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Implications of the Supreme Court’s Moore decision

The Moore decision could support other forms of recognition of undistributed earnings by entities to their shareholders or members, particularly in the international sphere, as well as new proposed taxes on other forms of wealth.

Mandatory repatriation tax is constitutional

In Moore, the Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to the one-time Sec. 965 tax on undistributed earnings of controlled foreign corporations attributed to U.S. shareholders.

Redetermining foreign taxes in a post-TCJA world

Changes by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97, and regulations to the foreign tax redetermination rules increase taxpayers’ likelihood of having FTRs and a greater administrative burden.

COD income and cross-border considerations

This item provides an overview of the federal tax rules that apply to debt modifications and restructurings, with a primary focus on how U.S. corporate shareholders of CFCs are affected.

Refundable credits and foreign tax credits

This item discusses how new rules would affect taxpayers’ ability to claim FTCs for foreign income taxes that are offset with refundable tax credits in a foreign jurisdiction.

Bridging the gap: GILTI and AAA

IRS Notice 2020-69 provided a new entity election that allows an S corporation to compute the deemed inclusions at the entity level, as opposed to at the shareholder level. This item provides background on the new election, illustrates its effects, and highlights opportunities and traps to consider when contemplating the election.

GILTI and Subpart F treatment of distributions of appreciated property

Under the Subpart F regime, income subject to the regime is initially defined by what it includes, while under the GILTI regime, income subject to the regime is initially defined by what it excludes. This article discusses the application of these different approaches in the context of nonliquidating distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to a U.S. shareholder.