Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more
5/2/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cross-Border ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
Digital Goods ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Events ,
Family Offices ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Assets ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Income Taxes ,
Internet Tax Freedom Act ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
Pillar 2 ,
Reorganizations ,
Research and Development ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
On November 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that the case of Whirlpool Financial Corp., et al., Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 22-9, has been distributed for consideration at...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued its opinion in Whirlpool Financial Corporation & Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner, affirming the decision made by the US Tax Court. The Tax Court held...more
As amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) provides that a taxpayer’s interest expense is deductible only to the extent of the sum of: (i) the taxpayer’s interest...more
1/27/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CFCs ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Taxable Income ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 1, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A. These regulations finalize...more
On July 20, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (REG-127732-19) (the 2020 Proposed Regulations) that would conform the historic Subpart F...more
8/7/2020
/ CFC ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAAP ,
GILTI tax ,
IFRS ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Rules ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Shareholders ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Rates ,
U.S. Treasury
New IRS guidance takes the position that taxpayers may not deduct payroll, mortgage interest, rent or utility expenses that were paid with PPP loan proceeds. The guidance also confirms that forgiven PPP loans will not be...more
Proposed regulations under Sections 863(b) and 865(e)(2) implement changes by TCJA to section 863(b), the primary sourcing provision for income from the sale of inventory produced by a taxpayer without and sold within the...more
Final and new proposed regulations on the base erosion anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A have been issued by the United States Treasury and IRS, providing clarifications and some relief tied to inbound liquidations...more
12/18/2019
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Final Rules ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Subpart F ,
Treasury Regulations
On December 13, 2018, US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (the BEAT), which was added to the Code as part of the 2017 Tax...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued PMTA 2018-016, reaffirming its position that for taxpayers making an election under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 965(h) to pay the transition tax over eight years through...more
We previously discussed the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) surprising position that for taxpayers making an election under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 965(h) to pay the transition tax over 8 years through...more
In a surprising development, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that if a taxpayer’s 2017 payments, including estimated tax payments, exceed its 2017 net income tax liability described under Internal Revenue...more
The Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes substantial proposed changes to the corporate and international business taxation rules. While this proposal will evolve further in committee...more
Substantial tax reform is underway and the business community is intently awaiting details of this activity with the aim of positioning themselves to maximize opportunities and minimize any costs or risks that reform may...more
9/22/2017
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Executive Orders ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Multinationals ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Undue Burden