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Withholding Requirements for Transfers of Venture Capital Fund Interests by Non-US Limited Partners

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The secondary market for limited partner interests in venture capital funds has witnessed robust growth in recent years as an increasing number of existing venture fund investors seek an early exit from their positions for...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

For Tax Purposes, Are Limited Partners Really Limited Partners?

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

Gray Reed

Tax Court Finds that SECA Limited Partner Exception Requires ‘Functional Analysis Test’

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A recent U.S. Tax Court decision provides clarity to what the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) considers a limited partner for purposes of the ‘limited partner exception’ to the Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) tax...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Guidance on Limited Partnership Exception May Include a Functional Analysis Test

In September, Treasury announced forthcoming guidance that will clarify whether the limited partner exception applies to limited partners that actively participate in their businesses....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

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

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

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

Seward & Kissel LLP

For Fund Managers, Tax Court Ruling Sets Limited Partners Back “As Such”

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Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends - The United States Tax Court recently issued a ruling (the “Ruling”) pertaining to the possible exclusion of a limited partner’s distributive share of income...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Guidance on Limited Partnership Exception May Be Near

On September 29, 2023, Treasury released the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan, which included “Guidance under section 1402(a)(13),” signaling the government’s intention to finally clarify the confusion surrounding the limited...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Case May Bring Clarity on Self-Employment Tax on Limited Partners

Taxpayers are once again challenging the IRS’s position that a partner cannot wear two hats (i.e., service provider and investor) and still qualify as a limited partner for Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) purposes....more

Freeman Law

Transfers of Stock or Securities to Investment Partnerships: A Dangerous Exception Lurking for the Unwary

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The formation of a partnership is generally a nonrecognition transaction for both the contributing partner and the newly created firm. Thus, no gain is recognized to a partnership or to any of its partners because of a...more

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Foreign Partner Not Taxable on Partnership Sale

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Private equity and venture capital funds often invest in portfolio companies that are formed as partnerships or limited liability companies. But these investments create certain problems for foreign limited partners (LPs) in...more

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Publicly Traded Partnership Proposed Regulations

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Widely held partnerships are a significant source of funding for oil, gas and certain natural resources projects, but the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) rules can cause such partnerships to be treated as corporations for...more

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