Why you should attend
With implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act well underway, and judicial and administrative scrutiny remaining at a high level, it is important to stay on top of the latest developments in the fast changing area of financial products and transactions. At this program, a standout group of law firm and accounting firm lawyers, in-house tax advisors, and government speakers will explore new and old topics in financial transactions.
What you will learn
- All you need to know about the tax issues arising out of hedges of transactions in nonfunctional currency
- The major differences between the proposed regulations governing noncompensatory options over partnership interests and the (anticipated) final regulations, as well as some insights into planning opportunities that may exist
- How the tough issues raised by the proposed regulations under section 871(m) were resolved in the (anticipated) final regulations
- How to recognize and deal with financial transactions that arise in mergers and acquisitions transactions
- Important tax planning issues for hedge and private equity fund managers
- Tax issues arising in the structuring of investment in master limited partnership interests, including derivative investments
Who should attend
Attorneys at law and accounting firms who advise clients on financial transactions and products; in-house tax professionals who help structure transactions and make FIN 48 determinations; hedge fund traders who want a better understanding of the tax rules governing financial products and transactions; accountants who work in the area of financial products; people who advise hedge fund managers and owners; and government attorneys who want to stay on top of what’s happening outside the government.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
9:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks
Matthew A. Stevens
NEW SESSION
9:15 Tax Planning for Hedge Fund Managers
- Structuring opportunities for fund managers
- Cross-border issues
- State and local tax issues
- Carried interest update
Dominique Padilla Gallego, John C. Hart, Yoram Keinan
NEW SESSION
10:15 Selected Tax Issues Affecting Hedge Funds
- Notional principal contracts and other derivatives over MLPs
- Issues surrounding loan originations and loan modifications
- Distressed debt accounting
- Planning associated with the new Medicare Contribution Tax
Stuart E. Leblang, Jeffrey W. Maddrey, Mark S. Perwien
11:15 Networking Break
11:30 Final Regulations under Section 871(m)
- Issues under the proposed regulations
- Government attorneys’ latest thinking
- Discussion of final regulations (if released)
Jesse F. Eggert, Julio M. Jimenez, D. Peter Merkel, Laurence Salva, Matthew A. Stevens
12:30
Lunch
Afternoon Session: 1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEW SESSION
1:45
Noncompensatory Partnership Options
- Unresolved issues under the proposed regulations
- Traps for the unwary
- Planning opportunities
Jennifer H. Alexander, Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Eric B. Sloan, Joy C. Spies
2:45
Foreign Exchange Hedging Issues
- Business reasons for hedging intercompany debt
- Hedges of debt of a disregarded entity
- Bad things that can happen without hedge treatment
Douglas E. Chestnut, Viva Hammer, L.G. “Chip” Harter, Brian H. Jenn
3:45 Networking Break
NEW SESSION
4:00 Financial Products Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
- Using derivatives to transfer burdens and benefits of ownership
- Significant modifications of debt
- Withholding tax issues
Linda E. Carlisle, Eileen Marshall, Po Sit, Claude B. Stansbury
5:00 Adjourn
Chairperson(s)
Speaker(s)
Jennifer H. Alexander ~ Former Attorney Advisor (Office of Tax Legislative Counsel) Department of the Treasury, Deloitte Tax LLP
Brian H. Jenn ~ Attorney Advisor (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury
D. Peter Merkel ~ Attorney-Advisor (International, Branch 5), Internal Revenue Service
Mark S. Perwien ~ Special Counsel to Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Internal Revenue Service
Po Sit ~ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Joy C. Spies ~ Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), Internal Revenue Service
Program Attorney(s)
New York City Seminar Location
PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.
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