Author Archives: Inna Ganz
Now that you own a controlled foreign corporation (CFC), are you GILTI?
An overview of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) Prior to the enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), the United States generally taxed US taxpayers on their worldwide income. However, US tax on foreign subsidiaries’ active business earnings could be deferred until such earnings were repatriated to the United States. The Global […]
The Downward Spiral of Downward Attribution
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created significant changes for both taxpayers and practitioners. One of the most disruptive and wide-ranging changes to taxpayers of TCJA was the repeal of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 958(b)(4), effective as of January 1, 2018. Background A foreign corporation is treated as a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) […]
IRS lacks statutory authority to assess penalties under section 6038(b) for willful failure to file Form 5471
On April 3, 2023, the United States Tax Court ruled in Alon Farhy v. Commissioner, 160 T.C. No. 6 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not have authority to assess penalties under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 6038(b) against a taxpayer who willfully failed to file Form 5471, Information Return of US Persons With Respect […]
IRS Issues Guidance and Solicits Feedback on Nonfungible Tokens (“NFTs”)
On March 21, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) announced that they were requesting comments regarding upcoming guidance on US tax treatment of certain nonfungible tokens (“NFTs”) as collectibles under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 408(m). NFTs An NFT is a unique digital identifier that is used to certify ownership and […]