In order to keep you updated on the latest guidance, publications and comments from the Internal Revenue Service we have compiled the different publications issued by the IRS.
Transition Tax Notice 2018-07 - Describes regulations that the Treasury Department and the IRS intend to issue, including rules for determining the amount of cash and cash equivalents for purposes of applying the 15.5 percent rate and rules for determining the amount of foreign earnings subject to the transition tax. These rules will assist taxpayers by providing certain additional information needed for computing their transition tax.
Transition Tax Notice 2018-13 - Describes regulations that the Treasury Department and the IRS intend to issue, including rules addressing the calculation of earnings under the transition tax and other rules to clarify certain aspects of the law. The notice also makes a modification to the prior notice issued on Dec. 29, 2017, regarding the repatriation of earnings subject to the transition tax. Finally, the notice provides taxpayers targeted relief from certain unintended regulatory and reporting consequences arising from a change to existing stock attribution rules in the recent tax legislation.
This revenue procedure is issued pursuant to section 965(o) to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of section 965 through changes in the taxable years of certain specified foreign corporations.
Source: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)