Author name: Marc Schwartz

A Foreign Trust Investing In The US: ‘Ordinary’ Or ‘Business’ Trust?

reprinted with permission from Global Tax Weekly, Wolters Kluwer by Marc Schwartz and Paul Tadros All Section references are to the US Internal Revenue Code, 1986, as amended and the US Department of the Treasury regulations (collectively, “Code”) promulgated thereunder unless stated otherwise; Unless stated otherwise, the terms “tax” and “taxation” mean income tax; Unless […]

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Paul Tadros and Marc Schwartz Interviewed on Coke’s IRS Fight

Last fall, the Coca-Cola Company learned that a five-year long IRS audit resulted in a “notice of deficiency,” meaning that according to the IRS the company owed an additional $3.3 billion in taxes for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Coca-Cola is challenging the IRS in U.S. Tax Court. The Atlanta Business Chronicle recently released

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What the Panama Papers Should Mean to You

In the link below, The Guardian provides a user-friendly background to the “Panama Papers” in which someone(s), in a release of data reminiscent of WikiLeaks, apparently leaked(?) / hacked(?) / stole(?) [it’s too early to tell] a Panamanian law firm’s documents related to the firm’s association with more than 200,000 companies. While it is unclear whether the

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SI continues to support the Movember Foundation

While health for each one of us is important, men’s health continues to be a focus at Schwartz International. April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Please continue to monitor your health and consider donating to the Movember Foundation — and you don’t even need to grow a moustache! Click here for Movember’s normal comedic approach

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Q and SI Celebrate at the Premiere of The Single Life — Season 2

As many of you know, while our very own Q (Qulanda Moore) doesn’t make the great gadgets James Bond’s Q does, she has quietly been building a large following for her writing / producing /directing and acting. She premiered Season 2 of her hit web series, The Single Life, Sunday March 20 at Georgia State’s cinefest theater.

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More Frustration Over Tax Treaty Delays

The U.S has income tax treaties with more than 60 countries, helping to advance global trade by reducing double taxation and providing more certainty in international business, among other items. In order to serve their purpose, income tax treaties must be updated to parallel growing developments in tax policy, the international economy, and new treaties

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