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Debt Buyback and Liability Management Considerations in a Volatile Market

In light of continued negative macroeconomic trends—including but not limited to meaningfully higher global inflation, tightening monetary policy by central banks, volatile energy prices, slowing consumption, continued supply...more

The Book Minimum Tax, Pillar 2 and Creditable Foreign Income Taxes

As discussed in our alert earlier this week, the recently announced proposed reconciliation package—the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (the “Bill”)—would impose a new 15% minimum tax on the adjusted financial...more

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: New Corporate Book Minimum Tax and Changes for Carried Interests

On July 27, 2022, Senators Manchin and Schumer announced that they agreed to a proposed reconciliation package, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (the “Bill”). If enacted, the Bill would finance climate programs,...more

Government Releases Final Tax Regulations on the Transition from Interbank Offered Rates

On December 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a pre-publication version of final regulations (Treas. Reg. § 1.1001-6) addressing the principal tax...more

IRS Releases Additional Tax Guidance on the Transition from Interbank Offered Rates

On October 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2020-44 (the Revenue Procedure) providing additional guidance related to the transition from an interbank offered rate (IBOR) to another replacement...more

Long-Awaited Final and New Proposed Regulations Issued Under Section 163(j)

On July 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). These regulations...more

Proposed Treasury Regulations Clarify Requirements for Deducting Restitution and Legal Compliance Costs under Section 162(f)

On May 13, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed revisions to the regulations under section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Proposed Regulations”). Generally, section 162(f) governs...more

Tap Issuances with More Than De Minimis OID

The COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments has led to a substantial drop, and complete cessation in some cases, of revenue and cash inflows. Companies are looking to credit markets to source additional cash to meet...more

Tax Planning for Multinational Borrowers During the COVID-19 Crisis

With the likely increased borrowings or refinancing of debt as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, multinational companies should consider the impact of changes in U.S. tax law made in 2018. As a result of these changes, U.S....more

Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations on Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (The BEAT)

On December 2, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final and proposed regulations (the “Final Regulations” and the “2019 Proposed Regulations,” respectively) regarding the base...more

Section 385 Treasury Regulations Developments

Related Party Debt Documentation Rules Are Removed and Future Changes to Limit Recharacterization Rules Are Expected - On October 31, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made two significant...more

IRS Issues Virtual Currency Tax Guidance on Forks and Airdrops

On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24 (the “Revenue Ruling”) and questions and answers (the “Q&A” and, together with the Revenue Ruling, the “Guidance”) addressing certain...more

Treasury and the IRS Release Tax Guidance on the Transition from Interbank Offered Rates

On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a pre-published version of proposed regulations addressing the principal tax consequences related to the...more

Guidance on CFC ‘Downward Attribution Rules’ Provides Limited Relief to US Taxpayers

On October 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (Revenue Procedure) and proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing issues related to the repeal of section 958(b)(4) by the...more

Tax Guidance on the Transition From Interbank Offered Rates Under OIRA Review

On August 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury submitted proposed regulations on the tax consequences related to the phased elimination of interbank offered rates (the “Proposed Regulations”) to the Office of Management...more

Ninth Circuit Redo in Altera Upholds Treasury Regulation on Stock-Based Compensation

On June 7, 2019, in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner, a reconstituted panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a new opinion upholding the validity of a Treasury Department regulation addressing the...more

Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT): Government Issues Proposed Regulations

On December 13, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued highly-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Regulations”) regarding the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (generally referred to as the...more

Regulations Proposed to Reduce Tax on Income Inclusions Under Section 956

On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) under section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...more

Altera: Ninth Circuit Reverses US Tax Court and Holds that Treasury Regulation Allocating Stock-Based Compensation Expenses Is...

On July 24, 2018, in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the validity of a Treasury Department regulation that requires a U.S. taxpayer to allocate a portion...more

Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations on Inversions

On July 11, 2018, the Treasury Department and the IRS published final Treasury regulations on inversion transactions (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations substantially adopt the temporary Treasury regulations...more

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: House and Senate Pass Tax Reform Bill

On December 19, 2017, the Senate passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (H.R. 1) (the “Bill”). The House of Representatives passed the Bill on December 20, 2017. This follows the release by the conference committee of the...more

House Passes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: How the Senate Proposal Compares

On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “House Committee”) released its plan for comprehensive tax reform: the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”). Following a week of hearings,...more

House Committee on Ways and Means Releases Tax Reform Proposal

The House Committee on Ways and Means released today its proposed legislative language (the “House Proposal”) implementing, in large part, the framework for tax reform issued by the so-called “Big Six” on September 27, 2017....more

Trump Administration and Congressional Leaders Release Tax Reform Framework

On September 27, 2017, the Trump Administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance released their much-anticipated framework for tax reform (the “Framework”). The Framework generally...more

Notice 2017-42 Provides for One-Year Extension of Existing Section 871(m) Rules

On August 4, 2017, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2017-42 (the “New Notice”) providing taxpayers with relief from certain aspects of the final and temporary regulations...more

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