New Disclosure Requirements for US LLCs and other Business Entities owned by Non-US Persons

On 13 December 2016, the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations creating reporting and record keeping requirements for US disregarded entities owned by non-US person. A disregarded entity is any entity with a single owner and is disregarded from its owner for US tax purposes.  The IRS realized that US…

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IRS Proposes Changes to Reporting Requirements for Foreign Owned US Disregarded Entities

Internal Revenue Bulletin 2016-21, issued May 23, 2016, by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department included a notice of proposed rulemaking altering the reporting requirements for US disregarded entities owned by non-US persons or entities. A US disregarded entity is an entity with a single owner that is not treated as separate from…

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