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Final Transferability Regulations Address REIT Issues

On April 25, 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (T.D. 9993) (the “Final Transfer Regulations”) regarding the transfer election for certain tax credits by eligible...more

IRS Releases Final Regulations Impacting FIRPTA Exemption for Domestically Controlled REITs

On April 24, 2024, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations (“Final Regulations”) under Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, addressing...more

IRS Rules that Income Attributable to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations is Qualifying Income for REITs

As the electric vehicle (“EV”) market gains traction, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) appear to be stepping in to alleviate a common concern of current and potential EV drivers: Where will I charge? With the demand...more

IRS Releases Favorable Guidance on the Tax Treatment of Payments to REITs and MLPs for Subsurface Carbon Dioxide Storage

Along with the broader market, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and publicly traded partnerships, frequently referred to as master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), have increasingly embraced the principles of...more

[Hybrid Event] Navigating the Distressed Commercial Real Estate Environment Ahead: Out of Court Considerations - June 7th, New...

In this program, attorneys in the Restructuring & Reorganization, Real Estate, Tax, and REIT Capital Markets practices discuss the various out of court considerations that commercial real estate enterprises will want to...more

New Regulations Impact Tax Considerations for Foreign Investment in Real Estate

Key Takeaways- While foreign investors are typically taxed on gain from the sale of U.S. real property interests (which include interests in most equity REITs), they are generally exempt from tax on gain from the sale of...more

Power Play: The State of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Finance

Global sales of electric vehicles (“EVs”) more than doubled in 2021 over 2020, from 3 million to 6.6 million, and sales were up 60% in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period in 2021.1 With this explosive growth in the...more

Can REITs Charge for Charging Electric Vehicles?

Expansion of EVs and EV Charging Stations- Electric vehicles are becoming mainstream. But are EV charging stations customary? Historically, real estate investment trusts were intended to be passive vehicles for...more

IRS Changes Tack on Rents Paid Under Escalation Clause as REIT Qualifying Income

In a ruling that may impact real estate investment trusts (REITs) with leases that have percentage or contingent rent clauses, the IRS recently changed its prior position that rent paid under a formulaic rent escalation...more

[Webinar] Impact of Final Carried Interest Regulations on REITs and Real Estate Funds - March 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

In the first REIT Series presentation of 2021, V&E tax attorneys will discuss the final carried interest regulations and their impact on REIT LTIP unit holders and real estate fund sponsors and operating partners....more

IRS Provides Additional COVID-19 Relief For Qualified Opportunity Funds

On June 4, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-39, which provides five key relief provisions for qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) and their investors in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: •Extends the time period...more

IRS Eases Cash/Stock Dividend Rules In Response To COVID Crisis

On May 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Revenue Procedure 2020-19, which temporarily increases to 90% the percentage of stock certain real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may issue in an elective...more

REIT-Specific Tax Considerations In The COVID-19 Era

As a result of COVID-19, the markets have been in turmoil and businesses — and thus, tenants and borrowers — have been struggling. Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are facing, and will continue to face, additional...more

[Event] REITs: IRS Ruling Opens Door For Midstream Assets - Feb. 12th, 12:00 pm CT (and available via webcast)

In the early 1990s, several MLPs converted into REITs to take advantage of better capital formation opportunities, but the REIT structure was not suitable for many midstream assets. Recent IRS guidance suggests this historic...more

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