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Edward Tanenbaum

About Edward Tanenbaum

Edward Tanenbaum is co-chair of the firm’s Federal & International Tax Group and a member of the firm’s Global Resources & Strategies Committee. Mr. Tanenbaum’s practice consists primarily of planning and structuring tax efficient solutions for cross-border business transactions and investments by foreign multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals.

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Letter Ruling Conjures Ghost of Section 958(b)(4) Past

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 continues to reverberate even unto the end of 2020. Our International Tax Group discusses a letter ruling that may have been a harbinger of proposed regulations to address exceptions to Section 367(a) gain recognition in light of the TCJA’s repeal of Section 958(b)(4). The specter of foreign-to-U.S. downward attributionCurtailing collateral effects of the repeal of Section 958(b)(4)Proposed regulations formalize pre-TCJA approach in targeted Section 367(a) context Click here to read the full advisory. [...]Read more

Treasury’s High Wire Act – Final and Proposed Regulations on CFC High-Tax Exceptions

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Our International Tax Group examines the high-tax exclusion (HTE) in new final regulations under the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regime and the potentially precarious side effects U.S. shareholders face in choosing whether to apply the HTE. The 2020 final regulations apply the GILTI HTE on a “tested unit” and “all or nothing” basisThe 2020 proposed regulations would conform the Subpart F HTE to the finalized GILTI HTE, creating a single unified HTE for both regimesThe decision whether to elect the GILTI HTE must balance implications under other TCJA provisions and possibly [...]Read more

Final FDII Regulations Released

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Talk about a summer beach read... The IRS’s final regulations for Section 250 deductions for FDII and GILTI are here for your light summer reading. Better yet, let our International Tax Group explain it all for you. The Section 250 deduction generally applies to domestic C corporationsA more relaxed and flexible approach to documentation and substantiation requirementsClarification for the software industry on foreign use of digital sales and advertising Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Who Says You Can’t Go Home? IRS Sends Care Package to Those Away from Home Due to COVID-19

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Government-ordered travel restrictions have kept taxpayers far from home, but new IRS guidance provides some relief. Our International Tax Group translates the Revenue Procedures and FAQs into plain English. How noncitizens will be treated as nonresidentsAmericans abroad facing adverse conditions could remain qualified individualsAre you engaged in a U.S. trade or business? Click here to read the full advisory. Alston & Bird has formed a multidisciplinary response and relief team to advise clients on the business and legal implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19). [...]Read more

What’s Your Source? Proposed Regulations on Sourcing Inventory Sales

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Is your inventory sales income U.S. or foreign source? Well, it depends. In case you missed it, our International Tax Group explores the various sourcing rules the IRS has proposed to sort out possible inconsistencies and overlaps caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Place of production now determines source for sales of produced inventory
Coordinating Section 863(b) and Section 865 for sales through an office
The overlap of Section 865(e)(2) and Section 864(c)(4)(B)(iii) for certain “nonresidents”

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