Income Tax Treaty

Legal Alert: A Royal Opportunity: Amendments to New York’s Royalty Expense Add-back Statute Leave the Income Exclusion Intact for...

On March 28, 2013, the New York State Legislature passed budget legislation (S.2609D/A.3009D) that replaces the existing New York State and City related - party royalty add - back requirements with provisions based on the...more

2013 Amendments to United States and Japan Income Tax Treaty

On January 24, 2013, the United States and Japan signed a proposed protocol to amend the existing tax treaty between the two countries, which was entered into in 2003. The amendments, which will take effect when ratified by...more

When Is A Statutory Benefit A ‘Treaty Benefit’? When IRS Says So!

Since Section 1(h)(11) was enacted as part of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, questions have been raised on exactly how to interpret the section's legislative history. Under this provision, a...more

Tax Considerations for Employment Lawyers

Okay, let’s admit it—plenty of us had absolutely no interest whatsoever in becoming tax specialists when we started law school. And so here we are, all these years later, serving as employment counsel to our corporate...more