John McDonald
Practice Focus
Domestic and international acquisitions and reorganizations, foreign currency issues, subpart F and foreign tax credit provisions. Mr. McDonald has also been involved in a number of federal tax controversies, including AMP, Inc. v. United States, Laidlaw v. Commissioner, and Square D v. Commissioner. Mr. McDonald has also been involved in a number of Illinois state tax controversies.
Publications, Presentations and Articles
Mr. McDonald has written/co-authored the following publications:
- Mr. McDonald co-authors a bi-monthly column entitled, "International Tax Watch" for TAXES magazine.
- James M. O'Brien, et. al., U.S. Corporations Doing Business Abroad (2008)
- All or Nothing Rule Leaves Taxpayers Empty Handed, 126 Tax Notes 1379 (Mar. 15, 2010)
- Common Issues Involving Indian Acquisitions, Dispositions and Spin-Offs, 58 Tax Notes International 565 (May 17, 2010).
- "Prop. Regs. On Partnership Options Take a 'Friendly' Slant," Practical Tax Strategies, p.1 (2003).
- Mexican Debt-Equity Swap is not Taxable, 6 International Tax News 1 (Jan. 1998)
Mr. McDonald has also written comment letters to the Treasury Department involving the Euro conversion regulations, the fast-pay preferred stock regulations, the Section 987 currency translation regulations and the basis recovery regulations. All letters are reprinted in Tax Notes International. In addition, Mr. McDonald has participated on the speaker panel and co-chaired numerous seminars, speeches and presentations for Global Education Services, Tax Executives Institute, Chicago Tax Club, The Chicago Bar Association and the Alliance For Tax, Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS).