In a big win for the industry, final regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service and US Department of Treasury do not adopt all the rules set forth in the proposed regulations. Instead, regulated investment companies...more
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on April 2 issued “Initial Guidance Under Section 163(j) as Applicable to Taxable Years Beginning After December 31, 2017” (Notice 2018-28), which announces...more
The recently proposed regulations, if finalized, would govern the treatment of RICs’ income inclusions in respect of CFCs and PFICs for purposes of the income test applicable to RICs; in related guidance, the IRS also...more
The regulations affect both real estate investment trusts (REITs) and regulated investment companies (RICs) that receive appreciated property from a C corporation in a so-called “conversion transaction.”...more