On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the House budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”) by a party-line vote of 215 – 214. The House Bill, which includes significant tax law...more
5/29/2025
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On Friday, May 9, the House Ways and Means Committee released a portion of its draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).
The House Draft Bill is primarily...more
5/13/2025
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Day one of the Trump administration and the impact of the new U.S. President and Republican-controlled House and Senate is being felt in many areas, including in the international tax sphere.
On 20 January, President Trump...more
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (REG-112261-23 and REG-112261-24) adding and amending parts of the regulations...more
Rewriting the international tax framework to introduce a Global Minimum Tax (also known as Pillar Two) was always going to be a battle against the odds. However, despite various obstacles and setbacks, we closed out 2024 with...more
On November 29, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS released long-awaited proposed regulations (REG-105479-18) under sections 959 and 961, and certain other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended...more
We recently hosted a webinar on Pillar Two and its practical impact on joint ventures (JVs). Our key takeaways are set out below.
Introduction to Pillar Two -
Pillar Two, also known as the global minimum tax, is an...more
On November 7, 2024, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released Form 15620,1 which standardizes elections under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code,” and such elections,...more
On August 6, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued proposed regulations under section 1503 (the “Proposed Regulations”) that address the interaction between the dual consolidated loss (“DCL”) rules and the...more
On December 28, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2024-16 (the “Notice”), announcing their plan to issue proposed regulations addressing the...more
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) announced the entry into force of the U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty (the “Treaty”). The Treaty provides for reduced withholding tax rates on income such as...more
On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2024-10 (the “Notice”), providing much needed interim guidance on the application of the Corporate...more
On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-80 (the “Notice”), announcing their intention to issue proposed regulations that will address...more
On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Internal Revenue Manual (IRM) to fully incorporate into the IRM certain e-signature policies and procedures permitting the use of electronic signatures...more
On May 3, 2023, the Tax Court released a memorandum opinion in ES NPA Holding LLC v. Commissioner holding that the taxpayer’s indirect receipt of a profits interest in a lower-tier partnership qualified as a non-taxable event...more
Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”) provides guidance regarding the scope and application of the excise tax on buybacks of stock of publicly traded domestic corporations and certain publicly traded foreign corporations (the “Excise...more
As discussed in our alert earlier this week, the recently announced proposed reconciliation package—the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (the “Bill”)—would impose a new 15% minimum tax on the adjusted financial...more
On July 27, 2022, Senators Manchin and Schumer announced that they agreed to a proposed reconciliation package, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (the “Bill”). If enacted, the Bill would finance climate programs,...more
On October 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released final regulations (T.D. 9927) (the “Regulations”) under sections 1502 and 1503 of the Internal Revenue Code...more
On July 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations (T.D. 9902) with respect to the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) high-tax exception (“Final...more
On July 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). These regulations...more
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) promulgated temporary regulations under section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (T.D. 9900)...more
Two key provisions included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)—the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)—are raising surprising new issues in...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) have issued proposed regulations (REG-112339-19) providing valuable guidance on credits for the sequestration of qualified carbon oxide...more
On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued proposed regulations on Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations are “intended to...more