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In President Biden’s recent State of the Union Address, he called on corporations and wealthy taxpayers to pay their “fair share” through proposals to end tax breaks for private jets, further limit deductions for executive...more
This past summer under the Inflation Reduction Act, Congress enacted new Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4501, which imposes an excise tax on certain corporate redemptions or repurchases by a corporation of its own...more
On August 16, 2022, House Resolution 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), was signed into law. An August 11 Cooley client alert explains some of the tax provisions contained in the IRA, including the 1% excise tax on...more
The new law generally imposes a 15% alternative minimum tax on book income of corporations with book income in excess of $1 billion. Public companies will generally be subject to a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. ...more
On August 12, 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. Alongside sweeping changes to energy, environmental and...more
Darren Goodman, Megan Monson, and Taryn Cannataro provide a high-level overview of Section 280G issues that can arise when a private company considers selling (otherwise known as the golden parachute rules), including what...more
Overseas investors are welcome in the UK. Save as set out below, there are no specific laws prohibiting foreign investment in the UK nor are there any business requirements for UK participation in the ownership or management...more
The Situation: On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released its first draft of much-anticipated comprehensive U.S. tax reform legislation as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Chairman Brady’s markup of the bill...more
Mr. Brant’s article offers readers a broad overview of the QSub election and a review of the history surrounding its statutory creation. In addition, it provides a rather in-depth discussion of the QSub qualification...more
Smith Anderson's tax group is now offering complimentary presentations. This webinar will provide an introduction to the tax rules related to certain payments to insiders triggered by a change in control of a corporation...more
The much-maligned 1980s tactic of “greenmail” appears to have made a comeback in 2013. “Greenmail” has generally been defined as the practice of purchasing enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, and then using...more
A federal bankruptcy court judge has held that Washington Mutual, Inc. (WMI), a parent holding company that owned bank subsidiaries conducting business in Oregon, did not have nexus in Oregon by virtue of its ownership of the...more