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Treasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding the Stock Buyback Excise Tax

On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 45011 relating to the one percent stock buyback excise tax. This...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS issues transitional guidance regarding reporting and paying the stock buyback tax

On June 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2023-18 (the Announcement), which provides transitional guidance with respect to the stock repurchase excise tax under section 4501 (the Buyback Tax)....more

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Treasury and the IRS Release Interim Guidance on the One-Percent Excise Tax on Stock Repurchases by Publicly Traded Companies

The “Inflation Reduction Act” introduced Section 4501, which contains a new one percent excise tax on certain stock repurchases and economically similar transactions undertaken by publicly traded U.S. corporations and certain...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Inflation Reduction Act: New U.S. Excise Tax on Stock Repurchase Transactions Applicable to Certain Canadian Companies

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by certain...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

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​​​​​​​On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by...more

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Secondary U.S. Withholding for Transfers in Private Investment Funds Delayed Until January 1, 2023

Key Points - Fund-level liability for a buyer’s failure to withhold upon secondary market transfer of an LP interest in a fund with ECI assets will apply only for transfers on or after January 1, 2023. Certain...more

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IRS Issues Final Regulations Regarding Certain Employee Remuneration in Excess of $1 Million Under Section 162(m) of the Code

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) imposes a $1 million deductibility limit on compensation paid by “publicly held corporations” to “covered employees.” As reported in our previous...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IPO Costs Are Nondeductible Even When a Corporation Later Goes Private

A corporation may not deduct previously capitalized costs that facilitated an initial public offering (IPO) even when it later ceases to be a publicly traded company, according to an internal memorandum by the Internal...more

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Covid-19: Tax Considerations for REITs

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This blog post summarizes some of the tax considerations for REITs that have arisen in light of COVID-19, the resulting economic downturn, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (“CARES”) Act, and the Families...more

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Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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Proposed Regulations Broaden Limitation on Compensation Deductions for Public Companies

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Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) generally limits the amount of compensation to certain individuals (Covered Individuals) that a publicly traded company may deduct as a business expense. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...more

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New Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to...more

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Considerations and Challenges Under New IRS Guidance on Section 162(m)

On August 21, the IRS issued Notice 2018-68, Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m) ("Notice"). Internal Revenue Code ("Code") Section 162(m) places a limitation on the amount publicly traded companies are permitted to...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - September 2018 #2

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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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The IRS’ Initial 162(m) Transition Guidance is Finally Here

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-68 (“Notice”) providing its initial guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) transition rule for changes made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more

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IRS Guidance Clarifies Some TCJA Changes to the $1 Million Deduction Limit for Executive Compensation under Code Section 162(m)

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), limits a publicly held corporation’s ability to take a corporate income tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to “covered...more

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Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed "Pass-Through Deduction" Regulations

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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

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IRS Issues Taxpayer Favorable Change of Accounting Method Procedures to Align with New Revenue Recognition Standards

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On May 28, 2014, FASB and IASB jointly announced new financial accounting standards for revenue recognition, titled “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” For publicly-traded entities, Topic 606 was required to...more

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Part Cash, Part Stock, 100% Taxable – New IRS Guidance on RIC and REIT Distributions

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), on August 11, 2017, issued Revenue Procedure 2017-45 (the “New Revenue Procedure”).1 Pursuant to the New Revenue Procedure, the IRS will treat part cash and part stock distributions...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Converting a Profits (or Carried) Interest Into a Capital Interest Tax-Free, Even if it is a Marketable Security

In CCA 201517006 (dated 10/9/14 and released 4/24/15), the general partner of a publicly traded partnership (PTP) had, in addition to its capital interest, a profits interest in the PTP called “incentive distribution rights”...more

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Master Limited Partnerships: Proposed Tax Regulations Scale Back Activities Giving Rise to Qualifying Income

The Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (Service) have issued proposed tax regulations (Proposed Regulations) that provide guidance on, and significantly scale back, the types of activities...more

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Publicly Traded Partnership Proposed Regulations

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Widely held partnerships are a significant source of funding for oil, gas and certain natural resources projects, but the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) rules can cause such partnerships to be treated as corporations for...more

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Final 162(M) Rules Have A Surprise For Newly Public Companies

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The final Section 162(m) regulations issued by the IRS last week have a small but welcome surprise for companies that have recently become public....more

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IRS Provides Limited Section 162(m) Transition Relief for RSUs and Similar Equity-Based Awards

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued final regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The final regulations are substantially similar to the proposed regulations issued by the IRS in...more

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Locke Lord QuickStudy: IRS Clarifies Performance-Based Compensation Exception Under Code Section 162(m)

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On March 31, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Code Section 162(m) disallows a deduction by any publicly-held corporation for...more

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