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U.S. Treasury to Issue Additional Guidance to Deter Corporate Inversions and Calls on Congress for Legislative Action

20 November 2015

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In a letter dated 18 November 2015 from U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew to Senator Ron Wyden D-OR, Senator Orrin Hatch R-UT, Representative Kevin Brady R-TX and Representative Sander M. Levin D-MI, Secretary Lew announced Treasury's intent to issue additional targeted guidance to deter and reduce further the economic benefits of corporate inversions. The planned guidance follows significant guidance issued in September 2014 ({News-2014-09-23/A/4- previous coverage}). In addition to the planned guidance, Lew also calls on Congress to provide Treasury with new statutory authority in order to stop tax-driven inversions decisively. Additional details of the new guidance will...