The ability of taxpayers to waive deductions in order to ensure that they are not subject to the base-erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) was confirmed in final regulations under section 59A issued on September 1, 2020 (Final...more
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
On December 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two sets of proposed regulations of importance to insurance companies. One set was the long-awaited regulations...more
12/21/2018
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On December 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations under section 59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commonly referred to as...more
The rules of IRC § 1504 and Treas. Reg. § 1.1502-47 provide the general parameters for determining whether a domestic life insurance company (within the meaning of IRC § 816(a)) may join in filing a consolidated U.S. federal...more
4/29/2016
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U.S. Treasury
On May 7, Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations addressing which corporation succeeds to the tax attributes of another corporation that transfers assets in an acquisitive asset reorganization described in IRC §§...more
In a move that was nearly 27 years in the making, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited final regulations under §336(e) (the Final Regulations) on May 10. Section 336(e)...more