IR35 rules - On 7 February 2020, HMRC confirmed that the new private sector IR35 rules will only apply to payments made for services provided on or...more

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UK Tax Round Up - October 2019

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UK Case Law Developments - Reliance on HMRC's manual statement can, but didn't, give rise to legitimate expectation - In the recent judicial review case of Roao Aozora GMAC Investment Ltd v HMRC, the Court of Appeal...more

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