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How to Price in a Pandemic: New OECD Guidance on Transfer Pricing Challenges Caused by COVID-19

December 29, 2020 By Richard Slowinski and Stefanie Kavanagh

Our International Tax Group examines how the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s new guidance reiterates the central role of the arm’s-length standard and provides guideposts for taxpayers and tax administrations as they analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting intercompany pricing. Comparability analysisLosses and the allocation of COVID-19 specific costsGovernment assistance programsAdvance pricing agreements Read the full advisory here. Alston & Bird has formed a multidisciplinary response and relief team to advise clients on the business and legal [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Transfer Pricing, International Tax Advisory Tagged With: APA, BEAT, CARES Act, covid-19, MNE, multinational enterprise, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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

June 24, 2020 By Edward Tanenbaum and April McLeod

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

Filed Under: International Tax Advisory Tagged With: Alien Individuals and Revenue Procedure 2020-20, covid-19, IRS, Revenue Procedure 2020-27

Federal Tax Advisory: Disaster Losses

June 1, 2020 By Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

With taxes, the present can affect the past. Our Federal Tax Group takes note of a little-known rule that could allow disaster losses from 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic to be used as losses for 2019. An introduction to Section 165(i)The expansion of Section 165(i)Expect guidance from Treasury Read the full advisory here. 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

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: covid-19, Section 165, Treasury

Risky Business – Allocating Losses When Your Supply Chain Is Disrupted

April 17, 2020 By Stefanie Kavanagh and Richard Slowinski

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

Filed Under: International Tax Advisory Tagged With: 017 OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, 17 OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, BEAT, Code, covid-19, customs, FDII, foreign distributor, GILTI, MNEs, multinational enterprises, NOLs, OECD, OECD TPG, Section 162, Section 163(j), section 482, Subpart F, Transfer Pricing Guidelines, VAT

IRS Issues COVID-19 Forbearance Guidance for REMICs and Investment Trusts

April 16, 2020 By Daniel Reach, Clay Littlefield and John Baron

Yesterday, our Federal Tax Group discussed a new Revenue Procedure from the IRS that provides useful real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) and investment trust safe harbors for mortgage loan payment forbearances (and related modifications).

What safe harbors are available?
Which mortgage loan forbearance programs are eligible?
How are “related modifications” treated?

Alston & Bird has formed a multidisciplinary task force to advise clients on the business and legal implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: CARES Act, covid-19, excess fees, forbearance, foreclosure property, IRS, payment delays, power-to-vary standard, principally secured, related modifications, REMIC, shortfalls

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