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McCarter & English, LLP

Recent Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

On August 1, 2025, legislation went into effect amending the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) of the state of Delaware as contained in Senate Bill No. 95. The following is a brief summary of some of the more...more

Hone Maxwell

Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: GILTI Becomes Net CFC Tested Income (NCTI)

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Overview: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) renamed Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) to Net CFC Tested Income (NCTI), focusing on income earned by Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs). While the name change is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Beard v HMRC: Capital Dividends. A Triumph of Form Over Substance?

Introduction The recent UK Court of Appeal decision in Beard considered the treatment of dividends from a non-UK company, particularly the interpretation of ‘dividends of a capital nature’. In her leading judgment, Falk LJ...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Senate Draft Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors

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On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title for inclusion in the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBBA”). While the Senate...more

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Update: Senate Finance Committee Releases Its Version of Section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill

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On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (the House Bill), which contained a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899 (House Bill Section 899). On June 16,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Re-domiciling Companies to Hong Kong

From May 23, 2025, companies may transfer their domicile to Hong Kong under a new regime which will allow them to preserve their legal identity and will not interrupt business operations. To qualify, companies must meet...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Should you call 911 about Section 899?

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed by a one-vote margin the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “House Bill”), which has now moved to the Senate for consideration. This Memorandum discusses the House Bill’s...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Proposed US Tax Regime for Non-US Investors and Companies

On May 22, 2025, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping $3.8 trillion tax reconciliation package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation now moves to the US Senate, where significant...more

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Summary of Proposed Section 899 of the US Internal Revenue Code and Its Impact on Section 892 Benefits and Tax Treaties

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Proposed Section 899, introduced as part of the “Defending American Jobs and Investment Act” (H.R. 591) and incorporated into the House Ways and Means Committee’s tax package titled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Certain Canadian Corporations May Unknowingly be Subject to U.S. Federal Backup Withholding and Reporting Requirements With...

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Canadian corporations making dividend payments should ensure that they are compliant with U.S. federal backup withholding and reporting requirements to avoid potential U.S. federal income tax issues....more

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Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax as Constitutional

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The U.S. Supreme Court held the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT) constitutional in Moore v. United States, No. 22-800, 602 U.S. _, decided June 20, 2024. The MRT requires some American shareholders of American-controlled...more

White & Case LLP

Luxembourg Tax Update: Key Takeaways from Prime Minister Luc Frieden’s State of the Nation Address

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In his State of the Nation Address on June 11, 2024, Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden introduced several significant fiscal policy initiatives aimed at enhancing the country’s attractiveness to international businesses...more

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SCOTUS Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Mandatory Repatriation Tax, Holding It Applies to Realized but Undistributed Income of...

In Moore v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT), holding that the MRT does tax income — the realized earnings of foreign corporations — and thus is...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Supreme Court to Decide: No Realization Means No Moore Income Tax?

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Many of you, perhaps most, may have read about a case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during its current term. The case, Moore v. United States, comes out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court...more

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