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Sourcing the Source of Inventory Sales – Final Regulations Under Section 863(b)

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Is inventory personal? Well, it depends. In case you missed it, our International Tax Group recently explored the finalized sourcing rules that decide whether inventory is U.S. or foreign source after changes wrought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Different rules for inventory produced, rather than purchased, by the taxpayerBut what if foreign branches sell inventory produced in the U.S.?Special rules for property sold through a U.S. office maintained by a nonresident Read the full advisory here. [...]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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