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Micro-captive Insurance Reportable Transactions and the Reporting Requirements

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Certain micro-captive transactions are back to being reportable. On January 14, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations (the “Regulations”) that named some...more

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Health Care Provider Loses Tax-Exempt Status in Fifth Circuit Decision

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On October 28, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a nonprofit corporation that coordinates health care for privately insured patients does not qualify for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(4) because it...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Charting a course: Guidance issued to help navigate potential issues for insurance industry with the corporate alternative minimum...

On February 17, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued Notice 2023-20 (the Notice), to provide guidance that is intended to help avoid unintended adverse consequences to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup February 13 – February 17, 2023

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 13, 2023 – February 17, 2023. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Proposes New Regulations for Determining Whether Foreign Insurance Companies Are PFICs

After an initial period of almost 30 years without significant regulatory guidance addressing the statutory exception for foreign insurance companies under the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) regime, the U.S....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Long-awaited passive foreign investment company proposed regulations – focus on insurance

On July 11, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued comprehensive proposed regulations on passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) that include guidance on the...more

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The Proposed BEAT Regulations

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On December 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) with respect to the “base erosion and anti-abuse...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

BEAT, FATCA and Insurance - proposed regulations clarify the application of the BEAT and the treatment of insurance premiums under...

On December 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two sets of proposed regulations of importance to insurance companies. One set was the long-awaited regulations...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New 871(m) Regulations Finalize Dividend Equivalent Payment Withholding Rules for Equity Derivatives

On September 17, 2015, the IRS and the Treasury Department issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the “new regulations”) that provide the rules for...more

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Employee Benefits Alert - July 2015

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Major Revisions to Qualified Plan Determination Letter Process Announced - Effective January 1, 2017, the staggered five-year determination letter remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans will be...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

It's Curtains for Some Lump-Sum Window Programs

On July 9, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2015-49 to announce it intends to prohibit retirees who are receiving annuity payments from a defined benefit pension plan from electing a lump sum in lieu of the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and the IRS Offer a New Take on the PFIC Active Insurance Exception

On April 23, Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations interpreting the active insurance exception under the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules. Although the release of the proposed regulations did not...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Required Summer Reading: Guidance Issued on the Tax Treatment of Guaranteed Minimum Benefit Hedges and Identified Mixed Straddles

The Treasury and the IRS offered two pieces of highly anticipated guidance on July 18 that are particularly relevant to the life insurance industry. ...more

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