On January 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum (CCA 202302011) concluding that taxpayers cannot claim a deduction for cryptocurrency losses that have, absent a sale or other...more
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The legislation passed the House on August 12, and was signed by President Biden on August 16. Among significant changes designed to fight climate...more
On August 16, 2022 President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) into law. The IRA includes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks and a two-year extension of...more
On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). The tax provisions in the bill that was passed vary from the bill that was originally released on July 27, 2022 by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)...more
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has caused significant financial hardship in the hospitality industry. This alert addresses the tax consequences of a lender and borrower agreeing to restructure a loan by either: (1) reducing...more
The new regulations proposed in September under Section 382(h) regarding built-in-gain raise several international tax issues that companies planning for post-acquisition integration of loss corporations should be aware of....more
On September 9, 2019, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed regulations (proposed regulations) addressing items of income and deduction that are included in the calculation of...more
Proposed Section 382(h) regulations released this week (the Proposed Regulations) potentially would increase the scope of a corporation’s income – namely, cancellation of debt income (COD Income) - recognized after an...more