KPMG report: New proposed regulations on bad debt deductions for certain qualifying entities
Overview of rules in proposed regulations
Overview of rules in proposed regulations
Proposed regulations under section 166 published in the Federal Register in December 2023 provide rules addressing bad debt deductions for certain qualifying entities.
In particular, the proposed regulations [PDF 270 KB] would update the standard under Treas. Reg. § 1.166-2 for determining when a debt instrument held by a regulated financial company or a member of a regulated financial group will be conclusively presumed to be worthless. Read TaxNewsFlash
Read a March 2024 report* [PDF 191 KB] prepared by KPMG LLP that provides an overview of the rules in the proposed regulations and includes certain observations and open questions.
*This article appears in the Journal of Financial Products and is provided with permission.
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