On April 25, 2024, the IRS and Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) addressing whether a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) or a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) will constitute a...more
Developers of renewable energy projects prior to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) were able to enter into joint ventures and leasing arrangements with other private companies that had a sufficient tax liability...more
8/17/2023
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
IRS Notice 2023-29 (the “Notice”) provides initial guidance on “energy community” tax credit bonuses. The Notice describes certain relevant rules and concepts that the Treasury and IRS intend to include in forthcoming...more
On December 29, 2022, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) addressing (1) whether a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) or a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) will constitute...more
On December 27, 2022, the IRS and Treasury issued Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), which provides guidance relating to the application of the new excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock (the “Stock Buyback Tax”) under...more
12/30/2022
/ De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Fair Market Value ,
Guidance Update ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Netting Agreements ,
REIT ,
Share Buybacks ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Valuation
On May 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released temporary guidance (Revenue Procedure 2020-19, or “the Revenue Procedure”) on the treatment of certain stock distributions by publicly offered real estate...more
On December 19th, 2019, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)[i] finalizing,...more
12/31/2019
/ Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Popular ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Deferral ,
U.S. Treasury
In a recent taxpayer win, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted summary judgment in an $11.5 million refund claim brought by the Mayo Clinic (“Mayo”) on the basis that certain Treasury...more
On May 22, 2019 the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing and making certain technical changes to proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”,...more
5/29/2019
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Dividends ,
Final Rules ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Subsidiaries ,
U.S. Treasury