Our Federal Tax Group reflects on the Third Circuit’s recent SIH Partners v. Commissioner ruling and suggests taking a second look at old Treasury regulations that might not survive judicial scrutiny....more
Tax structuring under the previous regime - Prior to the issuance of the final regulations described below, under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its related Treasury Regulations, for U.S. tax...more
Section 956 final regulations confirm those eligible for territorial dividend exemption can benefit from foreign guarantee and collateral support without incurring US tax. On May 23, 2019, the US Treasury and Internal...more
On May 23, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS published final regulations (the final regulations) under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). ...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") proposed new regulations under Section 956 of the Code (the "Proposed Regulations") that are likely to enhance the availability of...more
Our International Tax Group takes stock of new proposed regulations that try to keep Section 956 relevant despite the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act....more
Until the issuance of the Proposed Regulations described below, under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) and Treasury Regulations thereunder, deemed dividends were potentially created when a U.S. borrower...more
Following tax reform at the end of 2017, cash dividends from a foreign corporate subsidiary to a domestic corporate 10 percent shareholder are exempt from U.S. income tax because the shareholder is permitted a...more
On October 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") under Section 956 that could substantially increase the collateral packages made available by US corporate borrowers...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") that would generally reduce the amount that a corporate U.S. shareholder is required...more