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Limiting capitalization
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2013
LTR 201319009 seems to be an odd ruling, because the taxpayer sought a ruling that it had to capitalize certain costs of an acquisition through use
Proposed legislation and pending corporate guidance
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- May 1 2013
At a recent D.C Bar Tax Section Corporate Tax Committee meeting, panelistsincluding a Treasury representativediscussed some of the Administration’s
The Supreme Court, federal taxation and the constitution
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- April 29 2013
In my recently published book, The Supreme Court, Federal Taxation and the Constitution, I review several constitutional issues that could impact the
Supreme Court to review economic substance case
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- April 1 2013
United States v. Gary Woods, 471 Fed. Appx. 320 (5th Cir. 2012), affirming per curiam, 794 F. Supp. 2d 714 (WD Tex. 2011), will be reviewed by the
The constitutionality of tax reform
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- March 1 2013
The Administration has indicated that it will pursue fundamental tax reform; leaders on the Hill have also indicated interest in doing so. Therefore
Sections 305 and 306 and tracking stock
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- February 25 2013
LTR 201308001 rules on sections 305 and 306 are bread and butter subchapter C provisions that were designed for "tax shelters" that are so quaint and
STARS transaction rejected
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- February 20 2013
On Feb. 11, 2013, a regular Tax Court opinion was issued in a case that the opinion said was of first impression, ruling against Bank of New York
The elusive upstream ‘C’
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- February 1 2013
In the late 20th century, the IRS made a combination of unrelated decisions resulting in a proliferation of upstream C reorganizations. First was the
The worthless subsidiary problem
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- January 31 2013
LPCiminelli Interests, Inc. v. United States, 110 AFTR 2d 2012-6631 (W.D. N.Y. 2012) ruled that a consolidated group did not have to amend its
IRS may apply economic substance doctrine to securities lending transactions entered to avoid U.S. withholding tax
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- January 15 2013
In generic legal advice released in November 2012 (AM 2012-009), the Chief Counsel's Office, applying the economic substance doctrine, disregarded a
