Widely held partnerships are a significant source of funding for oil, gas and certain natural resources projects, but the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) rules can cause such partnerships to be treated as corporations for...more
6/24/2015
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Double Taxation ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Master Limited Partnerships ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Partnerships ,
Passive Activity ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualifying Income ,
Research and Development
Federal excise taxes imposed on natural gas, propane and other alternative fuels can significantly add to their cost and can create a disincentive to their use compared with more traditional fuels such as diesel and gasoline,...more
Partnerships targeted to widespread investors are a popular investment vehicle and a significant source of funding for oil and gas projects. However, their use is affected by the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) tax rules....more
While the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has focused worldwide attention on U.S. efforts to create a mandatory cross-border exchange of tax information, the enactment of FATCA was not an isolated occurrence. For...more
With deadlines looming, Hong Kong’s government announced on May 9th a much-anticipated agreement with the United States regarding the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Without this intergovernmental agreement...more
Compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) has been causing a great deal of anxiety as the July 1, 2014, start date for FATCA withholding grows nearer. Compliance has been partially hampered by the lack...more
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued an “Action Plan” to tackle “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” (“BEPS”) on 19 July 2013. The concept of BEPS covers a range of international tax...more
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (“FATCA”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax on certain payments to a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) unless the FFI has entered into an agreement with...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations (“Regulations”) on January 17, 2013 implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”).1...more
In order to foster investment and job creation in clean energy manufacturing, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included a tax credit for investments in manufacturing facilities for clean energy technologies....more
On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations (the “Regulations”) implementing foreign account reporting provisions of the...more
2/11/2013
/ Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Due Diligence ,
FATCA ,
Foreign Financial Accounts ,
Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) ,
Intergovernmental Agreements ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Portal ,
Required Documentation ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Withholding Requirements