US Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announced on July 27 an agreement in principle on a legislative proposal, known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, that includes a range of measures addressing consumer energy...more
Hedge Funds and Taxes - Hedge funds provide a vehicle to pool private capital for investment in stocks, securities and financial derivatives. While hedge funds take on many different structures—including master-feeder,...more
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more
I. Introduction - On September 15, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee approved tax provisions for proposed inclusion in the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA). If enacted in their current form, the proposals would,...more
In April 2021, President Biden announced the “American Families Plan,” which included some significant tax law changes. On May 28, 2021, the United State Department of Treasury issued a report entitled “General Explanation of...more
President Biden has proposed major changes to the Federal tax laws, some of which are sought to be effective earlier in 2021 (i.e., we are already operating under these changes, if they later become adopted), as compared to...more
Following the enactment last year of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance, which has seen strong take up in its first eight months of operation, the new tax concession on carried interest earned from the activities of...more
On April 28, 2021, the White House issued a fact sheet which set forth some additional details on the tax increase proposals contained in President Biden’s “American Families Plan.” ...more
On April 28, 2021, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion proposal that would fund a number of education and childcare projects....more
Over the last month, President Biden has discussed various tax proposals that will increase income taxes on businesses and high-income individuals. In the last week, we have learned more about what some of those proposals...more
With the recent passage of the COVID-19 stimulus package, President Joseph R. Biden, his administration, and Congress have turned their attention to long-term economic recovery, deficit reduction, and tax reform. ...more
Democrats have proposed a bill to tax carried interests at ordinary income rates. Under current law, fund managers generally recognize income or gain in respect of their carried interests only when the fund sells assets that...more
On July 31, 2020, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations under section 1061 of the tax code. Section 1061 imposes a three-year holding period as a precondition to recognizing long-term capital gains on carried...more
After six months of consultation, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Bill 2021 ("Bill") providing for a tax concession for a 0% profits tax rate on eligible carried interest ("Tax...more
On Jan. 8, 2021, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued final regulations (Final Regulations) (T.D. 9945) governing the treatment of “carried interests” (also referred...more
The tax treatment of carried interests was changed with the enactment of Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. After issuing proposed regulations last summer, the Internal...more
The Internal Revenue Service and the US Department of the Treasury pre-released final regulations, T.D. 9945, under Section 1061 on January 7, providing guidance to the holders of certain carried interests. These rules are of...more
Historically, the ability for investment fund managers to take profits in the form of carried interest has allowed those managers to pay the lower long-term capital gains tax rate (compared to income) so long as the...more
On July 31, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued proposed regulations (REGS-107213-18) (Proposed Regulations) governing the treatment of “carried interests” (also...more
On July 31, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code further clarifying the tax treatment of carried interest and other "applicable partnership interests" (APIs)....more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Treasury Department released proposed regulations (REG-107213-18) under Section 1061 on July 31 providing guidance to the holders of certain carried interests. These rules are of...more
On Friday, July 31, 2020, the IRS released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Regulations) setting forth guidance under Code Sec. 1061, the so-called “carried interest” rules. The carried interest rules under Code Sec....more
The U.S. Department of Treasury published Final Regulations for the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program on January 13, 2020, which answer many, but not all, of the questions arising from the Proposed Regulations released...more
Treasury issued the long-awaited second round of Proposed Regulations yesterday (April 17, 2019), clarifying some key issues in connection with investing in and forming Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOF”) and the OZ Fund’s...more
After many years of being the target of Congress and the IRS, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act finally succeeded in limiting the beneficial tax treatment of carried interests, at least for some taxpayers. This change will be of...more