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Proposed Treasury Regulations Clarify UBTI “Silo” Rule

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Nearly two years ago, in the wake of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the IRS issued interim guidance on the unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) “silo” rules. Our International Tax Group examines recently released proposed Treasury Regulations that largely follow, and partially expand, that guidance. Special rules for investment activities, including “qualified partnership interests”Interactions with net operating loss rules, as modified by the TCJA and the CARES ActEffects on Subpart F, GILTI, and other rules For the full advisory, click 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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Downward Stock Attribution for CFC Purposes

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Missing piece to CARES? Our Federal Tax Group excavates this missing piece and investigates how it would have restored what was repealed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Restoration of Section 958(b)(4)
New Section 951B
A newly minted controlled foreign corporation (CFC) regime

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

From Obscurity to Spotlight: The Section 962 Election

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In case you missed it's release right before the President's Day holiday weekend, our International Tax Group addressed an election under Section 962 available to individual U.S. shareholders of certain foreign corporations to be taxed as a C corporation, which before tax reform was a rarely utilized and often forgotten tool that has recently been thrust into the spotlight due to its potential benefits.

The rise in popularity of the Section 962 election
Smith v. Commissioner, an unfavorable ruling for U.S. shareholders receiving distributions of foreign earnings subject to a Section 962 [...]Read more

Hold Up, Partner: Proposed Regulations Address Withholding on Foreign Partner Dispositions

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Newly proposed regulations expand withholding on foreign partners transferring interests in partnerships who do business in the United States. Our International Tax Group evaluates the tightening reins on exceptions.

Notice 2018-29 and other prior Section 1446(f) guidance
Modified withholding exceptions in the new regulations
Activation of previously suspended PTP and secondary withholding

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