Yoram Keinan And Stow Lovejoy Participate In The Panel Titled “The Current State Of The Economic Substance Doctrine And Its Effect On Financial Institutions” At The ABA Section Of Taxation, May Tax Meeting
The economic substance doctrine was “codified” in 2010, effective for transactions after March 31, 2010, and a new strict liability penalty added for economic substance understatements. While the IRS and Treasury provided initial guidance on the application of the codified doctrine and the penalty, only a handful of cases have