New Foreign Tax Credit Regulations Issued

On February 14, 2012, the US Treasury Department (“IRS”) published in the Federal Register regulations dealing with two separate but related foreign tax credit issues. One set of regulations, which are proposed and temporary, provide guidance to taxpayers on how to interpret section 909 of the US Internal Revenue Code which denies a foreign tax credit for certain “foreign tax credit splitting events.” The other set of regulations, which are final, provide guidance on which person is considered to pay a foreign tax and is therefore eligible to claim a credit for the foreign tax paid.

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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.