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Senators Call on IRS to Finalize Management Fee Waiver Regulations

By Amanda Wilson on Sep 23, 2015 in Congress, government, International, irc, IRS, medical marijuana, Partnership Tax, treasury

By: Amanda Wilson Yesterday, Senators Franken, Warren, Baldwin and Whitehouse sent Treasury Secretary Lew a letter regarding management fee waiver arrangements. What is a management fee waiver arrangement? It is where a fund manager waives its...

Carried Interests OK Under Management Fee Waiver Regulations

By Amanda Wilson on Sep 21, 2015 in carried interest, code, International, IRS, regulations, treasury

By: Amanda Wilson Last week, I was at the ABA Tax Section meeting in Chicago. During one of the partnership panels, Clifford Warren, Special Counsel to the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries) at the IRS, was posed several...

Status Update on Targeted Allocation Regulations

By Amanda Wilson on Sep 18, 2015 in Other, code, International, IRS, targeted allocations, Tax

By: Amanda Wilson I'm at the ABA Tax conference this week and one of this morning's first panels included a discussion of hot topics in partnerships. Curtis Wilson, IRS Associate Chief Counsel in Passthroughs and Special Industries, discussed the...

IRS Issues Guidance on Bonus Depreciation

By Amanda Wilson on Sep 17, 2015 in International, IRS

By: Amanda Wilson The IRS issued guidance on Tuesday dealing with first-year bonus depreciation. The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 amended Section 168(k)(2) by extending the one year placed-in-service date for property that qualifies for 50...