Legal Updates & Commentary for Tax & Estate Planning
Do you remember the scene from “History of the World Part I” when Mel Brooks, in the role of Moses, calls out “Hear me, oh hear me! All pay heed! The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen [he drops one of the three tablets cradled in his arms…
The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,[ii] and its undeniable bias in favor of C corporations, has spurred the owners of many closely held businesses, along with their advisers, to reevaluate the form of business entity through which they own and operate their business, and…
It sounds relatively simple:
A distribution of property made by a regular “C” corporation to an individual shareholder with respect to the corporation’s stock[i] (a) will be treated as a dividend[ii] to the extent it does not exceed the corporation’s earnings and profits; (b) any remaining portion of…
Whether they are acquiring an interest in U.S. real property or in a U.S. operating company, foreigners seek to structure their U.S. investments in a tax-efficient manner, so as to reduce their U.S. income tax liability with respect to both the current profits generated by the investment and the gain realized on…
Catching up? Start with Part I here.
Aside from planning for the taxation of U.S.-sourced rental income, the foreigner must plan for the disposition of the USRP pursuant to a sale.
The taxation of gain realized by a foreigner on the sale of an interest in USRP is governed…
In today’s cautionary tale, we hear about a doctor, his self-directed simplified employee pension (“SEP”) individual retirement account (“IRA”), the investment of IRA funds in a business, and the consequences of crossing over the perilous line between “direction” and “control.”
The Facts
Dr. V., an anesthesiologist, ran a medical practice with three partners (the…
“One Day, Lad, All This Will Be Yours.”
Many a closely-held business was created before its founder became a parent or when the founder’s children were still very young. As the business grew, and as the founder’s children matured, the founder may have entertained the notion of eventually having her children take over the business.…
We frequently hear about the many wealthy foreigners who acquire investment interests in New York real property, and the complex tax considerations relating to such investments. Yet, we sometimes forget that there are many US persons outside of NY (New Jersey is still part of the US, right? Oh well) who are drawn to an…
No, this post is not “Part II” to last week’s piece on the tax consequences of a stock redemption. That being said, it describes an interesting redemption-related ruling that was recently issued by the IRS. The ruling considered a redemption plan proposed to be adopted by a closely-held business. The context for the plan…
Every owner of a closely-held corporation has certain property rights, arising from his or her status as an owner, that have economic value to the owner. At the inception of the business, the owner may count among these rights the ability to share in the profits generated by the business, whether in the form of…
