In Private Letter Ruling 202308010 (PLR 20230810), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determined that a contingent sell-side advisory fee (the Fee) was incurred by the private equity fund majority seller (the PE Seller),...more
When the IRS released the transaction cost regulations of Treas. Reg. 1.263(a)-5, a new term was created: “covered transaction.” Unlike the treatment of a covered transaction in a tax shelter context, which is generally...more