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Anti-Abuse Rules of Temp. Reg. §1.245A-5T – A New Cerberus for the U.S. Tax System

Anti-Abuse Rules of Temp. Reg. §1.245A-5T – A New Cerberus for the U.S. Tax System

In a companion piece to the preceding article, Andreas A. Apostolides and Stanley C. Ruchelman explore many of the anti-abuse rules attached to the foreign D.R.D. provisions. These rules are designed to close the door on financial products that undermine the I.R.S. view of the global biosphere comprised of the D.R.D., Subpart F, P.T.I., and G.I.L.T.I. The goal is to ensure that the benefit of the foreign D.R.D. is not expanded beyond boundaries viewed proper by the writers of the regulations. The D.R.D. is not a tool to shift profits abroad and to bring those profits back to the U.S. tax-free.

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Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on U.S. Investors in Foreign Corporations

Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on U.S. Investors in Foreign Corporations

International tax planning in the U.S. has been turned on its head by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“T.C.J.A.”).  This article looks at (i) the new dividends received deduction that eliminates U.S. tax on the receipt of direct investment dividends paid by a 10%-owned foreign corporation to a U.S. corporation, (ii) the repatriation of post-1986 net accumulated earnings of 10%-owned foreign corporations by U.S. persons and the accompanying deferred tax rules, (iii) changes to Code §367(a) that eliminate an exemption from tax on outbound transfers of assets that will be used in the active conduct of a foreign trade or business, and (iv) a broadening of the scope of Subpart F income by reason of a change to certain definitions.  Rusudan Shervashidze and Stanley C. Ruchelman address and comment on these revisions.

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