On October 19, 2018, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under new section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”),...more
On September 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) released Revenue Procedure 2018-48 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which provides guidance on how certain items of foreign-related income are treated for purposes...more
On December 22, the President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) into law. TCJA changes the taxation of individuals and businesses in many ways. While there are still many open questions to be addressed by technical...more
1/15/2018
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On November 2, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (HR 1, or the “Bill”). On November 3, the Chairman’s Mark of the Bill was released, and Chairman Brady...more
On September 27, the Trump administration and the Republican leadership in the House and Senate released a document called the “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code” (the “Framework”), which lays out the core...more
Managing Decommissioning Risks in Asian M&A Transactions -
By the end of 2026, approximately 134 producing Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts (each, a “PSC”) will have expired in South Asia. It is expected that 900...more
9/15/2017
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Tax Reform
In Technical Advice Memorandum 2017-29-020 (July 21, 2017) (the “TAM”), the IRS denied claims by two tax equity investors (the “Investors” or each an “Investor”) for renewable energy tax credits on grounds that the...more
Various components of the tax reform proposals that have been put forth by the Congress as well as the President could have significant impacts on REITs. In 2016, the Republican leadership and Republicans on the House...more
Executive Summary On November 22, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (REG-136978-12, the “Proposed Regulations”) under the “fractions rule” of Section 514(c)(9)(E) of the...more