The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 includes an estimated $370 billion of energy-related credits, marking a historic effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Significant new provisions include direct payment and...more
This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the rising number of de-SPACed companies seeking Chapter 11 protection, the growth of a market designed to assume legacy liabilities, an effort to establish...more
4/20/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Holding Companies ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Liability ,
Mergers ,
Patents ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Tax Credits
Background on NFTs -
With the market for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) exploding, NFTs attached to art, music, video clips, tweets and other digital collectibles have sold for significant sums: An NFT of an animated flying...more
The first order of business for many state tax authorities in response to COVID-19 was deciding whether to extend their respective income tax filing and payment deadlines for the 2019 tax year, either automatically by...more
4/8/2020
/ Apportionment ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Nexus ,
Remote Working ,
State of Emergency ,
State Tax Equalization Boards ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Relief ,
Telecommuting ,
Time Extensions ,
Withholding Requirements
The U.S. Supreme Court upended 51 years of precedent on Thursday, June 21, 2018, when it held in a 5-4 decision that a state can require an online retailer with no in-state property or personnel to collect and remit sales tax...more
6/22/2018
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Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Popular ,
Quill ,
Reversal ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
SCOTUS ,
South Dakota v. Wayfair ,
Substantial Nexus
On May 23, 2018, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-54, stating that proposed regulations will be issued addressing the deductibility of certain payments made by taxpayers...more
On March 30, 2018, the New York Legislature passed the 2018–2019 Budget Bill (SB. 7509-C/A 9509-C) (Budget Bill), which addresses several provisions of the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) (TCJA) and...more
4/10/2018
/ Carried Interest Tax Rates ,
Charitable Trusts ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Local Taxes ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Budgets ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Transition Tax ,
Trust Funds
On June 9, 2015, the city of Chicago released two rulings that significantly expand the city’s 9 percent gross receipt tax to charges for cloud computing and other services delivered over the Internet. The first ruling (City...more