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U.S. Treasury Passive Foreign Investment Company

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Long-awaited passive foreign investment company proposed regulations – focus on insurance

On July 11, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued comprehensive proposed regulations on passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) that include guidance on the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Treasury Regulations Revise Taxation of U.S. Persons Owning Foreign Corporations - Guidance Will Impact Minority Partners in...

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Highlights - • In an unanticipated development, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued regulations (New Guidance) that significantly modifies the taxation of U.S....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Income Inclusions From a Controlled Foreign Corporation or Passive Foreign Investment Company are “Good” Income for a Regulated...

Recently-finalized, regulations provide that, in determining whether a corporation is a regulated investment company (RIC), amounts the corporation is required to include in income as a result of its investment in foreign...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Spinning in circles, Treasury resumes original course on regulated investment company income rules

On March 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department (Treasury) issued final regulations (T.D. 9851) (Final Regulations) under section 851 addressing the income test applicable to regulated investment...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Final Regulations Released Regarding PFIC Ownership Determination and Annual Reporting Requirements

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On December 27, 2016, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations regarding the determination of ownership of a passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") and regarding...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Reversing Course—Proposed Regulations Reverse IRS Ruling Position on Treatment of Income from CFCs and PFICs for RIC Qualification...

On September 27, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations (REG-123600-16) (the Proposed Regulations) under section 851 addressing the income test applicable...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

U.S. PFIC Taxation Exemption to be Narrowed?

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The last 15 years have seen the advent of a new reinsurance platform, where hedge funds have sponsored non-U.S. reinsurers, who in turn invest their capital in the sponsoring hedge funds. While there are business rationales...more

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IRS Targets Use of Basket Option Contracts and Basket Contracts by Hedge Funds and Other Taxpayers as Tax Avoidance Transactions

On July 8, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two notices (Notice 2015-47, 2015-30 IRB 1, and Notice 2015-48, 2015-30 IRB 1) targeting the use of Basket Option Contracts and Basket Contracts as tax avoidance...more

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