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Venable LLP

Type F Reorganizations: General Overview and the Problem of Dissenting Shareholders

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Choosing the type of entity to form and where to form it are two of the most common early legal decisions that founders make when they start their own businesses. Founders typically register their companies in the state where...more

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Proposed regulations provide guidance regarding certain aspects of spinoffs and reorganizations

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (REG-112261-23 and REG-112261-24) adding and amending parts of the regulations...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations on Tax-Free Reorganizations, Spin-Offs

On January 13, the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released long-awaited proposed regulations governing the treatment of certain features of tax-free corporate spin-off and split-off transactions.  The IRS and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Trust Beneficiary Engages In Like Kind Exchange Using Trust Property

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It is a basic principle of the income tax that the gain or loss realized by a taxpayer from the conversion of property into cash, or from the exchange of property for other property that differs materially in kind from the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Proposed 'Killer B' Regulations Reduce Compliance Sting

On October 5, the U.S. Treasury released long-awaited proposed regulations regarding inbound cross-border reorganizations, implementing (with modifications) policies that had been announced in 2014 and 2016 notices. These...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury Department's First Repurchase Excise Tax Guidance Contains Rotten "Easter Eggs"

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS intend to issue proposed regulations addressing application of a new excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock under Section 4501 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Section...more

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New Stock Buyback Tax: Some Questions Answered, Others Remain

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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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Upcoming Proposed Regulatory Changes to Stock Buyback Excise Tax

With another new year nearly upon us, we call attention to regulatory changes to the Stock Buyback Excise Tax that will be proposed to take effect on January 1 and the implications on more non-U.S. corporations. Specifically,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Issues Taxpayer-Favorable Debt Workout Ruling

In PLR 202050014, the IRS ruled that a parent would not recognize taxable gain when its disregarded entity transferred a newly formed corporation’s stock to creditors in satisfaction of its debt pursuant to a “G”...more

Freeman Law

Mere Change?—“F” Reorganization Qualifies in Spite of Change in Plan

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Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.” Perhaps that quote is a tad strong to apply generally to corporate reorganizations under Section 368 of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of US Tax Reform on Mergers and Acquisitions: New Opportunities and Pitfalls

On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which includes numerous changes that will significantly impact mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Although the TCJA has rightly been...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: August 2017 - The IRS Withdraws Proposed ‘Net Value’ Regulations

The IRS announced in July that it has withdrawn proposed regulations (the net value regulations) that provided guidance regarding corporate formations, reorganizations and liquidations of insolvent corporations. Those...more

Perkins Coie

Don’t Burst My Bubble! IRS Provides Clarity for F Reorganizations

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Recently, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations addressing reorganizations, commonly referred to as “F reorganizations,” under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). F reorganizations...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

To the Direct Acquirer Belong the Tax Attributes: Proposed Regulations Modify the Definition of Acquiring Corporation for Purposes...

On May 7, Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations addressing which corporation succeeds to the tax attributes of another corporation that transfers assets in an acquisitive asset reorganization described in IRC §§...more

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