On May 17, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published private letter ruling 201920008 (the PLR), which concluded that a transaction qualifies as a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 despite the fact that the...more
In our recent article on spin-offs (click here), we discussed an announcement made by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) signaling a change in the application of the active trade or business (ATB) requirement under Section...more
The IRS is considering future guidance that could present opportunities for R&D phase businesses. In a statement issued on September 25, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it is studying the active...more
On September 25, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released a statement announcing a study of the "active trade or business" test for tax-free spin-offs under Section 355 (the ATB Test), as applied to...more
The IRS continues to issue guidance in the much debated area of corporate spinoffs. A recently published ruling examined the federal income tax treatment of the two steps that comprise a so-called “north-south” transaction.”...more
In July the Treasury proposed regulations reinterpreting Section 355 in cases where one of the corporations involved in the spinoff has more investment assets than the other or very little five-year active trade or business...more
On July 15, 2016, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published proposed regulations that would modify the device and active trade or business requirements for tax-free...more
On July 14, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed long-anticipated regulations tightening the “device” and “active trade or business” tests that are necessary for a corporation to distribute a subsidiary in a...more