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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

For Tax Purposes, Are Limited Partners Really Limited Partners?

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In Soroban Capital Partners v. Commissioner, the United States Tax Court determined that entities formed as state law limited partnerships did not necessarily mean that the limited partnerships’ limited partners were limited...more

DarrowEverett LLP

‘As Such’: Soroban Case Puts Limited Partnerships Under Tax Scrutiny

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In Soroban Capital Partners, LP v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court determined that the exception to net earnings from self-employment in Section 1402(a)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Tax Court: Limited Partner SECA Exception Requires Functional Analysis

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The U.S. Tax Court recently issued a precedential opinion in Soroban Capital v. Commissioner, holding that the limited partner exception to the Self-Employed Contributions Act (SECA) in Section 1402(a)(13) of the Internal...more

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Tax Court Holds That Active Limited Partners of State Law Limited Partnerships May Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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Section 1402(a)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that the distributive share of “limited partners, as such” from a partnership is not subject to self-employment tax.[1] Managers of private equity and hedge funds are...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Limited in Name but Not in Tax? U.S. Tax Court Increases Tax Liability for Limited Partners

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Certain limited partners in venture capital and private equity will likely see an increase in their tax liability due to a recent U.S. Tax Court decision. Generally, partners in a partnership and members in a limited...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Impactful Tax Court Decision May Now Subject “Limited Partners” to New Self-Employment Tax Burden

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A U.S. Tax Court ruled on November 28, 2023, that limited partners in a partnership may be obligated to remit self-employment tax if they are not actually “limited” with respect to their involvement and relationship to a...more

Troutman Pepper

Tax Court Rules That Limited Partners May Be Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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Summary - On November 28, the Tax Court, granting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) summary judgment, held in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner that a state law limited partner who is limited in name only, is...more

Morgan Lewis

US Tax Court Decision Opens Limited Partners to Self-Employment Tax Exposure

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Private equity, hedge fund, and other investment fund sponsors should be aware of the recent development in the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) audit campaign with respect to potential liability for Self-Employment...more

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US Tax Court Will Weigh In on Self-Employment Tax for Limited Partners

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Private equity, hedge fund, and other investment fund sponsors should be aware that there continue to be significant developments in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS’s) audit campaign with respect to the potential...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Secondary U.S. Withholding for Transfers in Private Investment Funds Delayed Until January 1, 2023

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Key Points - Fund-level liability for a buyer’s failure to withhold upon secondary market transfer of an LP interest in a fund with ECI assets will apply only for transfers on or after January 1, 2023. Certain...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2019 Year-End Private Wealth Advisory

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In 2019, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) and its resulting tax reform continued to dominate the planning landscape. As outlined in our 2018 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory, the Act made significant changes to individual...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

LLC Operating Agreements And Partnership Agreements Should Be Amended To Address New Law

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If you signed an LLC operating or partnership agreement prior to January 1, 2018, it may need to be amended to accommodate a significant new rule regarding taxation of partnerships. Effective for tax years beginning after...more

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Tax Reform – I.R.S. Updates Withholding Tax Guidance on Sales of Partnership Interests

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On April 2, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2018-29 (the “Notice”), announcing the intention of the IRS and the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations regarding the withholding requirements...more

Verrill

Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation

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In this episode of Verrill Voices: Lawyers on Tap, Verrill Dana attorneys Jennifer Green and Jonathan Dunitz discuss the importance of entity formation to the overall success of a brewery business, and the differences between...more

Troutman Pepper

Foreign Partners Victims of Tax Reform - Tax Update, Volume 2018, Issue 1

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More than 25 years after the IRS announced its position that foreign partners were subject to tax on the gain from the sale of the partnership interests, the Tax Court decided in favor of taxpayers. ...more

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