Life Sciences Quarterly: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Implications for Life Science Business
The ability of taxpayers to waive deductions in order to ensure that they are not subject to the base-erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) was confirmed in final regulations under section 59A issued on September 1, 2020 (Final...more
Final and new proposed regulations on the base erosion anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A have been issued by the United States Treasury and IRS, providing clarifications and some relief tied to inbound liquidations...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
Recent tax legislation, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) contains several changes that affect the insurance industry....more
On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation act commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This sweeping tax bill represents the most comprehensive reform of U.S. tax...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed broad tax reform legislation into law that, among other things, reduced the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent and reformed the US international tax system. This article...more
The newly passed tax legislation significantly alters the landscape for international business. The final Republican tax cut bill moves the U.S. from a so-called "global taxation regime" to a territorial taxation regime in...more
On December 2, 2017, the Senate approved its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Senate Bill includes the base erosion and anti-abuse tax, a new tax intended to apply to companies that significantly reduce their US tax...more