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Proposed Sec. 367 Regs Say Goodbye to Goodwill Exception

November 23, 2015 By Heather Ripley

Citing aggressive taxpayer positions, recently proposed regulations do away with the foreign goodwill exception to gain or income recognition for outbound transfers under Section 367. The rules also restrict the type of property eligible for the active business exception. Reasons for Change Per the preamble, taxpayers interpret Section 367 and the regulations in one of two ways when claiming favorable treatment of foreign goodwill and going concern value. One interpretation argues that goodwill and going concern value are not IP within the meaning of Section 936(h)(3)(B) and thus not subject [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Corporate Tax Planning, International - Outbound, International - Transfer Pricing, International Tax Advisory, Mergers and Acquisitions - International Tagged With: active business exception, Corporate Tax Planning, foreign corporation, foreign goodwill exception, goodwill, intangible property, IRS, outbound, proposed regulations, Section 367, section 482, temporary regulations, transfer pricing

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