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The More You Know, The More You Don't Know – U.S. Tax Issues on a Disposition of a Foreign Business

The More You Know, The More You Don't Know – U.S. Tax Issues on a Disposition of a Foreign Business

When a U.S. person disposes of a business situated in a foreign country, the nature of the gain as capital or ordinary and the source of the gain may sound like simple issues that require simple tax advice. It may, however, turn out to be far more complex as one begins to review the relevant provisions of U.S. tax law in light of the facts and circumstances that exist. It is not uncommon for issues to pop up, one after the other and on a never-ending basis. In their article, Neha Rastogi and Stanley C. Ruchelman discuss the various U.S. Federal income tax issues that must be addressed by a U.S. seller in connection with a sale of a business as a going concern held indirectly through an entity that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. tax purposes. Mind-blowing complexity is not an overstatement.

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International Practice Unit: Deemed Annual Royalty Income Under Code §367(d)

Christine Long delves into the world of I.P. contributions to foreign subsidiaries. She explains how Code §367(d) works and how the regulations have been revised recently to attack goodwill and going concern contributions.

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Taxpayers Take Note: I.R.S. Publishes Audit Guides for International Examiners

U.S.-based companies facing an I.R.S. examination of international operations may secretly wish to obtain an advance look at how I.R.S. examiners plan to carry out the examination. After all, what better way to prepare for a test than to get the questions in advance? Surprise – the Large Business & International (LB&I) Division of the I.R.S. has published its training guides for examiners.

LB&I is responsible for examining tax returns reporting international transactions, and it is in the process of revising the method by which returns are chosen for examination and the the process by which those examinations are conducted. Several aspects of the guidance will be addressed through out this edition of Insights. Stanley C. Ruchelman explains.

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