Legal Alert: INXS? IRS Issues Proposed Regulations under Section 163(j)
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA) amended “old” section 163(j) with an entirely new section 163(j) which operates to limit the ability of taxpayers to deduct business interest expense. In contrast to “old” section 163(j), new section 163(j) applies to all taxpayers and all interest expense deductions.