In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the tax controversy group has put together a chart detailing tax controversy-related developments as they arise. Please refer to the following list of tax and tax controversy-related alerts and original articles for additional insight and guidance:
Tax controversy group co-founder and tax partner Kat Gregor, tax controversy counsel Elizabeth Smith, tax controversy associate Isabelle Farrar and associate Andrew Yarrows recently co-authored an article that appeared in Bloomberg Tax. The article outlines some practical considerations for taxpayers and their advisers in light of federal and state taxing authorities’ enforcement-related responses to COVID-19.
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, litigation & enforcement partner Dan Ward, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, and benefits principal David Kirchner discuss the recent $12 million settlement that has been agreed to in the Oracle 401(k) fee litigation, which includes some non-monetary requirements that could have a ripple effect on the routine
In a recent Bloomberg Law article, tax controversy associate Ellen Gilley comments on how foreign individuals stuck in the U.S. due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions are at risk of having their overseas bank accounts closed under FATCA reporting requirements to the IRS.
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The IRS launched a compliance campaign targeting issues arising out of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) on May 1, 2020. The Large Business & International Division (“LB&I”) has released a number of issue-based compliance campaigns in recent years, including one targeting the so-called repatriation tax enacted under the TCJA in Internal Revenue
In a recent Law360 article, members of the international arbitration group, Kat Gregor (also tax partner and tax controversy group co-founder) Nick Berg and Dan Ward (litigation and enforcement partners) and Ellen Gilley, discuss how investment agreements can be powerful tools for companies with foreign investments to recover or prevent loss in response to public
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), commonly referred to as Phase 3 of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, was enacted on March 27, 2020. See Ropes & Gray Alerts on CARES Act, and certain key tax provisions of CARES Act. The CARES Act created opportunities for
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), commonly referred to as Phase 3 of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, was enacted on March 27, 2020. The act provides relief to many sectors of the economy negatively impacted by the coronavirus. (See Ropes & Gray Alerts on CARES Act,