IRS Clarifies and Tightens New "Anti‑Inversion" Regulations

On June 7, 2012, the US Treasury Department (the “IRS”) issued new regulations interpreting the US tax rules that apply to “expatriated entities.” An expatriated entity, sometimes referred to as an “inverted company,” is a US company (usually the parent company of a group of US and foreign affiliates) that seeks to become a lower-taxed foreign company rather than a higher-taxed US company. In 2009, the IRS issued temporary regulations that were scheduled to expire on June 8, 2012 (the “2009 temporary regulations”), and the regulations released on June 7 were issued shortly before the 2009 temporary regulations lapsed.

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About John Harrington

John Harrington is the co-leader of Dentons' US Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Recognized by Chambers Global as a Notable Practitioner, he advises clients on inbound and outbound transactional and compliance issues; international tax legislative, regulatory and treaty matters; and a variety of domestic tax issues.

About Marc Teitelbaum

Marc Teitelbaum is the former chair of Dentons' Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Marc has been involved in advising public companies, underwriters and investment funds principally in the following areas: acquisition and disposition of domestic and foreign corporations whether taxable or tax-free transactions; the US tax consequences of foreign operations and foreign joint ventures, in particular, multinational manufacturing and sales operations; debt and equity financings; and investment strategies in partnership form, including tax- and accounting-advantaged structured domestic and cross-border financing arrangements.