The book has closed on 2023, but several recent tax-related rulings are sure to have ripple effects into 2024 and beyond—particularly with respect to transfer pricing and foreign tax credits. Here are five cases that will...more
1/9/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
IRS ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Moore v US ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Credits ,
Taxation ,
U.S. Treasury
Following the IRS’s issuance of guidance in Notice 2023-63 regarding R&D capitalization under Section 174, a working group of several Fenwick tax group attorneys commented to the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department on...more
11/30/2023
/ Amortization ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Life Sciences ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Research and Development ,
Research and Experiment Tax Credit ,
SEC Comment Letter Process ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
Released on September 8, 2023, IRS Notice 2023-63 provides wide-ranging and potentially controversial guidance on the capitalization and amortization of research and experimentation expenses under section 174....more
In the newly released Proposed Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) Regulations, Treasury provided some measure of relief on cost recovery and royalty withholding, two of the most troublesome aspects of the Final FTC Regulations that...more
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision (Dobbs), several states have already begun outlawing abortions and more states are expected to do so. Some states are also considering...more
7/15/2022
/ Abortion ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Pregnancy ,
Roe v Wade ,
State Labor Laws ,
Travel Reimbursements
The final Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax regulations recently approved in T.D. 9885 generally follow the December 21, 2018, proposed regulations with a few important changes. The IRS also issued new proposed regulations at...more
12/11/2019
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Gross Receipts Tax ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Netting Agreements ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
TLAC ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 9, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which provides guidance with respect to hard forks and airdrops of cryptocurrency, and new frequently asked questions (FAQs), which provide guidance on other...more
10/14/2019
/ 1099s ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Gains ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Fair Market Value ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular ,
Revenue Rulings ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Virtual Currency ,
W-2