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Tax Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions: Qualified Small Business Stock and its Tax Benefits

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For an active business in the post-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) world of lower corporate tax rates, buyers and shareholders considering a future exit should always consider C corporations and the availability of potential...more

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How Does the TCJA Sunset Affect Business Taxation Going Forward

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act or TCJA has a number of important segments presently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2025. How does the TCJA sunset affect business taxation going forward? What planning could be...more

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What Private Companies Need To Consider in 2024: Top 10 Legal Issues

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Private companies and their owners face ever-evolving challenges as the market sees new regulations, new deal trends, and new risks in 2024. Below are 10 issues that the owners and leaders of privately held companies should...more

Alston & Bird

PTET Elections: Don’t Let Them “Pass” By Unnoticed in M&A Transactions

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The potential complexities surrounding pass-through entity tax elections might make you cry, but the potential tax benefits won’t make you blue. Our Federal Tax Group examines how PTET elections have become an important...more

Hogan Lovells

In re Appraisal of Regal: deal-price-less-synergies valuation method is “first among equals”

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The court’s decision in In re Appraisal of Regal Entertainment Group (C.A. No. 2018-0266-JTL (Del. Ch. May 13, 2021)) is the most recent in a line of cases confirming that the deal-price-less-synergies valuation method is the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Let’s make a deal: New NOL regulations provide M&A relief for consolidated groups seeking to utilize CARES Act NOL carryback...

On July 2, 2020, the IRS issued proposed and temporary regulations under section 1502 that implement certain statutory amendments made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Whose Loss Is it Anyway? Losses in M&A after the CARES Act

Net operating losses (NOLs) of a corporation are often one of its most significant tax attributes and may be a meaningful economic driver in a disposition of the corporation or its assets. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA)...more

Perkins Coie

IRS Announces Delay of Certain Periods for 1031 Transactions

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In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) has taken additional actions intended to provide immediate relief to taxpayers. Delay of Identification and Acquisition...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Surprise! Section 901(m) final regulations

Surprisingly, in the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, final regulations under Section 901(m) were published. While important for M&A transactions, Section 901(m) had largely been treated as an afterthought in light of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CARES Act Five-Year NOL Carryback Rules Will Have Significant Impact on M&A Transactions

The CARES Act bring changes to the net operating loss rules that may impact completed and future corporate transactions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Proposed 162(m) Regulations Add Another Layer of Executive Compensation Issues in M&A

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) upended public company compensation structures nationwide. Prior to the TCJA, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally provided for a $1 million...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed IRS 162(M) Regulations Effect Executive Compensation Arrangements

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently proposed Regulation 122180-18 (the “Proposed Regulations”) to implement the amendments found in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”)1 to Section 162(m) of the Internal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly amended Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), which generally disallows the deduction of compensation in excess of $1 million paid by a “publicly held corporation” to a...more

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Proposed Regulations on Built-in Gains and Losses under Section 382(h)

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On September 10, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) on calculation of built-in gains and losses under...more

A&O Shearman

Proposed Section 382 Regulations Would Eliminate Section 338 Approach of Notice 2003-65

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On September 9, 2019, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued proposed section 382 regulations (REG-125710-18) (the “Proposed Regulations”) reversing certain previously...more

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IRS Proposes Regulations That Would Limit Utilization of NOLs After Acquisitions and Other Ownership Changes

On September 9, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that, if finalized, would significantly change the way corporations...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Foreign Direct Investment in the US – Guidance for the European Investor

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On July 2, 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the 2018 numbers for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the US. Total 2018 FDI was $273 billion and of that figure, European investors accounted for $116 billion or...more

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US Publishes 2018 New Foreign Direct Investment Statistics – An Analysis of the European Results and Likely Trends in 2020

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The US Bureau of Economic Analysis recently published its 2018 statistics on the value of new foreign direct investment (NFDI) in the US. New foreign direct investment refers to the amount invested by foreign companies in the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Planning for Tax Controversies Before, During and After the Deal: New Dynamics in Cross-Border M&A Under the TCJA

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Considerable thought and commentary has been given to the numerous technical features introduced by P.L. 115-97 (Dec. 22, 2017), colloquially referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “TCJA”). Nearly one-and-a half...more

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Transaction Tax Deductions Following Tax Reform

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In connection with the purchase and sale of the stock of a target corporation (a Corporate Target), the target often incurs various transaction costs (Transaction Costs) that may yield significant tax deductions (Transaction...more

White & Case LLP

Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: US M&A survey: Deal drivers and dilemmas

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We surveyed 200 executives on their views about the future of M&A and found that most remain optimistic about 2019 - On the one hand, the US economy has grown steadily, unemployment is down, interest rates remain low and...more

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Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: Confidence, cash and tax cuts: The US M&A landscape in 2018

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The US M&A market delivered another year of strong performance in 2018. Though deal volume dipped 2 percent year-on-year to 5,682 deals, deal value was up by 15 percent over the period, to US$1.5 trillion - A number of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: US Tax Reform and Cross-Border M&A: Considering the Impact, One Year In

Many of the core provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) — including the corporate tax rate reduction and the fundamental reworking of the U.S. international tax regime — were geared toward addressing the uncompetitive...more

Troutman Pepper

Investment Management Update – Exit Strategies

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Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Funds Services Practice Group, hosts a monthly webinar series for West LegalEdcenter. This month, Mr. Nowak, is joined by Richard Juliano,...more

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