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Section 1446(f) Withholding and Private Fund Admissions and Withdrawals

Withholding Under Code Sections 1446(a) and 1446(f) A partnership, such as a fund treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that realizes income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or...more

Another Fund Manager Sues IRS Over Application of “Limited Partner” Exception to Self-Employment Taxes

On August 11, 2023, Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund manager Point72 Asset Management (“Point72”) filed a petition with the Tax Court contesting the IRS’s position that its owner, billionaire and New York Mets team...more

Treasury Releases Guidance on the Transition from Interbank Offer Rates to Other Reference Rates with Respect to the Interest...

On June 30, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published Final Regulations as guidance on the transition from the use of the Interbank Offer Rate (IBOR) to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate...more

Qualified Small Business Stock: Some Interesting Questions

Section 1202 is a once-obscure tax saving provision that has come into prominence in the last few years. Originally passed in 1993 as a 50% capital gain exclusion, it has been amended several times since. In its current...more

Cryptocurrency for Supply Chain Payments

Today’s supply chains are frequently paper-based operations subject to human error and delay. Therefore, some companies are beginning to invest in digital infrastructure, including blockchain tools, to strengthen supply...more

Co-Investment Vehicles Under the Final Carried Interest Regulations

As a result of final Treasury Regulations issued by the IRS under Section 1061, fund sponsors should consider investing capital through a commingled fund with other investors as opposed to using its own investment vehicle to...more

U.S. Tax Court Ruling Exempts Gain on Foreign Partner's Sale of a Partnership Interest

On July 13, 2017, the U.S. Tax Court issued a decision in Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner, 149 T.C. No. 3, which could have a significant impact on how non-U.S. investors invest in U.S....more

Partnership Tax Audit Reform and Private Funds

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that was signed into law on November 2, 2015, made extensive changes to the rules that apply to partnership audits and the mechanics for collecting taxes resulting from an audit. These...more

IRS Rules Could Treat Related Party Debt as Stock

Multinational groups can strip U.S. earnings away from U.S. taxation by having a domestic corporation issue debt and pay earnings out to foreign affiliates as deductible interest. This strategy could be used after an...more

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