In 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) was enacted into U.S. federal law as part of a multi‑national effort to rein in the use of entities to mask illegal activity. The CTA directs the U.S. Department of the...more
12/29/2023
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Parent Corporation ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget, and the “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals,” which is commonly referred to as the “Green Book.” ...more
7/21/2022
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Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Bi-Partison Balanced Budget Act (BBA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Budgets ,
Business Taxes ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) ,
FATCA ,
GILTI tax ,
Green Book ,
Loans ,
Mark-To-Market ,
Offshoring ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
REIT ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions
On November 30, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-53, which temporarily allows publicly offered RICs and REITs to make distributions that are treated as dividends of up to 90% stock and the remainder in cash. ...more
On June 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the application of the “passthrough deduction” under Section...more
6/30/2020
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Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
REIT ,
Section 199A ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
On May 4, 2020, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2020-19, which temporarily allows a publicly-offered REIT or RIC to pay as much as 90% of a distribution in its own stock (rather than cash or other property) and still have...more
On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released proposed Treasury regulations under Sections 897, 1445 and 1446 (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the exception...more
7/5/2019
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FIRPTA ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Taxpayers ,
International Tax Issues ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
New Regulations ,
Pensions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
U.S. Treasury
Introduction -
On April 17, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued a second set of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section...more
4/30/2019
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Capital Gains ,
Carried Interest ,
Holding Periods ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Original Use ,
Partnerships ,
Preamble ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
S-Corporation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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
1/2/2019
/ Banks ,
Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Taxpayers ,
Insurance Industry ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Preamble ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
REIT ,
S-Corporation ,
Securities Dealers ,
TLAC ,
U.S. Treasury
On November 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue...more
12/6/2018
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Business Taxes ,
C-Corporation ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
PFIC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
REIT ,
REMIC ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 6, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Revenue Procedure 2018-47 (the “RIC Rev Proc”) which provides that, a repatriation deemed to have been received by a registered investment company (a “RIC”) under...more
9/24/2018
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Excise Tax ,
Foreign Investment ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
REIT ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On August 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued proposed regulations regarding the "pass-through deduction" for qualified trade or business income...more
On Friday, December 15, the U.S. House of Representative and Senate conferees reached agreement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Final Bill”), and released legislative text, an explanation, and the Joint Committee...more
12/19/2017
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
EBITDA ,
Excise Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Mandate ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
PFIC ,
REIT ,
Section 179 Property ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBIT
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Senate bill”), just over two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed its own version of the same legislation...more
12/12/2017
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501(c)(3) ,
501(c)(6) ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
C-Corporation ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
EBITDA ,
Excise Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Mandate ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
PFIC ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
REIT ,
Section 1031 Exchange ,
Section 179 Property ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBIT
Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “House bill”). The House bill is identical to the draft bill approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on November 10. Late...more
11/20/2017
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Adjusted Gross Income ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Charitable Deductions ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Excise Tax ,
Foreign Earned Income ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Independent Contractors ,
Individual Mandate ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Personal Property Tax ,
PFIC ,
Popular ,
REIT ,
S-Corporation ,
Section 179 Property ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published on January 18, 2017 final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) reducing from ten years to five years the recognition period for the corporate-level tax...more
The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“PATH Act”) included a number of significant changes to the U.S. federal income tax rules related to real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and investments by non-U.S....more
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill which included the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the "Act"). In addition to extending or making permanent a number of...more