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In private letter ruling, IRS says captive reinsurance of fronted pools is “insurance” for tax purposes

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 4 2010

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a private letter ruling on December 11, 2009, resolving a taxpayer’s question as to whether its business as a captive reinsurer is "insurance" for tax purposes

Court of Appeal rules on VAT exemption for insurance intermediaries

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 28 2010

The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Insurancewide

ECJ finds against AXA in VAT dispute

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 12 2010

In the recent case of AXA UK (Taxation) 2010 EUECJ C-17509, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) was asked by the UK Court of Appeal whether the service of passing payments from patients to dentists was exempted from VAT

Recent surge in the lLIHTC equity market

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 1 2010

The low-income housing tax credit ("LIHTC") market has seen a surge in investments by insurance companies over the last year

Incoming regulations may increase actuarial costs

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 2 2009

On 1 September 2009, the General Insurers' Technical Provisions (Appropriate Amount) (Tax) Regulations 2009 (the Regulation) comes into force in the UK

European ruling on VAT goes against reinsurers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 12 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently released its judgment in the case of Swiss Re Germany Holding GmbH v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften, confirming that a transfer of a portfolio of life reinsurance contracts, outside of a business transfer, will be subject to value-added tax (VAT) at the standard rate

New regulations relating to calculation of general insurance technical provisions for tax purposes

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 28 2009

The UK's tax authority, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has introduced new regulations relating to technical provisions made by general insurers, including members underwriting general insurance business at Lloyd's

Alastair Darling's Budget proposes tax break for asbestos trusts

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 30 2010

Alastair Darling's 2010 Budget includes provisions designed to help asbestos trusts which were set up by companies prior to 24 March 2010 to meet their asbestos liabilities

Chaucer latest Lloyd's entity to consider new domicile

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 26 2010

In an interview with Bloomberg, Chaucer's chief executive officer Bob Stuchbery has indicated that Chaucer will consider redomiciliation out of the UK this year, noting that he would much prefer that Chaucer remained in the UK under a more competitive corporation tax environment

Health care legislation imposes tax on annuity income

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2010

The Health Care and Reconciliation Act (the "Act"), signed into law on March 30, 2010, imposes a tax on annuity income to help pay for the multi-billion dollar reform package set forth in both the Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010