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International Tax Reform Is Here

January 16, 2018 By Edward Tanenbaum and Scott Harty

Our International Tax Group reveals how savvy and flexible taxpayers can optimize their tax position in the new landscape created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. New territorial system and mandatory repatriation Anti-base erosion measures Changes to Subpart F and other provisions Click here to read the full advisory. [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Inbound, International - Outbound, International Tax Advisory, Tax Reform Tagged With: 100% dividends-received deduction, Anti-Hybrid Provisions, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax, BEAT, FDII, foreign tax credit, Foreign-Derived Intangible Income Deduction, mandatory repatriation tax, section 965, Subpart F, tax reform

PATH Act Brings FIRPTA Changes

February 2, 2016 By Heather Ripley

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”), signed December 18, 2015, introduces significant changes to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), particularly concerning REITs. The reforms are generally intended to make foreign investment in U.S. real estate more attractive, though some revenue-raising measures are thrown in the mix. Among the PATH Act's taxpayer-friendly FIRPTA updates: The ownership threshold for foreign “portfolio investors” in publicly traded REITs increases from 5% to 10%. These investors are exempt from FIRPTA tax [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Corporate Tax Planning, International - Inbound, International Tax Advisory, RICs, REITs and other Special Entities Tagged With: FIRPTA, PATH Act, pension funds, portfolio investors, REIT, RIC, US real property, withholding tax

Déjà Vu All Over Again – The Recurring Saga of Expiring Tax Provisions

September 21, 2015 By Carolyn Smith

If you go by what Yogi Berra says, tax policy and baseball have a lot in common.  Just as we head toward the end of the regular season of baseball and hope we make it to play-offs, Congress is doing the same.  Having returned from the August recess, they are looking ahead at what they need to do to finish strong.  As for déjà vu, the atmosphere surrounding expired tax provisions is markedly similar to what it was last year around this time.  Will the result be different this year?  Maybe.  Let’s take a look at the issues and what’s happened so far. Discussions of tax reform have [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal - Corporate Tax Planning, Federal Tax, International - Corporate Tax Planning, International - Inbound, International - Outbound, Tax Policy Tagged With: tax reform

Scapegoats: How Foreign Taxpayers’ Credits & Refunds Could Be Limited by Withholding Agents’ Non-Compliance

May 19, 2015 By Heather Ripley

In Notice 2015-10 (the “Notice”), the IRS announced that it and the Treasury will issue regulations to limit credits or refunds for withholding taxes under Chapter 3 (Sections 1441-1443) and Chapter 4 (Sections 1471-1472, aka FATCA) to the amount actually deposited by withholding agents. The hope is that this “deposit limitation” will lessen the Treasury’s financial risk of crediting or refunding more tax, based on Form 1042-S reporting, than it collects or can collect. The Notice previews regulatory amendments to provide that a credit or refund for withheld tax is available only [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Inbound Tagged With: chapter 3, chapter 4, FATCA, international tax advisory, Notice 2015-10, tax deposits, withholding agent, withholding tax

IRS Private Letter Ruling Holds that Pass-Through Interests in Mortgages Can Qualify as Registered Form Obligations

February 25, 2015 By Daniel Reach

In late January, the IRS issued a private letter ruling (P.L.R. 201504004) dealing with whether interests in a non-grantor trust and a partnership are considered to be in registered form, a precursor to qualification for payments thereon to the portfolio interest exemption. Although the ruling answers in the affirmative, it does not ultimately state whether the particular payments addressed in the ruling would be eligible for the portfolio interest exemption. To qualify for the portfolio interest exemption, and avoid U.S. withholding tax on payments of U.S.-source interest to a foreign person, [...]Read more

Filed Under: Financial Products and Securities, International - Corporate Tax Planning, International - Inbound, International Tax Alert, Partnerships, RICs, REITs and other Special Entities Tagged With: engaged in a US trade or business, grantor trust, PLR, portfolio interest exemption

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