On August 10, 2022, a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Whirlpool Financial Corporation & Consolidated Subsidiaries and Whirlpool International Holdings S.a.r.l. & Consolidated Subsidiaries (collectively, Whirlpool)...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 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
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
Under Subpart F, certain types of income and investments of earnings of a foreign corporation controlled by US shareholders (controlled foreign corporation, or CFC) are deemed distributed to the US shareholders and subject to...more