In an increasingly competitive market for sophisticated and experienced professional and investment talent, family offices are seeking and applying new approaches to attract and retain top level executives. Transactional Tax...more
Succession planning for family offices is often a difficult process. It is emotional. It takes longer than it should. But succession planning that is deliberate, collaborative, and strategic can offer so much opportunity....more
Under current (post-2017) federal income tax law, long-term capital gain allocated to or realized by a non-corporate recipient of a promote or other performance-based allocation (a "Carried Interest") in the investment...more
In the midst of a downturn in the US economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, structuring transactions in a tax efficient manner will become an even more critical component of achieving optimal investment returns. For example,...more
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- As economic pressure intensifies on borrowers, we anticipate debt restructuring and workout transactions will become increasingly necessary. Similarly, dislocations in the debt markets may present...more
On March 27, the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act, and the President signed the bill into law. The CARES Act provides for $2 trillion in economic stimulus and...more
As part of the US federal tax reform in 2017, Congress enacted sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to provide incentives economic growth and investment in designated...more
4/24/2019
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Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
S-Corporation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tangible Property ,
U.S. Treasury
Beginning in 2018, partnerships (meaning an entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) generally are subject to the new partnership audit rules. Partnerships may elect out of the new partnership audit rules if they (1)...more
On October 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") under Section 956 that could substantially increase the collateral packages made available by US corporate borrowers...more
11/6/2018
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Corporate Financing ,
Dividends ,
Domestic Corporations ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Shareholders ,
Subsidiaries ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of the Treasury released the first set of proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Subchapter Z—Opportunity Zones (Proposed Regulations). On the same...more
10/23/2018
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
Katten previously alerted our readers to the changes in partnership audit rules [See Katten Advisory, "New Partnership Audit Regime Set to Take Effect in 2018, Proactive Planning Recommended," August 7, 2017]. The Internal...more
The recently enacted "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" (P.L 115-97) (the "Act") made, among others, significant changes to the rules that govern whether taxpayers can deduct as business expenses certain settlement payments made...more
The "official" House tax reform bill was released by the House Ways and Means Committee on November 9. For the most part, the provisions summarized in Katten's advisory, "Tax Reform: Hedge Funds/Commodity Funds/Fund...more
11/16/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Carried Interest ,
Commodities ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Pending Legislation ,
Self-Employment Tax ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act proposed by the US House of Representatives on November 2 (House Bill) proposes major modifications to employee and partner compensation and benefits-related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code,...more
11/10/2017
/ Carried Interest ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Excise Tax ,
Executive Compensation ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Partnerships ,
Pending Legislation ,
Recharacterization ,
Section 409A ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
Vesting
House Republicans released their draft tax bill on November 2, representing their opening bid in the drive to reach agreement on a comprehensive tax reform bill that can be presented to the House for a vote before the...more
11/9/2017
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Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Hedge Funds ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
On November 2, 2015, Congress passed the new centralized partnership audit regime as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) which is set to take effect for the tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The...more
In a traditional private equity fund, the fund managers will raise money from investors to establish a pool of capital the fund can then use to invest in a number of portfolio companies. A big benefit of a fund is that the...more
On March 28, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), two private equity funds (1) were engaged in a trade or business, and (2) had...more
On July 29, Windstream announced that it plans to spin off certain telecommunications network assets into an independent, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Windstream made the announcement after it obtained...more
On March 25, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2014-21 (notice) containing guidance and frequently asked questions relating to virtual currencies such as bitcoins. Among other clarifications, the notice states...more