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What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Tax Provisions Mean for Businesses Operating in Puerto Rico

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President Donald Trump recently signed into law the bill commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA made permanent many of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA)...more

Paul Hastings LLP

REIT All About It: One Big Beautiful Bill — Tax Updates for REITs

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Tax Provisions in Final Legislation Impacting Domestic and Multinational Businesses

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), into law. OBBB was initially approved by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 (the House Bill), followed by...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Key UK Tax Implications of the Delaware Flip

U.S. venture capitalists investing at the early stages (Seed and Series A) in a UK (or other non-U.S.) company often require that the company “flips” its corporate structure and establishes a U.S. (most commonly Delaware)...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Economic Ownership of Shares Transferred as Collateral

Dividends from shares are taxable for shareholders, even if the dividends do not remain with them economically. This (not entirely new) finding can be gleaned from a recent Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) ruling in which the...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

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

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Knesset Committee Approves Bill Easing Tax Relief in Restructuring

The Knesset Finance Committee approved a draft bill for second and third readings to ease the conditions for tax relief during corporate restructuring. The bill was first published in the initial draft bill within the tax...more

Kennedys

Why Delaware remains the “First State” for business incorporation

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One of the first decisions that a business owner must make is selecting a state of incorporation. This is a decision not to be taken lightly, as the state of incorporation affects many aspects of the new business. While Texas...more

Allen Matkins

Several More Companies Propose Move From Delaware To Nevada

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As 2024 closed and 2025 began, four additional publicly traded companies proposed reincorporating from Delaware into the "sweet promised land"* of Nevada.  These companies include...more

Foster Garvey PC

A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part X – Converting a...

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When considering converting a C corporation to an S corporation, tax advisers and taxpayers need to pay careful attention to the many perils that exist. Failure to pay close attention to the road in this area could result in...more

Foster Garvey PC

A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part VII –...

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In the S corporation arena, tax advisors generally do not focus much attention on unreasonable compensation. As we delve into the issue in this Part VII of my multi-part series on Subchapter S, it will become apparent that...more

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A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part VI – Revocation...

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This sixth installment of my multi-part series on Subchapter S is focused on the revocation of an S corporation election. While the rules relating to revocation are fairly straightforward, there are a few nuances that may...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Accidental Termination on Purpose? S Corp Ruling Could Be Huge For QSBS Owners

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Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more

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Canada Proposes New Tax On Share Buybacks

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The federal government's 2022 Fall Economic Statement (Economic Statement), released on November 3, 2022, introduced a new tax on share buybacks by public corporations in Canada. Under the proposal, which would come into...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Constructive Dividends and The Closely Held C Corporation

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Withdrawing Value- Any tax adviser who has represented closely held businesses and their owners long enough realizes there are certain recurring themes that transcend the otherwise unique characteristics of the industry of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Sale Of Stock + Target’s Capitalized Costs = Creation Of Intangible? Nope

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Sale of Stock- Ask a business owner to identify the parties to an agreement for the purchase and sale of the stock of a target corporation, perhaps even their own. After giving you a quizzical look, they will likely reply...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Does it make sense to go from an S-Corp to a C-Corp?

IRS defines an S-Corp as a corporation whose shareholders make the election to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes.  The owners of an S-Corp report the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues New Section 382 Private Letter Ruling On Identifying Schedule 13 Filers - TAX UPDATE Volume 2019, Issue 3

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Taxpayers looking to utilize net operating losses (NOLs), excess interest carryovers and certain other tax attributes need to be cognizant of the rules that could limit or eliminate them, including section 382. Section 382...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Relief on the Way to U.S. Individuals Owning Stock in a "Controlled Foreign Corporation" - Treasury Department's Proposed...

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• The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released proposed regulations dealing with the application of the recent U.S. tax reform to U.S. shareholders of a "controlled foreign corporation" (CFC). • A foreign corporation...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Understanding How to Compute a U.S. shareholder’s GILTI inclusion

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added section 951A to the Internal Revenue Code. This new section requires a U.S. shareholder of a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) to include in gross income the shareholder’s Global Intangible...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Feeling GILTI Enough to Make a Section 962 Election?

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After the passage of Public Law No. 115-97, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”), U.S. individual shareholders of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”) were faced with a difficult decision. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Impact of Tax Reform on the Purchase and Sale of Controlled Foreign Corporations — Selected Considerations

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The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Tax Reform: Impacts and Opportunities for Mexican Businesses, Part 1 - A General Overview on Issues That U.S. and Mexican...

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• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, made significant changes to the manner in which U.S. corporate and individual taxpayers are taxed on income from international operations. • The Tax...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The New Participation Exemption: An Opportunity to Convert Ordinary Dividends into Qualified Dividends

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced an important new benefit to US corporations that own 10 percent or more of a foreign corporation. Specifically, a full participation exemption has been enacted that exempts certain foreign...more

Snell & Wilmer

New Tax Act: 2017 Trap for 10% U.S. Owners of Foreign Corporations

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) modifies Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) by expanding the definition of “subpart F income” of United States shareholders (“U.S. shareholder”) for the last tax...more

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