On May 22, 2024, the US Department of Treasury and the IRS issued two important notices—one delaying the full implementation of the withholding rules on dividend equivalent payments, and the other on derivative reporting for...more
Review of U.S. Tax Developments in 2021- Last year, we predicted that the biggest U.S. tax news in 2021 would be revenue-raising legislation that the Democrats would put forward after the election of Joe Biden as the 46th...more
In May 2021, President Biden’s administration released a $6 trillion budget proposal for the coming fiscal year (Budget), including $3.6 trillion of tax increases over 10 years and generous tax credits to incentivize clean...more
On May 28, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget and Green Book, which provides detailed insights into the proposals of US President Joe Biden’s recently released...more
On September 1, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A. These regulations finalize...more
On September 1, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations in T.D. 9910 (the “Regulations”) permitting taxpayers to waive deductions to reduce or eliminate liability for the...more
A year after the initial proposed BEAT regulations were released, Treasury and the IRS have issued a package of final and proposed regulations under § 59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), the...more
The final Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax regulations recently approved in T.D. 9885 generally follow the December 21, 2018, proposed regulations with a few important changes. The IRS also issued new proposed regulations at...more
On December 2, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final and proposed regulations (the “Final Regulations” and the “2019 Proposed Regulations,” respectively) regarding the base...more
Related Party Debt Documentation Rules Are Removed and Future Changes to Limit Recharacterization Rules Are Expected - On October 31, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made two significant...more
Since December 22, 2017, corporate tax practitioners in the United States have been predominantly focused on the impact of legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was signed into law on that...more
• Public consultation follows release of OECD discussion draft on potential tax changes to address difficulties in taxation caused by the digital economy. • OECD hopes to produce “consensus document” with proposed...more
The proposed regulations provide rules for identifying which taxpayers are subject to the BEAT and for computing BEAT liability. Key Points: The base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) proposed regulations: ...more
Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed regulations filling a number of gaps and providing necessary guidance on the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT). In general, the guidance is reasonably consistent with the statute...more
On Dec. 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations addressing the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT). In general, the regulations provide guidance for identifying an...more
On December 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) with respect to the “base erosion and anti-abuse...more
On December 13, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two sets of proposed regulations of importance to insurance companies. One set was the long-awaited regulations...more
The Treasury Department and the IRS published proposed regulations yesterday on the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) that was enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. ...more