This is a guest post from Markus Wagner of the University of Wollongong: It is very unlikely that the ongoing G-20 summit will resolve the political dispute between China and
the US over their bilateral trade relationship and the dispute over the future direction of the international trading system. [...]
read the full debate: Is the proposed Revenue Procedure that would provide a safe harbor for rental real estate businesses good? By William H. Byrnes and Robert Bloink Concurrent
with the Section 199A final regulations, the IRS released a proposed... [...]
a slide show presentation by William Byrnes & Robert Bloink There are four broad ways to classify an annuity There are four parties to an annuity contract There are Deferred
Annuities, and then there are Longevity Annuities read the full... [...]
The United States has made it clear that it objects to the Appellate Body's view that a panel must follow a prior Appellate Body interpretation unless the panel has “cogent
reasons” for departing from that interpretation. One of the longer U.S. explanations of its position is here. [...]
Here is a comment from Ambassador Lighthizer in response to a question from Congressman Panetta at last week's House Ways and Means Committee hearing (starts at 3:23:09), on
the choice between NAFTA or USMCA: [...]
read the ThinkAdvisor analysis here: Clients who are nearing retirement should take stock of the assets held within their 401(k)s while it is still early in the year. By Robert
Bloink and William H. Byrnes |Clients’ focus has overwhelmingly been... [...]
read the full debate transcript here: Democrats have proposed increasing the corporate tax rate in order to offset a repeal of the controversial deduction cap. By William H.
Byrnes and Robert Bloink | With all of the controversy surrounding the... [...]
read on ThinkAdvisor the full analysis: The recharacterization door has closed, but a huge window to do Roth conversions while minimizing taxes has opened. By Robert Bloink
and William H. Byrnes |Many clients interested in Roth IRA conversions point to... [...]
Read the full debate on ThinkAdvisor here: The bill would raise the existing age threshold from 70 1/2 to age 72 for IRAs. Is this just a giveaway to wealthy retirees? By Robert
Bloink and William H. Byrnes In the... [...]
Since no one else has raised it yet on this blog, I'll note that the WTO Panel hearing China's case against the EU regarding the use of a non-market economy methodology in
anti-dumping cases suspended its work on 14 June (DS516/13). Such suspensions come at the request of the complainant, and the proceeding must be reactivated within [...]
