Please refer to the following list of recent tax and tax controversy-related COVID-19 alerts in addition to original articles for insight and guidance pertaining to updates from the Biden Administration. For a comprehensive list of related thought leadership, please refer to the COVID-19 landing page.
On Monday, November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Act”), Public Law No: 117-58. The Infrastructure Act is the result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (“Infrastructure Framework”) previously announced on June 24, 2021. See Ropes & Gray alert on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The $1 trillion Infrastructure
2nd Annual IFA USA Winter International Tax Conference: Kat Gregor is a speaker during the session “LB&I Hot Topics in Tax Controversy” on December 8.
New England SALT Forum: Ropes & Gray is a proud sponsor of the virtual New England SALT Forum, held on November 16-November 18. Kat Gregor, tax partner and
In the latest installment of our Ropes & Gray podcast series addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, benefits consulting group principal David Kirchner, and benefits consultant Aneisha Worrell revisit the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulation
In a recent Tax Notes Federal article, tax associate Bob Kane examines Pope & Talbot and argues that the IRS has inappropriately relied on that case in two rulings addressing the calculation of section 311 gain on distributions of partnership equity. Please click here to read the full article
Tax partner Kat Gregor and tax associates Isabelle Farrar, Yulia Kirillova and Ningzhou Shen co-authored an article in Tax Notes Federal that examines how audit adjustments in the United States following litigation tied to Altera Corporation v. Commissioner could affect multinational corporations that have cost-sharing arrangements and file tax returns in multiple jurisdictions.
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In this seventh episode in a series of Ropes & Gray podcasts addressing emerging issues for fiduciaries of 401(k) and 403(b) plans to consider as part of their litigation risk management strategy, litigation & enforcement partner Dan Ward, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, and benefits consultant Jack Eckart discuss some recent updates on the
Last week, Richard Neal (D-Mass), chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, unveiled an amendment to help fund the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation legislation that is currently under consideration in Congress. The Neal amendment would make dramatic changes to the rules governing retirement plans for certain high-income taxpayers by imposing new asset limitations
Senate Finance Committee Democrats unveiled a “discussion” draft bill that would implement certain international tax proposals included in the Biden Administration’s Made in America Tax Plan and generally follows the Senate framework for international tax reform proposed on April 5, 2021. Among other key proposals, the discussion draft revamps the U.S. subpart F rules and
On August 5, 2021 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse introduced proposed legislation (the “Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act,” or the “Proposal”) that would substantially change the U.S. federal income tax treatment of partnership interests issued in exchange for services, commonly known as carried interests, and potentially other types of