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The SEC Continues Its War On Crime Victims

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More than a decade ago, I expressed concern when the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Koss Corporation and one its CEO, Mr. Koss, with filing materially false financial statements after the corporation had...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

IRS Releases Final Regulations Impacting FIRPTA Exemption for Domestically Controlled REITs

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On April 24, 2024, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations (“Final Regulations”) under Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, addressing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Treasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding the Stock Buyback Excise Tax

On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 45011 relating to the one percent stock buyback excise tax. This...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FinCEN Issues Final Rule Implementing Access and Safeguard Provisions of the CTA

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted in 2021 and became effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The CTA was passed with the aim of enhancing transparency in corporate ownership, so as to combat the proliferation of anonymous...more

Dickinson Wright

Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Date Is Approaching Quickly | 企業透明性法遵守について

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企業透明性法(以下「法」)は2021年に採択されたが、財務省の金融犯罪取締ネットワーク(以下「FinCEN」)が規制を設ける間、施行が遅れていました。しかし、その遵守期限は間近に迫っています。2024年1月1日以降に設立される報告対象会社は、設立後30日以内に報告書を提出する必要があります。2023年末時点ですでに存在する報告対象会社は、2024年末までに最初の報告を行う必要があります。...more

Dickinson Wright

Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Date Is Approaching Quickly |《企业透明法案》合规日期即将到来

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Although the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) was adopted in 2021,  implementation has been delayed while the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)  established regulations. The...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS issues transitional guidance regarding reporting and paying the stock buyback tax

On June 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2023-18 (the Announcement), which provides transitional guidance with respect to the stock repurchase excise tax under section 4501 (the Buyback Tax)....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Initial Guidance for New U.S. Excise Tax on Stock Repurchase Transactions: IRS Substantially Expands Scope of Applicable Canadian...

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In our blog post dated August 22, 2022, we discussed the one percent (1%) excise tax on certain stock repurchase transactions by certain publicly traded corporations enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Treasury and the IRS Release Interim Guidance on the One-Percent Excise Tax on Stock Repurchases by Publicly Traded Companies

The “Inflation Reduction Act” introduced Section 4501, which contains a new one percent excise tax on certain stock repurchases and economically similar transactions undertaken by publicly traded U.S. corporations and certain...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Client Alert: Beneficial Ownership Reporting at the Federal Level effective January 1, 2024

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Most entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. will, beginning January 1, 2024, be required to self-report beneficial ownership information to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup September 12 – September 16, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 12, 2022 – September 16, 2022...more

Dechert LLP

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, Excise Tax on Corporate Stock Repurchases, and Business Loss...

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On August 12, 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. Alongside sweeping changes to energy, environmental and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Inflation Reduction Act: New U.S. Excise Tax on Stock Repurchase Transactions Applicable to Certain Canadian Companies

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by certain...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

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​​​​​​​On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Recent developments include: SEC...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Executive decision: IRS finalizes section 162(m) regulations

On December 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department issued final regulations under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, following proposed regulations issued in December 2019. The final...more

Snell & Wilmer

New Year, New Laws – Congress Passes Major Anti-Money Laundering Act

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On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an omnibus bill that includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”). The AMLA bans the use of anonymous shell companies...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Round Two: Reauthorization of the Paycheck Protection Program

On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA 2021”) was signed into law. The CAA 2021 not only provides an omnibus spending bill for the 2021 fiscal year, it also contains provisions...more

Foley Hoag LLP

SBA Issues Regulations on New Round of PPP Loans

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On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Treasury released interim final rules related to the expansion and extension of the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New SBA Questionnaires Ask Borrowers to Justify PPP Loan Necessity

The Small Business Administration’s questionnaires request information related not only to the economic condition of the borrower at the time it received the PPP loan, but also about its economic experience after receiving...more

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Public company PPP participants with liquidity alternatives beware: New U.S. Treasury guidance allows safe harbor for return of...

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Reportedly more than 100 public companies received more than half a billion dollars of funds available under the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program. On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury published new guidance...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Regulators Continue To Take Action In The Wake Of The COVID-19 Outbreak

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In This Issue. Federal and state regulators continued to take action in the wake of the ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As discussed in several Goodwin client alerts, Congress passed, and the President...more

Bracewell LLP

Final Regulations and New Proposed Regulations on Immediate Expensing: Implications for Energy and Infrastructure

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On September 13, 2019, the IRS and Treasury Department released final regulations (the Final Regulations) and new proposed regulations (the New Proposed Regulations) that interpret and clarify the regime for immediate...more

Dechert LLP

And We Mean It - Proposed Regulation Doubles Down on the Elimination of the Performance-Based Exception Under Section 162(m) of...

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Last week, on December 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) published a proposed regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”) under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

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