US (Delaware) LPS - Japanese Supreme Court Decision
US (Delaware) LPS - Japanese Supreme Court Decision
The Japanese Supreme Court rendered its decision that a limited partnership formed under the laws of the state of Delaware should be treated as a corporation for Japanese tax purposes on 17 July 2015.
We have set out in this newsletter an outline of the Japanese Supreme Court Decision.
Contents
- Criteria for Determining Whether a Foreign Entity should be Treated as a Corporation
- Judgment of a Delaware LPS based on the Above Criteria
- Issues to Be Considered Going Forward
Japan TAX Newsletter
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