AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
Podcast: Illinois Tool Works Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
In Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner, the Tax Court addressed a seeming oversight in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) involving the effective dates for amendments to section 78 and the enactment of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2024, ruled 7-2 that Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code, as revised by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, is constitutional. The issue presented to the Court in Moore v....more
On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations (Final Regulations) regarding clean vehicle tax credits under Internal Revenue Code sections 25E...more
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Dec. 1, 2023, released proposed rules under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code, the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit, as they relate to the definition of "foreign entity of...more
Many of you, perhaps most, may have read about a case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during its current term. The case, Moore v. United States, comes out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court...more
Approaching Year End- Which holiday do you dread the most? For me, it has always been, and likely will always be, Labor Day. Of course, with each passing year, anything that I describe as “always” is less meaningful than...more
A tax case pending in the United States Supreme Court, Moore v. United States, may cause a cataclysmic change in the federal income tax. The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution empowers Congress to impose “taxes...more
The U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) has decided to hear a case (Moore v. U.S., No. 22-800 ) where individual taxpayers owned shares in a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) and were subject to the so-called “transition tax”...more
It’s Complicated- The Code includes a number of complex rules that are aimed at those overseas business and investment activities of U.S. taxpayers that Congress has determined may result in the improper deferral or...more
PLR 202304008: Taxpayer Does Not Have Section 961(b)(2) Gain for Mid-Year Distributions - Introduction to Section 961 and Mid-Year Distributions - For years, there has been a longstanding question under the subpart F...more
IRS Private Letter Ruling 202226008, 07/01/2022: A foreign purchaser bought all the stock of a foreign target (controlled foreign corporation) which was a qualified stock purchase under 26 U.S.C. Section 338(d)(3). The...more
In Moore v. United States, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected arguments that the mandatory repatriation tax imposed under section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code violated the Constitution’s...more
In the international tax context, the source of a taxpayer’s income can have significant implications. The source of income may determine whether a taxpayer qualifies for a foreign tax credit with respect to the income. Or,...more
On January 25, 2022, the Internal Revenue Services issued final regulations relating to the treatment of stock owned by domestic partnerships under certain provisions of subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code (“Subpart F”). ...more
On January 25, 2022, the IRS and Treasury proposed regulations that would treat U.S. partners, instead of their partnerships, as PFIC shareholders for making qualified electing fund, mark-to-market, or purging elections,...more
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals. Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more
Section 965 audits are on the rise. Taxpayers under section 965 transition tax audits often face significant potential liability exposure. The IRS previously announced an active “campaign” specifically targeting unpaid...more
Recently released Revenue Procedure 2021-26 (the Revenue Procedure) provides taxpayers with guidance regarding accounting method changes made on behalf of foreign corporations. The Revenue Procedure: ..Allows controlled...more
The final and proposed regulations under sections 951A and 954 of the US Internal Revenue Code contain certain rules that may present planning opportunities—or possibly onerous results—depending on a taxpayer’s specific fact...more
The final regulations addressing the GILTI high-tax exception retain the general approach of the proposed regulations with some simplifying changes. Key Points: ..Taxpayers can elect on an annual basis whether to...more
A U.S. shareholder of a foreign corporation generally is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income of the foreign corporation until the shareholder receives an actual distribution from the corporation. However,...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 16 – 20, 2019. December 16, 2019: The IRS released a notice extending the phase-in...more
Final regulations relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were released earlier this month. Though largely similar to the proposed regulations, taxpayers may be interested...more
On December 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a pre-published version of final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) providing guidance with respect to...more