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The BEAT Goes On and On – New Final BEAT Regulations

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Our International Tax Group elaborates on the final regulations recently issued by the IRS and Treasury on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT). Key changes from the regulations proposed in 2019Clarification on determining a taxpayer’s aggregate group and how the BEAT applies to partnershipsModifications related to the election to waive deductions Read the full advisory here. [...]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

Risky Business – Allocating Losses When Your Supply Chain Is Disrupted

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Should a subsidiary incur losses due to risks it assumed? Can a parent take on losses? Our International Tax Group investigates the nuances of regulations from U.S. and international agencies and offers actions multinational enterprises can take now to prepare for the tax implications of COVID-19-related disruptions.

Who bears and controls the risk?
Useful guidance from the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations
Actions to take now and in the future

Alston & Bird has formed a multidisciplinary task force to advise clients on the business [...]Read more