The U.S. Tax Court allows a dividend-received deduction ("DRD") for a Section 78 gross-up while also disallowing foreign tax credits in its first application of Loper Bright....more
8/30/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Liability ,
U.S. Treasury
The Background: The U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") issued regulations finalizing the reporting requirements on the 1% corporate stock buyback tax and starting the clock on the tax's first filing and payment deadline....more
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released newly proposed regulations regarding the clean electricity production and investment tax credits....more
6/3/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Zero Emission Credits
The Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Energy finalized guidance on the requirements for new and used clean vehicles to be eligible for federal tax credits....more
5/15/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") issued proposed regulations and reporting requirements providing further guidance on the non-deductible 1% excise tax that was enacted on August 16, 2022 (as Section...more
5/6/2024
/ Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Excise Tax ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Merger Agreements ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Share Buybacks ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on requirements for taxpayers selling clean energy tax credits....more
New proposed Treasury and Department of Energy ("DOE") guidance, issued on December 1, 2023, offers clarity on which vehicles will be disqualified from the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit due to the inclusion of minerals or...more
1/3/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
Proposed regulations addressing new tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have been issued by the IRS and Treasury....more
A new program offers rulings in 12 weeks, even absent a showing of business need.
Revenue Procedure 2023-26, issued July 26, 2023, in replacement of a popular 18-month pilot program under Revenue Procedure 2022-10,...more
8/3/2023
/ Annual Filings ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Fast Track Process ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
In Short -
The Situation: With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA"), Congress created new tax credits and expanded several others to encourage U.S. taxpayers to invest in clean energy and carbon reduction...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued interim guidance outlining forthcoming proposed regulations regarding the domestic content bonus credit available to clean energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
The regulations are proposed to be effective when finalized, but taxpayers may generally rely on them if applied fully and consistently.
What Is (and Is Not) Covered?
The three-year restriction applies with respect to...more
9/1/2020
/ Capital Gains ,
Carried Interest ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Holding Periods ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
RICs ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
U.S. Treasury
The Situation: On June 14, 2019, the IRS and U.S. Treasury released more than 500 pages of proposed, temporary, and final regulations addressing the taxation of U.S.-controlled foreign corporations.
The Development:...more
6/25/2019
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Tax ,
GILTI tax ,
IRS ,
Multinationals ,
New Rules ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retroactive Taxes ,
Stocks ,
U.S. Treasury
On November 26, 2018, the U.S. Treasury released proposed regulations under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, which, as amended by last year's tax reform, generally limits deductibility of net business interest...more
The proposed regulations, released October 31, 2018, generally provide tax-free treatment to a U.S. corporate parent of a controlled foreign corporate subsidiary ("CFC") for deemed dividends triggered when the CFC provides...more
11/2/2018
/ Borrowers ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Lenders ,
Parent Corporation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Section 956 ,
Shareholders ,
Subsidiaries ,
U.S. Treasury
Just in time for tax return filing, much-needed guidance has been issued on the application of the transition tax on foreign subsidiaries' earnings imposed under last year's tax reform.
On August 1, 2018, proposed...more