Insights
- Topic: Tax Reform
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- Client AlertFebruary 4, 2019
In December 2017, Congress added a provision to the tax code that allows some taxpayers to defer some capital gain and eliminate other gain if the taxpayer invests in an Opportunity Zone and certain conditions are met.
- Client AlertJanuary 16, 2019
The beginning of each year provides an opportunity for investment advisers to review compliance and regulatory matters, including issues related to private investment funds and commodity pools.
- Client AlertNovember 30, 2018
New treasury regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service on October 31 significantly diminish the sting of Section 956 for many US corporations that own stock in non-US corporations that have investments in US property.
- Client AlertSeptember 21, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service recently provided excise tax relief for funds taxed as regulated investment companies that were required to increase their gross income because of the new Section 965 transition tax.
- ArticleMay 17, 2018
Under 1991 US guidance, if a non-US partner sold its interest in a US partnership, the selling partner would look through to the business of the partnership and would be required to file a US tax return and pay US tax if the partnership would have had income effectively connected to a US trade or business on a deemed sale of its assets. But that guidance was reversed in a tax court case. Then the US position was reversed again in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
- ArticleJournal of TaxationMay 2018
For non-US individuals and corporations that invest in real estate within the US, the rules that subject their gains to US federal income tax generally are found under Section 897. The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act rules have often been attacked as a disincentive for overseas investors to enter the US real estate market.
- ArticleJournal of Taxation of Financial ProductsMarch 2018
This article describes the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on securitization transactions. The article addresses in detail the new limitation on the deduction for business interest expense as well as the requirement that the transferee of an equity interest in a partnership engaged in a US trade or business withhold 10% of the amount realized unless the transferor certifies that it is a US person.
- Client AlertFebruary 13, 2018
Although recent legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act retained Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code (and its notorious deemed dividend issue), the enactment of other changes may reduce the impact of Section 956 on taxpayers.
- Client AlertJanuary 3, 2018
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the most sweeping tax law changes in the last thirty years. Highlights of the new tax reform legislation as they impact individuals are summarized in this Client Alert.
- Client AlertDecember 22, 2017
Overlooked in the many discussions about the new tax laws are the consequences on trusts and estates and the high likelihood trusts and their beneficiaries will see larger income tax bills for the next seven years. This Client Alert focuses on how the tax changes will impact trusts and estates, identify some of the significant uncertainties and provide recommendations for fiduciaries.
- Client AlertDecember 21, 2017
On December 20, Congress passed the act commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Although no provision of the Act was designed specifically to address securitization transactions, two new sets of rules are likely to have significant effects on at least some securitization transactions
- Client AlertDecember 19, 2017
On December 15, House and Senate conferees reached an agreement on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and released the final version of the Bill, which is expected to be voted on this week in the House and Senate.
- Client AlertDecember 7, 2017
Both the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act include a new provision that would impose an excise tax on the compensation paid by certain tax-exempt organizations if the compensation to a covered employee is more than $1 million.
- Client AlertDecember 6, 2017
Both the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act include a new provision that would impose an excise tax on the compensation paid by certain exempt organizations, including certain state and local governmental entities, if the compensation to a covered employee is more than $1 million.
- Client AlertNovember 15, 2017
On November 2, Representative Brady released the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” On November 9, the Senate Finance Committee released a “Description of the Chairman’s Mark of the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.’” This summary highlights four provisions in the proposed legislation that will be of particular interest to financial institutions.
- Client AlertNovember 3, 2017
On November 2, Representative Brady released the proposed text of the long-awaited federal income tax reform bill. The bill also includes a provision that appears aimed at subjecting public pension plans to unrelated business taxable income.
- Client AlertNovember 3, 2017
On November 2, Representative Kevin Brady released the proposed text of the long-awaited federal income tax reform bill. The bill also includes a provision that creates a limit on the deductibility of interest. If enacted, this provision could have potentially wide-reaching impacts on securitization transactions.
- Client AlertNovember 2, 2017
On November 2, Representative Brady released the proposed text of the long-awaited federal income tax reform bill. If enacted into law, the bill would eliminate all tax-exempt private activity bonds, tax credit bonds and all tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.
- Client AlertOctober 5, 2017
The recently released “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code” includes a proposed limitation on the deductibility of interest expense by corporations. Although this framework does not provide details as to the nature or scope of the proposed limitations, any such limitations will potentially affect the balance in preferences between debt and equity funding.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 13, 2014
The following is a summary of certain proposed changes to the Real Estate Investment Trust provisions of the Internal Revenue Code included in recent legislative proposals.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 13, 2014
Legislative proposals by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp would expand the scope of the unrelated business taxable income rules so that state and local pension funds would be subject to tax on certain investment income, including, in some instances, income from investment funds.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 12, 2014
Recently proposed legislation would generally (i) require sale treatment when a C corporation elects to become a regulated investment company or transfers assets to a RIC, (ii) treat certain RIC shares as United States real property interests subject to tax by non-U.S. persons on disposition, and (iii) provide that RIC dividends received through foreign corporations would not be eligible for a dividends received deduction.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 11, 2014
The Tax Reform Act of 2014 intends to simplify and consolidate the individual taxation scheme by consolidating, changing, or eliminating a variety of current tax benefits and the tax rates.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 10, 2014
In March 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its general explanation of the tax proposals in the Obama administration’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 10, 2014
Federal income tax reform has been the subject of numerous congressional discussions and committee hearings over the last year.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 5, 2014
Legislative proposals by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp would repeal the 4% LIHTC and change the way LIHTCs are allocated by the States.
- Client AlertClient AlertMarch 4, 2014
On February 26, 2014, Representative David Camp, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, released draft legislation referred to as the Tax Reform Act of 2014 that proposes to amend major portions of the Internal Revenue Code to provide for comprehensive tax reform.
- Client AlertClient AlertDecember 13, 2013
Recent legislative tax reforms proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus could have far reaching tax and other economic consequences to many holders of interests in real estate and tangible personal property, whether as investors, lessors, or other business users.
