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At a recent conference of the American Bar Association, Treasury Associate Tax Legislative Counsel Colin Campbell Jr. stated that the recent proposed regulations governing corporate spin-off and reorganization...more
These proposed regulations applicable to tax-free spin-offs would impose a range of new substantive requirements and greatly expand the information that must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") by taxpayers...more
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
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The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2024-24 (Revenue Procedure) and Notice 2024-38 (Notice) establishing revised standards and procedures for taxpayers...more
Earlier this month, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2024-24, which sets forth new requirements for requests for private letter rulings ("PLRs") on corporate spin-off and split-off transactions. (Both spin-offs...more
Over the last three months, public statements by U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials have suggested that they are in the process of significantly revising the rules governing tax-free spin-offs, split-offs...more
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On January 14, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") released Revenue Procedure 2022-10, which establishes a "fast-track processing" pilot program for certain private letter ruling requests that are solely or primarily...more
Brief commentary on recent cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance as of December 14, 2021. U.S. Agreements Expand Potential Tax Credits for Digital Service Taxes - The global tax landscape is...more
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Our Federal Tax Group considers whether corporations that have engaged in spinoffs should be aggressive in deducting expenses. ...more
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The “five-year active trade or business” or “ATB” requirement of section 355 is notorious for defeating many otherwise promising tax-free spin-off transactions. Consider the following common scenarios... Originally...more
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