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                        <title>International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2026</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S. View our chapter here. *This chapter first appeared in the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) –&#160;Corporate Tax 2026</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/latest-thinking/international-comparative-legal-guide-iclg-usa-corporate-tax-laws-and-regulations-2026/">International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>Updated Procedures for Section 355 Private Letter Rulings: Rev. Proc. 2024-24 and Notice 2024-38</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/features/updated-procedures-for-section-355-private-letter-rulings-rev-proc-2024-24-and-notice-2024-38/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Graham Magill</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Madeline Joerg</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Grant Solomon</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Adam Sternberg</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[On May 1, 2024, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (the “Treasury” and “IRS,” respectively) issued Revenue Procedure (“Rev. Proc.”) 2024-24 and Notice 2024-38 (collectively, the “Guidance”). The Rev. Proc. provides procedures for requesting private letter rulings from the IRS relating to certain matters pertaining to transactions intended to qualify under Section 355 and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).[1] Notice 2024-38 describes the views and concerns of the Treasury and IRS regarding certain matters addressed in the Rev. Proc. The Guidance modifies Rev. Proc. 2017-52 and supersedes Rev. Proc. 2018-53.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On May 1, 2024, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (the “Treasury” and “IRS,” respectively) issued Revenue Procedure (“Rev. Proc.”) 2024-24 and Notice 2024-38 (collectively, the “Guidance”). The Rev. Proc. provides procedures for requesting private letter rulings from the IRS relating to certain matters pertaining to transactions intended to qualify under Section 355 and</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/features/updated-procedures-for-section-355-private-letter-rulings-rev-proc-2024-24-and-notice-2024-38/">Updated Procedures for Section 355 Private Letter Rulings: Rev. Proc. 2024-24 and Notice 2024-38</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>Here We Go – Excise Tax Proposed Regulations Largely “NSYNC” with Notice 2023-2</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/features/here-we-go-excise-tax-proposed-regulations-largely-nsync-with-notice-2023-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Graham Magill</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Grant Solomon</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[On April 9, 2024, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued two sets of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the application of the section 4501 excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock (the “Excise Tax”) and the reporting and payment of such taxes. The Proposed Regulations generally follow the approach of Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), which was issued on Dec. 27, 2022, with some clarifications and modifications. For a further discussion of the Notice, see “Notice 2023-2: Proposed Guidance on the Stock Buyback Excise Tax” posted on December 29, 2022.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On April 9, 2024, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued two sets of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the application of the section 4501 excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock (the “Excise Tax”) and the reporting and payment of such taxes. The Proposed Regulations generally follow the approach of</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/features/here-we-go-excise-tax-proposed-regulations-largely-nsync-with-notice-2023-2/">Here We Go – Excise Tax Proposed Regulations Largely “NSYNC” with Notice 2023-2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2024</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/latest-thinking/international-comparative-legal-guide-iclg-usa-corporate-tax-laws-and-regulations-2024/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S. View our chapter here. *This chapter first appeared in the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – Corporate Tax 2024.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/latest-thinking/international-comparative-legal-guide-iclg-usa-corporate-tax-laws-and-regulations-2024/">International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2024</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2022</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/latest-thinking/international-comparative-legal-guide-iclg-usa-corporate-tax-laws-and-regulations-2022/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this chapter, we provide an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in the U.S. View our chapter here. *This chapter first appeared in the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) –&#160;Corporate Tax 2022.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/latest-thinking/international-comparative-legal-guide-iclg-usa-corporate-tax-laws-and-regulations-2022/">International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2022</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>COVID-19 – Benefiting from Worthless Stock Losses</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/covid-19-benefiting-from-worthless-stock-losses/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Graham Magill</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[<p>As the economic effects arising from the worldwide spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to develop, it is clear that forced closures, travel and trade restrictions, steep declines in demand, and other pressures will cause many businesses throughout the world to struggle. In these uncertain times, taxpayers may obtain a significant benefit by evaluating</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/covid-19-benefiting-from-worthless-stock-losses/">COVID-19 – Benefiting from Worthless Stock Losses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the economic effects arising from the worldwide spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to develop, it is clear that forced closures, travel and trade restrictions, steep declines in demand, and other pressures will cause many businesses throughout the world to struggle. In these uncertain times, taxpayers may obtain a significant benefit by evaluating</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/covid-19-benefiting-from-worthless-stock-losses/">COVID-19 – Benefiting from Worthless Stock Losses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <title>Guidance on Certain Net Operating Loss Elections Under the CARES Act</title>
                        <link>https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/guidance-on-certain-net-operating-loss-elections-under-the-cares-act/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                                        <dc:creator>Devon Bodoh</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Graham Magill</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Joseph Pari</dc:creator>
                                                        <dc:creator>Blake Bitter</dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[<p>On April 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued procedural guidance addressing the new 5-year net operating loss (NOL) carryback period enacted as part of the CARES Act. Specifically, Revenue Procedure 2020-24 provides detailed guidance on making an election to (i) waive the carryback period for an NOL arising in a taxable year beginning in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/guidance-on-certain-net-operating-loss-elections-under-the-cares-act/">Guidance on Certain Net Operating Loss Elections Under the CARES Act</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On April 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued procedural guidance addressing the new 5-year net operating loss (NOL) carryback period enacted as part of the CARES Act. Specifically, Revenue Procedure 2020-24 provides detailed guidance on making an election to (i) waive the carryback period for an NOL arising in a taxable year beginning in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tax.weil.com/covid19-updates/guidance-on-certain-net-operating-loss-elections-under-the-cares-act/">Guidance on Certain Net Operating Loss Elections Under the CARES Act</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tax.weil.com">Weil Tax BLOG</a>.</p>
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