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Captive Insurance in Bermuda

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Bermuda is the world’s leading domicile for captive insurance companies, with over 600 active captive licences on its register generating over US$24 billion in gross written premium. Having formed the first modern captive in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Liberty Global Appeals Economic Substance Doctrine Ruling

In ongoing litigation between the government and Liberty Global Inc. (“Liberty Global”), Liberty Global has appealed a district court’s decision that ruled in favor of the government to the Tenth Circuit. We have previously...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Recognising “Imported Losses” Under the UK’s Loan Relationship Rules

The United Kingdom (“UK”) has specific corporate tax rules on the taxation of loan relationships (parts 5 and 6 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (the “Loan Relationships Regime”)). The Loan Relationships Regime contains rules...more

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GE Financial Investments: What Determines Residency?

Background - In GE Financial Investments Limited the Court of Appeal (“CoA”) overturned the Upper Tribunal’s (“UT”) decision and held that double taxation relief was not available under the UK-US double tax treaty (the...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court Says No Collection Due Process Rights in Connection with Treaty Mutual Collection Assistance Request

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In Ryckman v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court tackled an issue of first impression: whether it has jurisdiction over a case challenging the denial by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) of a collection due process (“CDP”)...more

International Lawyers Network

Episode 93: Maximiliano Concha Rodríguez | PAGBAM Schwencke, Chile

Maximiliano Concha Rodríguez is counsel with PAGBAM | Schwencke, Chile, the ILN's member firm. In this episode, Lindsay and Max chat about the unending tax reforms in Chile, the recent tax treaty between the US and Chile, and...more

Mayer Brown

STF's and STJ's Tax Agenda for the 2nd Half of 2024

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With the mid-year recess ending, Brazil’s Superior Courts are preparing to review certain notable tax thesis in the second half of 2024. Among the tax cases before the Federal Supreme Court (STF), the following stand...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] Estate and Tax Planning for Globally Mobile Clients: Estate and trust planning by non-Americans for American family...

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Non-Americans who undertake estate and trust planning for their American citizen or resident family members should be aware of the unique tax issues that face Americans and consider these issues when doing their planning....more

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Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,205/2024: Regulation of the Effects Applicable to Cases Decided by CARF by Casting Vote

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On July 24, 2024, Normative Instruction No. 2,205/ of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (the "Instruction”) was published, that regulates Article 25, paragraph 9-A, and Article 25-A of Decree No. 70,235/1972, establishing...more

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Burlington: Good News for the Secondary Debt Market

In HMRC v Burlington Loan Management DAC [2024] UKUT 152 (TCC) (“Burlington”) the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) dismissed HMRC’s appeal, holding that the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) was right to conclude that the anti-abuse provision...more

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UK Supreme Court confirms no deduction for expenses related to share and asset sale

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On 16 July 2024, the UK Supreme Court (SC) published its judgment in the case of Centrica Overseas Holdings Ltd (COHL) v HMRC. The ruling addresses the issue of whether professional advisory fees incurred in contemplation of...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 2 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen

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In US Expatriate Tax Planning – Part 2, Ms. Allen picks up the conversation regarding tax and legal issue U.S. expatriates might face. The discussion turns to real estate matters, and the issue of moving money from the United...more

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[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Rep. Darin LaHood, R-IL

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam,”...more

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Luxembourg Tax Update: Key Takeaways from Prime Minister Luc Frieden’s State of the Nation Address

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In his State of the Nation Address on June 11, 2024, Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden introduced several significant fiscal policy initiatives aimed at enhancing the country’s attractiveness to international businesses...more

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Hong Kong’s Foreign-Sourced Income Exemption Regime (FSIE) Refined

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To bring Hong Kong’s Foreign-Sourced Income Exemption (FSIE) regime in line with the European Union’s updated guidance on FSIE regimes promulgated in December 2022, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Taxation on Foreign-sourced...more

Morgan Lewis

Government Draft of Annual Tax Act 2024 Adopted

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The Federal Cabinet adopted the government draft of an Annual Tax Act 2024 (JStG 2024) on June 5, 2024. The government draft largely corresponds to the draft bill of May 17, 2024 and contains a large number of very different...more

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'FASTER" EU Council of Ministers Adopts Directive to Harmonize Withholding Tax Procedures

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On May 14, 2024, ECOFIN agreed on the Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (so-called FASTER Directive) after numerous adjustments to the EU Commission's proposal for a directive from June last...more

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Client Advisory: Repatriation Tax on Shareholders | Moore v. U.S.

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended the law to introduce a new, one-time, mandatory repatriation tax on trillions of dollars of accumulations held abroad by American-controlled foreign entities. The tax is imposed on...more

Hogan Lovells

Aviso de socios

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El 6 de junio de 2024, se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Anexo 1-A de la Primera Resolución de Modificaciones a la Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal para 2024. En dicho documento se efectuaron diversas...more

Conyers

Economic Substance Regime Overview

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The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2024 Revision) (the “ES Act”) was brought into force to demonstrate the commitment of the Cayman Islands as a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...more

Hogan Lovells

A new form of security in Italy: Non-possessory pledge of moveable goods

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In 2016, Italy introduced a new form of security on moveable goods, which does not require the debtor to surrender the goods to the creditor or a custodian. Instead, it requires the pledgor to register the goods in a digital...more

Freeman Law

National Taxpayer Advocate Calls Out IRS on International Information Return Penalties

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In a blog post on May 21, 2024, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins called for the IRS to cease its systemic assessment of international information return penalties and for Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Flips from the UK to the US – Key UK and US Tax Considerations

The insertion of a US holding company by way of a share-for-share exchange, whereby the shares in an existing UK company (“UKCo”) are transferred to a new US company (“USCo”) in exchange for shares issued by USCo, is commonly...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Are you Thinking of Moving to Another Country - A Few Things to Consider

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Are you thinking of moving to another country? Over the past decade, a record number of U.S. citizens have decided to live and work abroad. There are many issues you may not have considered that will impact any decision to...more

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Italian Tax Bonus Decree: what's new on the Superbonus scheme

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Through the conversion of Law Decree No. 39/2024 into Law No. 67 of 23 May 2024 (the "Tax Bonus Decree"), the Parliament has now approved a number of restrictions substantially limiting the benefits of the so-called...more

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