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Spinoffs Reorganizations

A&O Shearman

Proposed regulations provide guidance regarding certain aspects of spinoffs and reorganizations

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (REG-112261-23 and REG-112261-24) adding and amending parts of the regulations...more

Miller Nash LLP

Today in Tax: IRS Introduces Fast-Track Process for Obtaining Letter Rulings

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Corporate reorganizations and spin-off transactions are transactions where there is often a great deal of incentive to qualify for tax-free treatment. In many cases, the amount of tax at issue justifies obtaining a private...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Proposed Regulations Would Block Some Spinoffs

Proposed regulations issued on July 14, 2016 generally would prevent tax-free spinoffs involving companies with less than 5% active business assets and spinoffs where one company holds a substantial amount of nonbusiness...more

Alston & Bird

A Reverse Morris Trust Ruling

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LTR 201542004 at first seems to involve a standard spinoff for the purpose of pursuing a reverse Morris Trust combination of Controlled with a Merger Partner, with the “significant issue” for ruling being a proposed swap of...more

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