On December 2, 2019, Treasury and the IRS released final and proposed regulations on the foreign tax credit. As expected, the final regulations finalize the 2018 proposed regulations relating mainly to the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
1/6/2020
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Earned Income ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more
12/13/2018
/ Allocation of Funds ,
Banking Sector ,
Books & Records ,
CFC ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Taxes ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Tax ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Payments ,
IRS ,
Multinationals ,
New Rules ,
Parent Corporation ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Royalties ,
Stocks ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Taxable Distributions ,
U.S. Treasury
The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more
9/18/2018
/ Asset Management ,
C-Corporation ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Taxes ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
New Rules ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Stock Sale Agreements ,
Stocks ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform
A new IRS legal advice memorandum addresses a fact pattern that may become more common in the wake of Tax Reform—sale of intangible property from a controlled foreign corporation to its United States parent—and highlights the...more
6/25/2018
/ Amortization ,
Churning ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Branding ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Franchises ,
Intangible Property ,
IP License ,
IRS ,
Multinationals ,
Parent Corporation ,
Tax Reform
In a ruling with tax implications for U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries, the U.S. Tax Court has held that transactions between a U.S. parent company and its controlled foreign corporations constitute “United States...more