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Doing less with Moore: Supreme Court upholds section 965 transition tax in Moore v. United States

Almost exactly a year after it shook the tax world by granting certiorari, on June 20, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Moore v. United States, No. 22-800. By a vote of 7-2, the Court upheld the constitutionality...more

Energy tax credit transfers: Treasury and IRS issue final regulations on the section 6418 transferability rules

[unable to retrieve full-text content]On April 25, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations on the transferability of certain tax credits under the...more

Revised IRS Form W-9 impacts disregarded entities and their owners as well as US partnerships with foreign owners

The IRS recently released a revised version of Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, bearing a March 2024 revision date. The revised Form W-9 modifies line 3a and includes a new line 3b....more

Congress considers TCJA extenders and Taiwan tax relief

In mid-January, the House introduced the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (Act). The Joint Committee of Taxation has released its explanation of the Act, and the House Ways and means Committee has released a...more

DOE, Treasury and IRS issue guidance regarding foreign entity of concern for section 30D tax credit eligibility

On December 4, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published related proposed guidance on the eligibility of an electric vehicle for the section...more

Moore questions: Impressions from oral argument

On December 5, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. United States, addressing the constitutionality of the section 965 transition tax, which was enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Section 965...more

Chilean tax treaty enters into force

On December 19, 2023, the recently ratified Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal...more

Five things to know about the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Moore v. United States

The Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 26 with respect to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Moore v. United States. The question presented is whether the section 965 transition tax is a “direct tax” that violates the...more

Treasury and the IRS release much-anticipated guidance, including with respect to the monetization of energy tax credits

On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a package of much-awaited guidance (the Guidance) consisting of (i) proposed regulations addressing the tax credit...more

IRS issues new clean vehicle credit guidance

On March 31, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Proposed Regulations (REG-120080-22) under section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), the Clean Vehicle Credit,...more

E-Filing threshold for information returns to be reduced starting with 2024 filings

On February 21, 2023, Treasury and the IRS issued T.D. 9972, finalizing regulations implementing the requirement to e-file certain information and tax returns. These regulations affect filers of partnership returns, corporate...more

Treasury announces limited IRA tax guidance to ring in the new year

On December 19, 2022, Treasury announced a timeline for releasing information on certain tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). As set forth in the announcement, Treasury will provide the following information...more

Grace Period: IRS provides penalty relief for certain taxpayers filing late returns for taxable years 2019 and 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) has provided penalty relief in Notice 2022-36 for certain taxpayers from failure to file penalties and certain international information return penalties with respect to tax returns for...more

Ministry of Finance report suggests potential relief on German withholding tax on extraterritorial royalty payments 

A new report (the Report) published by the German Federal Ministry of Finance (the MOF) suggests that there may be some forthcoming relief for taxpayers impacted by a nearly century-old tax provision which requires...more

Billionaires, BEAT, and Basis-Shifting: 2023 Green Book proposes tax changes affecting corporations, partnerships and individuals

On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released the 2023 Fiscal Year Budget (the 2023 Budget). It is important to note that the Budget assumes the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA) will be enacted as passed by the House...more

IRS updates process for FAQs on new tax legislation and addresses taxpayer reliance concerns

On October 15, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS or the Service) issued IR-2021-202 that describes the basis upon which taxpayers may rely on frequently asked questions (FAQs) to avoid certain penalties and...more

11/11/2021  /  Administrative Procedure , IRS

Warren bill fundamentally changes financial account reporting requirements and substantially increases IRS funding

On May 24, 2021, Sen. Warren introduced Senate Bill 1788, the “Restoring the IRS Act” (the Proposed Legislation). The Proposed Legislation generally (1) imposes new information reporting obligations on financial institutions...more

Supreme Court puts IRS on notice [2016-66] in CIC Services, LLC - The Anti-Injunction Act has its limits

On May 17, 2021, the Supreme Court held that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), section 7421(a) of the Code, does not preclude a pre-enforcement challenge to an IRS notice enforced through civil and criminal penalties. The AIA...more

Third time’s the charm: Congress provides stimulus round three in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), the third set of legislation aimed at assisting individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, was signed into law by President Biden. Along with...more

German withholding tax on royalty payments between non-German parties - German tax authorities confirm position on withholding...

On February 11, 2021, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (GFMF) published a decree (the Decree), confirming their position that German withholding tax (at a rate of 15.825%) is due and payable on gross royalties that are...more

IRS gets to the point in brief payroll tax deferral guidance

On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 on the deferral of employee payroll tax obligations, as originally described in the Trump Administration’s Executive Memorandum dated August 8. The brief guidance provides employers...more

Second time’s the charm? New proposed section 163(j) regulations treat electing CFC groups as a single corporation and eliminate...

Significant provisions of the 2020 Proposed Regulations addressing the application of section 163(j) to foreign corporations and their shareholders include: ..An election under which a controlled foreign corporation (CFC)...more

Trump Administration opens the take-out menu, orders payroll tax relief

On August 8, President Trump issued an Executive Memorandum (which has the same practical effect as an Executive Order), directing the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise his authority under section 7508A of the Internal...more

Substantial Presence? PE? Treasury and the IRS prescribe treatment for tax maladies

The COVID-19 epidemic has resulted in travel restrictions around the globe, and many individuals find themselves stranded outside of the jurisdiction in which they usually work. While individuals may be able to work remotely,...more

Impermanent establishments, COVID-19, and the OECD’s response

At the request of concerned countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretariat has weighed in on tax considerations that are important both to businesses and to their employees as they...more

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