Thought-provokinganalysis and opinion on federal tax issues

Feb
01

The Politics of Regulation Drafting

February 1, 2020 | by Monte A. Jackel

The attached is a re-print of an article I recently published in Tax Notes on the politics of regulation drafting. I thought this would be of interest. https://jackeltaxlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Jackel-01-20-2020.pdf

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Jan
17

The Effective Date of Section 721(c) Regs

January 17, 2020 | by Monte A. Jackel

I wrote a short note on the effective date of the section 721(c) regulations on LinkedIn. I am really not sure of the answer. See attached link. https://www.linkedin.com/in/monte-a-jackel-18921024/detail/recent-activity/shares/

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Jan
03

My LinkedIn Posts For Tax Notes Articles and Stories

January 3, 2020 | by Monte A. Jackel

I cannot post my comments to Tax Notes stories and articles here because the Tax Notes stories are behind a pay wall, for those subscribers only. But here is a link to my LinkedIn page where you can find posts of mine dealing with those stories and articles. https://www.linkedin.com/in/monte-a-jackel-18921024/detail/recent-activity/

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Dec
27

Passthroughs and Special Industries Must Spin Off Partnerships As A Separate Division

December 27, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

I recently read a news story in the tax press about recommended changes to the IRS as part of the mandated report due next October under the Taxpayer First Act, P.L. 116-25. The act mandates a report to Congress relating to potential reorganization changes to the IRS. Although this act is directed at the Internal […]

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Dec
22
Dec
11

Tax Court Worthless Partnership Interest Loss Case Fails to Address Several Key Issues

December 11, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

In MCM Management, the Tax Court, in a memorandum opinion, held that a partnership interest was worthless and generated an ordinary loss based on the facts of the case. Some key takeaways from the case follow: There is no discussion in the case of cancellation of indebtedness income. Since the court held that there was […]

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Dec
09

Guaranteed Payments On Capital As Interest Expense

December 9, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

The attached outline discusses this https://jackeltaxlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/COMMENTARY-ON-INTERACTION-OF-THE-TERM.docxissue.

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Dec
05

Highlights of Recent Foreign Tax Credit Regs and Partnerships

December 5, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

The recently proposed and final foreign tax credit regulations issued December 2 of this year provides the following key points relating to partnerships and partners. This is a brief summary only to highlight these changes. Further study is required. The final regulations finalize what are known as “downstream loans”, which are loans by partners to […]

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Nov
27

Sun Capital Case Rejects Joint Economics And Favors Separate Formalities In Determining Whether A Partnership In Fact Exists

November 27, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

The recent Sun Capital case in the First Circuit rejected the holding of the District Court below that two separate entities had formed a deemed partnership in fact due to their joint objectives, cooperation and sharing in joint profits and losses. Rather, the First Circuit focused more heavily on the separateness of the two entities […]

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Nov
01

My Revised CV

November 1, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

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Oct
31

Partnership FAQs Inappropriate

October 31, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

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Oct
16

Cryptocurrency Guidance Defective

October 16, 2019 | by Monte A. Jackel

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