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IRS Takes View That FIRPTA Exemption for Publicly Traded Stock Must Be Tested at Partnership Level

Key Points Internal IRS correspondence in the form of a recent Chief Counsel Memorandum concludes that funds structured as partnerships (e.g., master funds in a standard master-feeder structure) must determine the...more

U.S. Treasury Proposes Sweeping Changes Narrowing a Key Exception from U.S. Taxation for U.S. Real Estate Investments Made by...

Key Points - Recently proposed regulations would significantly curtail the ability for private fund sponsors and non-U.S. investors to use a so-called D-REIT to facilitate a tax-efficient exit from U.S. real property...more

U.S. Withholding on Synthetic Trades over U.S. Equities (Section 871(m)) – Additional Delay of Full Implementation until 2023

• The broader application of Section 871(m) has again been delayed, this time until January 1, 2023 and as a result, investment funds with non-U.S. feeders or investors up the chain should generally expect to incur U.S....more

Latest Opportunity Zone Rules Clarify Issues Related to Fund Structuring, Qualifying Businesses and Business Property

• The latest set of proposed opportunity zone (OZ) regulations (the “2019 proposed regulations”) provide much-needed flexibility with regard to qualified opportunity funds (“OZ Funds”) and expand the types of businesses and...more

Carried Interest and Other Tax Reform Highlights for Investment Funds and Asset Managers

• Significant corporate and potential individual tax rate reductions and a 25% individual tax rate on certain “qualified business income” would be introduced (although many fund investors and sponsors would not be eligible...more

FATCA — Final Deadline to Obtain a GIIN for Model 1 IGA FFIs

Under transitional relief, certain non-U.S. investment funds, including Cayman Islands funds, that qualify as foreign financial institutions (FFIs), have been permitted to certify their status under the U.S. Foreign Account...more

IRS Internal Memorandum Advises That Self-Employment Tax Applies to Profits From an Investment Manager

On September 5, 2014, the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released an internal generic legal advice memorandum advising an IRS field agent that the statutorily provided “limited partner” exception to...more

Treasury Proposes REIT Solar Regulations but Excludes Most Common Transactions

On the same day as President Obama’s speech championing solar, the Department of the Treasury proposed regulations defining “real estate assets” for purposes of the definition of a real estate investment trust (REIT). The...more

Baucus Post-2016 Proposal: No Change to PTC & ITC Reduced to 20 Percent

Today, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus (D-MT), released his proposal for energy tax incentives as part of overall tax reform. The proposal is thoughtful and merits serious consideration by the...more

IRS Provides Helpful Clarification to PTC “Start of Construction” Rules

On September 20th, the IRS in Notice 2013-60 clarified three critical issues in its guidance as to whether a wind project (or other type production tax credit (PTC) eligible project) is considered to have “started...more

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