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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Final Regulations Clarify Rules on Deductions for Judgments and Settlement Payments in Government Disputes

On January 12, 2021, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the IRS released final regulations under Section 162(f) and Section 6050X of Title 26 of the U.S. Code. Section 162(f), as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Highlights From the Recently Issued Proposed Regulations Under Sections 162(f) and 6050X

On May 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Sections 162(f) and 6050X of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the disallowance of deductions for certain amounts...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New Treasury Regulations Address Disallowance of Deductions for Fines, Penalties and Other Amounts

On May 12, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued proposed regulations (REG-104591-18) that address the disallowance of deductions for amounts paid or incurred for...more

Cozen O'Connor

November 13, 2018 Deadline Approaching For Comments On IRS Rules Relating To Reporting And Tax Deductions Of State AG Settlements

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The process of ironing out settlements of state attorney general (“AG”) investigations and litigations is likely to get more complicated. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”), among the many other things it did, amended a...more

Baker Donelson

Tax Reform Impacts Resolutions of FCA Enforcement Actions

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The tax reform law passed in December 2017 establishes requirements and conditions for the tax deductible treatment of payments made to the government to resolve enforcement actions. See 26 U.S.C. § 162(f) (2018); see also...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Recent Legislation Limits Settlement Payment Tax Deductions

The recently enacted "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" (P.L 115-97) (the "Act") made, among others, significant changes to the rules that govern whether taxpayers can deduct as business expenses certain settlement payments made...more

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Trial Attorney Tax Summary for Taxation of Settlements and Damages – Part 2: Punitive Damages

Overview - Part 2 of this series focuses on the payment of punitive damages. One component of the equation focuses on the receipt of punitive damages by a plaintiff. The second part of the equation focuses on the...more

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