n October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) proposed new regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that are likely to allow many controlled foreign corporations...more
11/15/2018
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This post outlines at a high-level certain provisions under the recently enacted 2017 tax legislation (Pub. L. 115-97, the “Tax Act”) that may affect M&A Transactions. Some of these rules are very complex, particularly in...more
2/12/2018
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International Tax Issues ,
Mergers ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
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Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform
On Friday, December 15, the U.S. House of Representative and Senate conferees reached agreement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Final Bill”), and released legislative text, an explanation, and the Joint Committee...more
12/19/2017
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Individual Mandate ,
International Tax Issues ,
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Pass-Through Entities ,
PFIC ,
REIT ,
Section 179 Property ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBIT
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Senate bill”), just over two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed its own version of the same legislation...more
12/12/2017
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Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBIT
Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “House bill”). The House bill is identical to the draft bill approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on November 10. Late...more
11/20/2017
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Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Independent Contractors ,
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IRS ,
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Personal Property Tax ,
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UPDATE: The Senate Finance Committee last night released a revised version of the Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We are reviewing these changes and will release an update soon...
On Thursday, November 9, the...more
11/15/2017
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Domestic International Sales Corporation ,
EBITDA ,
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FDIC ,
Foreign Corporations ,
GAAP ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
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Independent Contractors ,
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PFIC ,
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Senate Finance Committee ,
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Sports ,
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Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
UBTI ,
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