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Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Liability

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Tax Liability Insurance - M&A and Beyond

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During the diligence phase of a transaction, it is not uncommon for a buyer to identify potential tax liabilities that may be caused by a number of situations: uncertainty over a tax structure, an estimated fair market value...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Final Treasury Regulations Implement a 10-Year Transition Rule for Existing Domestically Controlled REITs

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) have recently issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) that significantly impact the determination of whether a real...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Turning Tax Credits into Cash: IRS and Treasury Release Proposed Direct Pay and Transferability Regulations

On June 14, 2023, the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations regarding the monetization of certain clean energy tax credits, as well as temporary regulations regarding mandatory information and registration...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Budget 2023 – Sovereign Wealth Funds Not Subject to Corporation Tax

As part of the Spring 2023 Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has scrapped plans to require sovereign wealth funds to pay corporation tax on property and commercial enterprises. The United Kingdom (“UK”) government had...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Proposed Regulations May Affect Taxation of Foreign Investors in REITs

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On December 29, 2022 the IRS and the Treasury Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100442-22) (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, among other things, affects the determination when Real Estate Investment...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Look-Through Rules Will Impact Foreign Investment in REITs

Proposed regulations issued on December 29, 2022 include a new look-through rule that will affect the determination of whether a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is considered to be domestically controlled. A REIT is...more

Goodwin

UK Consultation on Sovereign Immunity from UK Direct Tax - Implications for Real Estate Investments

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​​​​​​​HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are consulting on proposed changes to the U.K.’s existing approach to sovereign immunity from U.K. direct taxation. The proposed changes would be a major step change in the...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Revenue Officials Disallow REIT Dividend Deductions

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Missouri law allows taxpayer corporations to reduce their Missouri-taxable income by the amount of “corporate dividends from sources within Missouri.” The statute is said to be a legislative policy choice to encourage...more

BCLP

Sovereign investors likely to start paying UK tax - impact on UK real estate investment

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The UK government is consulting on bringing overseas sovereign investors in UK real estate within the scope of UK direct tax from April 2024 as part of measures amending the scope of the sovereign immunity tax exemption. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Revenue Adjusted Lease Payments Are Not REIT Qualifying Income

On February 4, 2022, the IRS released a private letter ruling revoking its prior approval of certain lease payments as “rents from real property” for purposes of the REIT income tests....more

Freeman Law

What is a REIT? Real Estate Investment Trusts and Taxation

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REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are often described as a mutual fund for real estate.  Congress established REITs to allow individual investors to invest in large-scale, income-producing real estate. Since their...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Closing the Books November 2021 - The UK's Autumn Budget 2021: Implications for Real Estate

As we draw close to the end of the year, we take a moment to revisit some of the taxation changes announced in the Autumn budget, with some of these being implemented in the upcoming tax year in April 2022. ...more

Freeman Law

IRS Publishes Proposed BBA Regulations on Special Enforcement Matters

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Over 5 years ago, then President Obama ushered in sweeping changes to the method and manner in which partnerships are audited and partnership tax is assessed and collected through his signing of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan...more

Stinson LLP

IRS Releases Carried Interest Proposed Regulations

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On July 31, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code further clarifying the tax treatment of carried interest and other "applicable partnership interests" (APIs)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup June 22 – June 26, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 22 – June 26, 2020. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Oil Price War and Challenging Debt Markets: Tax Risks and Strategies for Upstream and Midstream Companies

Many upstream and midstream companies are grappling with the prospect of severe liquidity constraints due to the rapid deterioration of both the commodity markets and the debt capital markets. While upstream companies have...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

REIT Issues for Retail Leasing Professionals

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As retail leasing continues to evolve, real estate investment trust (REIT) landlords, retail tenants and the business / advisory teams on both sides will want to ensure that REIT issues are surfaced and negotiated before the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup June 3 – 7, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 3 – 7, 2019. June 4, 2019: The IRS issued a news release noting that it granted tax relief...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Regulations Dramatically Alter Partnership 'Disguised Sales' and Allocation of Partnership Liabilities

On October 4, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued a sweeping package of proposed, temporary and final regulations under the Internal Revenue Code that, among other things, significantly...more

Morgan Lewis

DC Circuit Ruling Threatens to Topple FERC Tax Allowance Policy

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Court rules that FERC policy permitting a tax allowance for pass-through entities may unjustifiably permit “double-recovery” of tax expense. On July 1, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo Tax Talk - Volume 8, No. 3

Final and Temporary Dividend Equivalent Regulations Issued – Some Good, Some Bad, And Some Ugly: On September 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final and temporary regulations under Section 871(m),...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Senate Finance Committee Takes Unanimous Step Toward FIRPTA Reform"

On February 11, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a significant reform to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA). The proposal demonstrates the continued bipartisan legislative...more

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