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Treasury’s Section 482 Regulation Losses

September 16, 2019 By Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

Do what Treasury said, not what it says it meant. Earlier this month, our Federal Tax Group explains why the circuit court affirmed one Tax Court decision and reversed another in the name of consistency – and why it means regulation preambles are more important than ever. Affirming in Amazon, reversing in Altera Holding the IRS to literal terms of the regulation Similarity to the Supreme Court ruling on the census citizenship question Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: Altera, Amazon, census, Chernery, Chevron, IRS, Ninth Curcuit, section 482, State Farm, Tax Court, Treasury

Altera Redux – The Ninth Circuit Once Again Holds in Favor of the IRS

July 31, 2019 By Henry Birnkrant, Stefanie Kavanagh and Ryan Kelly

Last week, our International Tax Group examines the Ninth Circuit repeating itself in reversing a unanimous Tax Court holding on the validity of the Treasury's regulations under Section 482. We examine the reconstituted  panel's significant decisions, which in many ways follow the first panel's conclusions. Altera v. Commissioner, Parts 1, 2, and now, 3 What is the meaning of “commensurate with income”? What does this case say about previous standards under Chevron? Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: International Tax Advisory, Uncategorized Tagged With: Altera, Chevron, Ninth Circuit, section 482, Tax Court, Treasury, Xilinx

Another Chapter in the Effectively Connected Income Saga—IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Sales of Partnership Interests by Foreign Partners

January 16, 2019 By Edward Tanenbaum, Daniel Reach and Seth Buchwald

The IRS gets granular on new Section 864(c)(8), created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Our International Tax Group examines the implications of the newest proposed regulations brought on by tax reform. How Section 864(c)(8) codifies longstanding IRS principles on effectively connected income The proposed regulations’ complex formula for deemed partnership asset sales Application to tiered partnerships and treaties Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: ECI, IRS, recian Magnesite Mining v. Commissioner, Section 1446(f), section 864(c)(8), Section 897(g), Tax Court, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, tax reform, TCJA

Regulation Confusion

May 2, 2018 By Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

The Office of Management and Budget may throw a wrench into how IRS and Treasury regulations are treated. Our Federal Tax Group outlines why slowing down the regulation process may be the least of taxpayers’ worries. Will the OMB discard traditional distinctions? Legislative vs. interpretive regulations What does it mean for tax reform? Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, IRS, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, regulations, Tax Court, Treasury

International Tax ADVISORY: Big Tax Court Win for Eaton in Canceled APA Case

August 15, 2017 By Henry Birnkrant and Stefanie Kavanagh

The IRS abused its discretion when it canceled two advance pricing agreements. Our International Tax Group covers Eaton’s victory in the Tax Court and how it allays concerns about how worthwhile an APA can be. Public and judicial scrutiny Standard of review Where do we go from here? Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: International Tax Advisory Tagged With: APA, APA case, Eaton Corp, IRS, Tax Court, TPM, transfer pricing, transfer pricing method

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