February 1, 2010
Obama Administration Drops "Check-the-Box" Entity Classification Proposal For Foreign SubsidiariesLast year, President Obama's
budget included a proposal to change the tax treatment of many foreign businesses that are owned by U.S. companies by undoing the application of the Clinton Administration "check-the-box" (CTB) regulations as they apply to wholly-owned
foreign corporate subsidiaries that "check-the-box" to be treated as disregarded entities for U.S. tax purposes. Ostensibly, the Administration was concerned about the use of "disregarded entities" to defer foreign income in a manner
viewed as inappropriate by the Administration.
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