About the webinars
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM - The New UK Tax Landscape: Implications for U.S. Investors
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the benefits of the UK’s new asset holding company regime.
- Gain insight into UK tax policy following Brexit and Covid 19.
- Appreciate some of the tax implications of Brexit for U.S. (and non-U.S.) investors.
Presenter:
Andrew Black, Partner, Ernst Young
Jemma Dick, Director, Clifford Chance LLP
Steve Edge, Partner, Slaughter and May
Andrew Howard, Partner, Ropes & Gray
12:30-1:45 PM - Cash Rich Companies-PFIC Issues and Developments
Learning Objectives:
- By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
Recognize technical issues and risks that can cause a cash rich non-U.S. company (e.g. a life science or high tech IP development company) to become a PFIC. - Understand current and proposed statutory and regulatory exceptions that may be available to reduce PFIC risks.
- Appreciate policy suggestions for reducing administrative complexity and minimizing foot-faults with respect to PFICs.
Presenter:
Erika Nijenhuis, Senior Counsel, US Treasury Department (invited)
John Karasek, Managing Director, Value Chain Management and International Tax, KPMG
Brainard (Skip) Patton, Skip Patton, Boston University School of Law
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