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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
It appears that many of the country’s colleges and universities believe they have not already contributed enough to the decline of American education and to the erosion of our society, generally. These institutions of...more
One of the headline tax changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 117-169, is a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases by public companies. New Section 4501 of the Internal Revenue Code applies a non-deductible...more
Last week, the Lancaster County District Court granted the state’s motion to dismiss in COST v. Nebraska Department of Revenue. COST brought this declaratory judgment action to invalidate GIL 24-19-1, in which the department...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 31, 2020, the US Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) published long-awaited proposed Treasury regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that provide detailed guidance on the new Code Section enacted...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant disruption in the capital markets. As a result, business development companies (BDCs) may be seeking to conserve cash in order to preserve flexibility and respond to evolving...more
On Dec. 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the new regulations) governing a narrow aspect of rules applicable to withholding on “dividend equivalent payments” made to foreign persons. The new...more
A redemption of stock owned by a shareholder of a corporation may be characterized as a “sale or exchange” under IRC Section 302 or as a “dividend” payment under IRC Section 301. ...more
Nebraska’s tax department has issued guidance confirming its position that IRC 965 deemed repatriation income: 1) must be included in a taxpayer’s corporate income tax base (less the IRC 965(c) deduction); and 2) does not...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, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (TD 9859) (the Final Regulations) modifying the application of section 956 of the Internal Revenue...more
On May 22, 2019 the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing and making certain technical changes to proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”,...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
The “deemed dividend” rule, the source of much wrangling between multi-national borrowers and lenders over the years, may be on its way out....more
On October 31, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) modifying the application of section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of...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
On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2018-26 (the Notice), which provides guidance addressing the so-called "transition tax" or "toll charge" described in...more
Earlier this month, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy released his Governor’s Bill addressing the various state tax implications of the federal tax reform bill enacted by Congress in December 2017, commonly referred to as the...more
Perhaps some of the most extensive changes in H.R. 1, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), deal with the taxation of multinational companies. The taxation of foreign earnings has long been a point of contention...more
The IRS recently provided taxpayers with favorable guidance involving tax-free spin-offs. First, the IRS will resume issuing private rulings that allow a distributing corporation to satisfy debt it issued in anticipation of a...more
A recent decision by the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals expands the potential for Roth IRAs to be used to protect income from corporate and shareholder level tax....more
For the second time in just over a year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the United States Tax Court and affirmed the right of a taxpayer to structure its affairs in a manner that takes into account...more
Regulation AT – An Update - From the time Regulation AT was initially proposed by the CFTC over a year ago, the CFTC has solicited and considered numerous comment letters, held a public roundtable, supplemented the...more
On December 2, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released an advance version of Notice 2016-76 (the “Notice”) and followed through on its promise to provide taxpayers with guidance for complying with final and...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) plans to release a guidance package including final rules and transition relief for dividend equivalent transactions described in Section 871(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code...more