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Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...more

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Canada Cross-Border De-SPAC Transactions: What U.S.-Listed SPACs and Canadian Companies Need to Know

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Key Highlights - - SPAC IPO activity has declined but de-SPAC transactions have proven resilient. - U.S.-listed SPACs are searching for targets internationally, creating opportunities for Canadian companies. - Key...more

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Buying Real Estate in Coastal Mexico: Tax Implications in the U.S. & Mexico

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Tulum, Cabo, Cancun, and Playa del Carmen are not only wonderful vacation destinations in Mexico, they are also very attractive destinations for American investors. Clients interested in acquiring real estate in Mexico, often...more

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UK Tax Round Up - February 2023

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VAT incurred on corporate advisory fees not recoverable - In Ince Gordon Dadds LLP v HMRC, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has decided that Ince Gordon Dadds LLP (formerly Culver Holdings Limited and the taxpayer) (Culver)...more

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Cross-Border de-SPAC Structures

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More special purpose acquisition vehicles (common known as “SPACs”) completed their initial public offering (“IPO”) in 2021 than in any prior year. In 2021, approximately 613 SPACs completed their IPO within the United States...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 7.13.2021 | Top Story: Feisty Musk Opens Delaware Trial Over SolarCity Deal

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Your dispatch from Day 1 of the Tesla shareholder dispute over the company’s SolarCity purchase didn’t disappoint—at least as far as Elon was concerned—with the founder taking the stand, defending the acquisition, and taking...more

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Spain to tax acquisitions of shares of major Spanish listed companies

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The Spanish Official Gazette published last October 16th legislation enacting a new indirect Tax on Financial Transactions levied, at 0.2%, on the acquisition of shares of major Spanish listed companies irrespective of the...more

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Australian Taxation Office Increases Scrutiny of Australian Inbound Investments

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The Situation: The Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") has broadened its role in the process for reviewing foreign investment proposals, through closer engagement with foreign investors pursuing acquisitions, mergers and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Leveraged Acquisitions Roundtable

Drinker Biddle’s Corporate and Securities Group recently hosted its 13th annual roundtable discussion, which took place at Gulph Mills Golf Club in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This year’s event sported a new name—“The...more

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Section 385 Treasury Regulations Developments

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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

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UK Tax Round Up - September 2019

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Case Law Developments - Place of supply for VAT purposes - The recent case of American Express Services Europe Limited (AESEL) v HMRC is a useful reminder of the well-established two-stage approach to determining the...more

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UK Tax Round Up - August 2019

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UK Case Law Developments - Valid notice crucial to tax indemnity claim - The Court of Appeal (CA) decision in Stobart Group Ltd v Stobart and another is a cautionary tale for any purchaser who, following the...more

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Foreign Direct Investment in the US – Guidance for the European Investor

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On July 2, 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the 2018 numbers for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the US. Total 2018 FDI was $273 billion and of that figure, European investors accounted for $116 billion or...more

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Planning for Tax Controversies Before, During and After the Deal: New Dynamics in Cross-Border M&A Under the TCJA

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Considerable thought and commentary has been given to the numerous technical features introduced by P.L. 115-97 (Dec. 22, 2017), colloquially referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “TCJA”). Nearly one-and-a half...more

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UK Tax Round Up - June 2019

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Guernsey SPV not resident in the UK - In Development Securities plc and others v HMRC, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has overturned the prior discussion of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in favour of the taxpayer in an important...more

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Upper Tribunal Rules in Favour of Taxpayer in Tax Residence Case

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Development Securities plc and others v HMRC [2019] UKUT 169 (TCC) - The Original Judgment - As we reported in our August 2017 UK Tax Round-Up [https://www.proskauer.com/newsletter/uk-tax-round-up-august-2017], the...more

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UK Tax Round Up - April 2019

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UK Case Law Developments - Damages on share sales same as on other sales - In Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd v ING Bank NV, the Commercial Court has held that the measure of damages for breach of warranty in...more

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Impact of Proposed Regulations under Section 956 on Lending Arrangements Involving U.S. Corporate Borrowers

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n October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) proposed new regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that are likely to allow many controlled foreign corporations...more

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UK Tax Round Up - October 2018

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General UK Tax Developments - CIOT responds to the draft profit fragmentation provisions in the Finance Bill 2019 - The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published its response to the profit fragmentation...more

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Due North: U.S. Private Equity Sets Sights On Canada - Infographic

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The outlook for private equity investment in Canada is promising. The country has become an attractive destination for foreign investors, and the total value of PE deals continues to reach new heights. A strong Canadian...more

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Due North: U.S. Private Equity Sets Sights on Canada

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The outlook for private equity investment in Canada is promising. The country has become an attractive destination for foreign investors, and the total value of PE deals continues to reach new heights. A strong Canadian...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - September 2018

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

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Proposed Regulations on Immediate Expensing Provide Greater Clarity for the Energy Industry

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On August 3, 2018, the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that interpret and clarify the new bonus depreciation regime under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TCJA...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - August 2018

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

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Tax Reforms Fuel US M&A Activity

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The fundamental US tax reforms brought in this year by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) have changed the tax landscape for M&A more significantly than any other legislation in the modern era. Businesses and tax advisors will...more

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