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Interim Guidance on Book-Minimum Tax and Stock Buyback Excise Tax

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released initial guidance on Dec. 27, 2022, concerning two corporate tax increases included in the climate and energy reconciliation bill commonly known as the...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock: Some Interesting Questions

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Section 1202 is a once-obscure tax saving provision that has come into prominence in the last few years. Originally passed in 1993 as a 50% capital gain exclusion, it has been amended several times since. In its current...more

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Sale Of Stock + Target’s Capitalized Costs = Creation Of Intangible? Nope

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Sale of Stock- Ask a business owner to identify the parties to an agreement for the purchase and sale of the stock of a target corporation, perhaps even their own. After giving you a quizzical look, they will likely reply...more

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Warning: U.S. Tax Regulations Impact Completed Foreign Sales Retroactively and Domestic Partnerships

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The Situation: On June 14, 2019, the IRS and U.S. Treasury released more than 500 pages of proposed, temporary, and final regulations addressing the taxation of U.S.-controlled foreign corporations. The Development:...more

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Final IRS Regulations Sync Section 956 with TCJA Participation Exemption – Limits “Deemed Dividends” for U.S. Corporate...

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Implements 2018 Proposed Regulations, ending most limitations on investments in U.S. property, as well as pledges and guarantees by CFCs wholly-owned by U.S. corporations – also provides PTI guidance for CFC shareholders. ...more

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The New Foreign Tax Credit Proposed Regulations – An Executive Summary

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Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more

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Proposed Regulations Impact Treatment of CFC Pledges and Guarantees

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On October 31, 2018, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that reduce certain amounts otherwise includible in the taxable income of a corporate U.S. shareholder of a controlled...more

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Impact of Tax Reform on the Purchase and Sale of Controlled Foreign Corporations — Selected Considerations

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The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more

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Congress Passes Final Tax Reform Bill: U.S. Tax Reform: The Current State of Play

With the affirmative vote in the House today, both Houses of Congress have now passed a final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, clearing the legislation for President Trump’s signature. President Trump is widely expected...more

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IRS Issues Final and Temporary Debt-Equity Regulations Under Section 385

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On October 13, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final and temporary regulations under section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code. The final and temporary regulations recharacterize certain...more

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Transferee Liability: The [Unlikely] Situation that your Nonprofit Receives a Charitable Gift with Expensive Tax Strings Attached

The case of Salus Mundi Foundation et al v. Commissioner - On August 15, 2016, the Tax Court decided in Salus Mundi Foundation et al v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-154, that two foundations were liable as transferees...more

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Attention Taxpayers: New IRS Rules May Deem Debt to Be Stock

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In April, the IRS proposed rules that would treat debt between related corporations as stock for U.S. tax purposes. These rules would apply to all corporations (including regular C corporations, S corporations, foreign...more

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New "Inversion" Proposed Regulations Inspired By The Pfizer/Allergan Deal May Impact Corporate Tax Planning Strategies

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The Treasury Department has recently promulgated proposed regulations dealing with so-called inversion transactions. Inversion transactions are ones in which a U.S. corporation changes its domicile to a nation with a more...more

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Section 385 Proposed Regulations

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On April 4, 2016, Treasury and the IRS proposed sweeping regulations under § 385 of the Code. Issued the same day as the anti-inversion temporary regulations, the proposed § 385 rules would go much farther than merely...more

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IRS Rules Could Treat Related Party Debt as Stock

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Multinational groups can strip U.S. earnings away from U.S. taxation by having a domestic corporation issue debt and pay earnings out to foreign affiliates as deductible interest. This strategy could be used after an...more

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Treasury Issues Stringent Inversion Regulations, Proposes Far-Reaching Related-Party Debt Rules

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New regulations expand prior guidance reducing tax benefits of inversions. Proposed debt-equity rules will impact even routine intercompany transactions. On April 4, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo Tax Talk Volume 8, Issue 1

In This Issue: - IRS Rules Debentures Are Part of Straddle; Interest Non-Deductible - Stock Abandonment Produces Ordinary Loss - Tax Consequences of Negative Interest Rates - Renewed Discussion of a...more

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Alert: IRS and Department of the Treasury Notice Limits Inversion Transactions

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On September 22, 2014, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a Notice (Notice 2014-52) that limit "inversion" transactions and their potential tax benefits. In general, an...more

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Annual ISO and ESPP Information and Reporting Requirements

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns - Requirement to Report - For any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) or transfer of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified employee stock...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

At Last: Final Regulations Issued Under Section 336(e)

In a move that was nearly 27 years in the making, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited final regulations under §336(e) (the Final Regulations) on May 10. Section 336(e)...more

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