What is a hedged executory contract? A “hedged executory contract” is another type of transaction that is eligible for integration under Code Section 988(d). A hedged executory contract results when a taxpayer enters into an...more
Are there special hedging provisions for section 988 transactions? Yes. In addition to the business hedging rules I address in our earlier Q&A with Andie series, a special hedging provision is available at Code section 988(d)...more
Businesses often manage their price risks by hedging those risks with financial derivative contracts. Because businesses generate ordinary income and loss on their normal business activities, they want to be sure their...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates...more
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) addressing the transition from London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) to the use of...more
On September 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final and temporary regulations under Section 871(m), the Internal Revenue Code provision that treats “dividend equivalents” paid under certain contracts as...more
The Treasury and the IRS offered two pieces of highly anticipated guidance on July 18 that are particularly relevant to the life insurance industry. ...more