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March 11, 2025 Asha Shettigar

Cohen & Co Welcomes REIT Practice Lead Asha Shettigar

Cohen & Co is proud to announce Asha Shettigar has joined the firm’s New York City office as a tax partner and lead of the firm’s REIT Practice. With nearly 25 years experience, including Big 4 accounting firm and global consulting backgrounds, Asha has worked with some of the...

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September 06, 2024 Robert Venables, Miroslav Georgiev, Marco Montefiori, Brandon Miller, Ray Polantz, Jonathan Williamson

AICPA Tax Adviser Highlights Partnership Rules, Sec. 163(j), Bitcoin ETFs and More

It was my pleasure to serve as editor of this year’s AICPA Tax Adviser August Tax Clinic, a special section our firm has been honored to oversee and contribute to for decades under my colleague Tony Bakale.With the passing of this torch, I was excited to be entrusted with delivering...

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August 29, 2023 Ray Polantz

TAG Alliances Welcomes Ray Polantz as New Advisory Board Member

TAG Alliances®, a leading multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms, has appointed Ray Polantz, tax partner at Cohen & Co, as its newest advisory board member. Ray will join the TAG Alliances Advisory Board as a member of its Global Strategy Committee. The...

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May 26, 2021 Ray Polantz

IC-DISC vs. FDII: Key Export Tax Incentives to Consider

U.S. exporters often wonder whether organizing as a C Corporation is more tax efficient than organizing as a pass-through entity, such as an S Corporation or partnership. To make this determination, U.S. exporters need to consider their ability to benefit from certain export incentives, such as...

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December 04, 2020 Ray Polantz

Section 962 to the Rescue: How U.S. Shareholders Can Get a Foreign Tax Credit to Help with GILTI

Pass-through forms of business such as S Corporations and partnerships offer certain domestic tax benefits — namely, the avoidance of double taxation and the ability to claim the 20% deduction under IRC Code Section 199A. However, the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions of...

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March 14, 2017 Ray Polantz

The U.S. Tax Ramifications of Doing Business in Non-Treaty Countries

The consequences of doing business in a country with which the U.S. has a tax treaty can be much different than those encountered when dealing with a non-treaty country. It’s important to understand the basic differences of each. Treaty CountriesThe United States has a number of...

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August 20, 2015 Ray Polantz

Is a Corporate Tax Inversion An Option for Private Companies?

Can my private company benefit from a corporate tax inversion? I’ve been asked this question more frequently over the last few years as corporate tax inversions have gained momentum in the media and attention from politicians. The answer is, while you may be able to undergo a conversion, it...

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May 19, 2015 Ray Polantz

LLC vs. C Corp: Entity Structures for Foreign Owners Starting a U.S. Business

America is the land of opportunity. However, opportunity can mean additional tax considerations, especially for foreign individuals setting up a business on U.S. soil. It is imperative to structure the business appropriately from the beginning so as not to trigger any unintended U.S. tax...

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