AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
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Altria Group, Inc. v. United States, a federal income tax case pending in federal district court in Virginia, shows the importance of laying groundwork for litigation long before a complaint is filed. At issue is a difficult...more
On July 13, 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council agreed on a new regulation concerning “foreign subsidiaries that distort the European market.” Their agreement is the final stage prior to voting on the...more
The new Spanish Controlled Foreign Company rules might have a major impact on non-resident holding companies, and particularly those resident in a country outside the EU and the EEA due to the controversial (and, in our view,...more
On October 2, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued Revenue Produce 2019-40 (the “Revenue Procedure”) and proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”)...more
On October 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (Revenue Procedure) and proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing issues related to the repeal of section 958(b)(4) by the...more
Tax structuring under the previous regime - Prior to the issuance of the final regulations described below, under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its related Treasury Regulations, for U.S. tax...more
On May 23, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS published final regulations (the final regulations) under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). ...more
On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final tax regulations for registered investment funds that are taxed as regulated investment companies (“RICs”) and that invest in...more
Background on the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive - On January 1, 2019, the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (“ATAD”) went into effect for all 28 Member States. ATAD is the European Commission’s response to the relevant Action...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") proposed new regulations under Section 956 of the Code (the "Proposed Regulations") that are likely to enhance the availability of...more
Background On Oct. 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code that will eliminate the adverse tax consequences when a U.S. parent corporation (i)...more
Following tax reform at the end of 2017, cash dividends from a foreign corporate subsidiary to a domestic corporate 10 percent shareholder are exempt from U.S. income tax because the shareholder is permitted a...more
On October 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) which likely will facilitate (i) the making of loans by foreign corporate subsidiaries to a U.S. parent...more
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, made significant changes to the manner in which U.S. corporate and individual taxpayers are taxed on income from international operations. • The Tax...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has tightened Iran sanctions. Specifically, OFAC revoked authorizations that (1) allowed foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to do business in Iran;...more
A new IRS legal advice memorandum addresses a fact pattern that may become more common in the wake of Tax Reform—sale of intangible property from a controlled foreign corporation to its United States parent—and highlights the...more
The U.S. tax act enacted in December 2017 includes a number of provisions that impact high net worth families with U.S. connections. For families with U.S. members, changes to the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced an important new benefit to US corporations that own 10 percent or more of a foreign corporation. Specifically, a full participation exemption has been enacted that exempts certain foreign...more
The United States will reimpose sanctions against Iran to implement President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a multilateral agreement under which Iran agreed to curb...more
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-26, which provides guidance under section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the “transition tax.” Section 965 imposes a transition tax...more
This post outlines at a high-level certain provisions under the recently enacted 2017 tax legislation (Pub. L. 115-97, the “Tax Act”) that may affect M&A Transactions. Some of these rules are very complex, particularly in...more
On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which includes numerous changes that will significantly impact mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Although the TCJA has rightly been...more
The Background: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a specific provision of the UK-controlled foreign company rules. The Issue: The Commission will investigate whether the UK's so-called Group...more
Even with the bill still in Conference, here are some things businesses should follow closely. Both House and Senate Bills call for deemed repatriation of accumulated foreign profits at reduced tax rates. ...more