Last week, speaking on Fox News, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared to threaten the repeal of the exemption under Section 883 of the Internal Revenue Code for foreign corporations engaged in the international...more
2/24/2025
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Tax Court Delivers Coal to Another Limited Partnership Management Company -
On December 23, 2024, the United States Tax Court published an opinion1 (the “Opinion”), holding that limited partners that actively participated...more
The United States and Switzerland jointly announced the conversion of the intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”) from a “Model 2” to “Model 1” agreement. The new IGA will come into effect January 1, 2027, allowing time for...more
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) to treat certain basket contracts as listed transactions. Basket contracts were previously identified as transactions of...more
Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends -
The United States Tax Court recently issued a ruling (the “Ruling”) pertaining to the possible exclusion of a limited partner’s distributive share of income...more
12/5/2023
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August 22, 2023 Earlier this summer, the House Committee on Ways and Means introduced a tax relief package (the “Proposals”), which establishes a framework for potential tax changes. The Proposals are not expected to be...more
Background Offshore wind investments have become increasingly popular within the renewable energy sector due to the vital role they play in the global transition to clean energy. United States congress has created federal tax...more
This Memorandum discusses the New York City pass-through entity tax (“PTET”) election. Partnerships and S corporations with New York City resident partners, members or shareholders may elect into this tax. Once elected, New...more
In a long-anticipated decision, on September 8, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) vacated the judgment of the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) in, In re...more
This Memorandum highlights several important U.S. federal income tax developments in the summer of 2022, including: (i) the Supreme Court agreeing to hear an FBAR penalty case, (ii) the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)...more