This year, we expect to see new disclosure requirements; rule changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission that will affect directors; activists adopting new tactics; changes to shareholder voting processes; tax and...more
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The technical architecture of various cryptocurrencies makes it difficult to bring them within existing tax rules, even those designed to deal more generally with the digital marketplace.
The U.S., U.K. and...more
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 February 16, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Prospects for U.S. Business Tax Reform: What You Need to Know.” The Skadden panelists were M&A partner Stephen Arcano; global tax co-head Eric Sensenbrenner; and tax...more
2/28/2017
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Capital Markets ,
Corporate Taxes ,
DBCF Tax ,
Exports ,
Foreign Earned Income ,
Imports ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Multinationals ,
Offshore Funds ,
Repatriation ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
WTO
For the second time in just over a year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the United States Tax Court and affirmed the right of a taxpayer to structure its affairs in a manner that takes into account...more
2/24/2017
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Business Taxes ,
Dividends ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Reversal ,
Roth IRA ,
Tax Benefits ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax-Free Transfers
On September 22, 2014, Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2014-52, 2014-42 I.R.B. 712 (the Notice), announcing their intention to issue regulations aimed at blunting certain of the benefits from so-called inversion...more