On October 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2020-44 (the Revenue Procedure) providing additional guidance related to the transition from an interbank offered rate (IBOR) to another replacement...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations (T.D. 9926) (the “Final Regulations”) with respect to the withholding tax imposed under section...more
10/14/2020
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Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
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On July 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations (T.D. 9902) with respect to the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) high-tax exception (“Final...more
On July 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). These regulations...more
Originally published March 27,2020 – Last updated April 27,2020
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has swiftly and significantly unsettled key sectors of the U.S. economy, impacted the viability of many businesses and...more
4/29/2020
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
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Student Loans ,
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On April 13, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-26 (the Revenue Procedure) that provides guidance with respect to certain forbearances and related modifications of mortgages as a result...more
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has swiftly and significantly unsettled key sectors of the U.S. economy, impacted the viability of many businesses and affected the financial health of millions of Americans. In...more
3/30/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Income Taxes ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Funds ,
Small Business ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Benefits
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) is expected to be enacted, as early as March 27, 2020. The CARES Act contains tax provisions intended to provide individuals and companies with liquidity as...more
With the likely increased borrowings or refinancing of debt as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, multinational companies should consider the impact of changes in U.S. tax law made in 2018. As a result of these changes, U.S....more
On December 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a pre-published version of final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) providing guidance with respect to...more
12/17/2019
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GILTI tax ,
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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
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Partnerships ,
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Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
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On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a pre-published version of proposed regulations addressing the principal tax consequences related to the...more
10/9/2019
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REMIC ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (Revenue Procedure) and proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing issues related to the repeal of section 958(b)(4) by the...more
10/3/2019
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Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-18 that provides a safe harbor provision for professional sports teams that allows a team to treat the value of a traded player, draft pick, or staff members,...more