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IRS PTEP Regulations: New Proposed Rules, Tracking Basis, Maintaining Shareholder Accounts, Sections 959 and 961

A live 90-minute premium CLE/CPE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDT

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, March 14, 2025

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This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals an in-depth analysis of key components of the new proposed PTEP (previously taxed earnings and profits) regulations for multinational entities and their shareholders. The panel will discuss updates to Sections 959 and 961, issues stemming from the new regulations, and next steps and key considerations for international practitioners to prepare for these modifications to the U.S. foreign taxation regime.

Description

On Dec. 2, 2024, the Treasury and IRS published highly-anticipated proposed PTEP regulations (REG-105479-18). Tax professionals must understand the impact of these proposed regulations and their interplay with several TCJA provisions, such as GILTI provisions, the dividend-received deduction under Section 245A, and the Section 965 transition tax provisions on PTEP.

The PTEP rules are meant to avoid double taxation when, for example, a foreign corporation distributes a dividend to a U.S. shareholder that has been previously taxed. The proposed regulations include revisions under Section 959 requiring PTEP accounts at the shareholder level in addition to the foreign corporation. Shareholders must maintain dollar basis and tax pools annually. Furthermore, the proposed regulations provide new rules for calculating lower-tier basis for CFCs and partnerships.

As expected, the regulations are highly complex, leaving many questions unresolved and creating the need for additional clarification. Once the regulations are finalized they will be effective retroactively. Tax professionals serving multinational entities need to prepare for its impact.

Listen as our panel discusses the effect of the long-awaited PTEP regulations on multinational entities, updates to Sections 959 and 961, key issues stemming from the new regulations, and next steps for tax practitioners.

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Outline

  1. Overview of current PTEP regulations
  2. Changes under the proposed regulations
  3. Shareholder accounts
  4. Basis adjustments
  5. Ordering rules
  6. Partnership rules
  7. Foreign currency provisions
  8. Other components
  9. Effective date and implementation

Benefits

The panel will cover these and other key issues:

  • What are the key provisions of recently proposed PTEP regulations?
  • How must shareholder accounts be maintained under the proposed PTEP regulations?
  • How do you calculate lower-tier basis under the new regulations?
  • Steps multinational entities and their advisers should take to prepare for the new PTEP rules
  • Key issues not addressed in the proposed PTEP regulations

Faculty

Feinstein, Neil
Neil Feinstein
Managing Director, National Tax Office, International Tax Service
BDO USA

Mr. Feinstein has over 30 years of experience in advising multinational companies and large privately held companies on...  |  Read More

Hann, Morgan
Morgan Hann

Managing Director, National Tax Office
BDO USA

Mr. Hann is the Managing Director, National Tax Office-Partnerships at BDO USA. 

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Masciangelo, Michael
Michael Masciangelo, CPA

Tax Partner; International Tax Services Practice Leader
BDO USA

Mr. Masciangelo is responsible for international tax strategy development, including working with the firm’s U.S....  |  Read More

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