The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released much-anticipated proposed regulations, as well as a related revenue ruling (Rev. Rul. 2018-29), concerning opportunity zone investments....more
11/13/2018
/ Asset Valuations ,
C-Corporation ,
Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Partnerships ,
QOZBP ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
RICs ,
S-Corporation ,
Startups ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 18, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) released proposed regulations that largely reinstate pre-2017 law regarding the allocation of liabilities under the partnership...more
On August 11, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service released guidance allowing publicly offered real estate investment trusts and regulated investment companies to distribute earnings in a combination of cash and stock as long...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department today issued a much-welcomed technical correction to the effective date of the recently issued “built-in gain” regulations regarding real estate investment trust...more
On June 7, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department issued new temporary regulations that have dramatic implications for all merger-and-acquisition activity by C corporations and real estate investment...more
6/9/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
C-Corporation ,
Capital Gains ,
Corporate Taxes ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
REIT ,
RICs ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax-Free Spin-Offs
On February 25, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp (R. Mich.) proposed a dramatic overhaul of the U.S. tax code (the Code). While the “Tax Reform Act of 2014,” (the Proposals) contains a number of previously...more
On November 14, the IRS contacted many firms to let them know that the so-called REIT working group has completed its task. The IRS’s temporary hold on issuing rulings on what constitutes real property for REIT purposes is...more
A significant amount of press attention has been given to an unusual press release filed with the SEC yesterday by Iron Mountain regarding its planned conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT). Iron Mountain said...more
Sponsors and investors have been paying much attention to the potential use of real estate investment trust (REIT) structures to hold and finance renewable energy assets in a tax-efficient way. A recent SEC filing by Hannon...more