The final regulations addressing the GILTI high-tax exception retain the general approach of the proposed regulations with some simplifying changes.
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..Taxpayers can elect on an annual basis whether to...more
The proposed regulations provide rules for identifying which taxpayers are subject to the BEAT and for computing BEAT liability.
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The base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) proposed...more
But Holding Period and Other Requirements Add Complexity -
On October 31, 2018, the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that would eliminate, in most...more
New regulations more notable for what they retain than what they change.
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..The US anti-inversion rules have more than a 15-year history of impacting the structure and practicality of certain cross-border...more
LB&I has announced compliance initiatives regarding the Section 965 Transition Tax, Repatriation via Foreign Triangular Reorganizations, and Virtual Currency transactions.
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..The IRS continues its efforts to...more
The one-year postponement assists taxpayers that are developing compliance systems, amidst broader government review of the related-party debt regulations.
On July 28, 2017, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and...more
Action prompted by concerns that settlements of EU State Aid tax investigations may result in inappropriate foreign tax credit splitter structures.
On September 15, 2016, the US Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued...more
New regulations expand prior guidance reducing tax benefits of inversions. Proposed debt-equity rules will impact even routine intercompany transactions.
On April 4, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and...more
4/21/2016
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Proposed regulations would establish a sweeping framework to treat debt as equity in an effort to curb the use of “excessive” related-party debt.
On April 4, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the...more
4/21/2016
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For expatriating US companies to avoid anti-inversion rules, their foreign business activities must satisfy a tough bright-line test, consistent with controversial 2012 rules.
On June 3, 2015, the US Department of the...more
6/11/2015
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New guidance seeks to curb the incidence of inversions and reduce the associated tax benefits, but also extends beyond inversions.
On September 22, 2014, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal...more