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Final Cloud Regulations: Classification of Digital and Cloud Transactions, Implementation, Proposed Sourcing Regs

A live 110-minute CPE webinar with interactive Q&A

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Monday, August 18, 2025

1:00pm-2:50pm EDT, 10:00am-11:50am PDT

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, July 25, 2025

or call 1-800-926-7926

This webinar will analyze the recently released final regulations, Classification of Digital Content Transactions and Cloud Transactions, as well as the proposed regulations for determining the source of income from cloud arrangements. Our panel of astute international tax attorneys will explain the key components of the recent final regulations and offer guidance to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements.

Description

On Jan. 10, 2025, the Treasury and IRS issued final regulations under Section 861 covering digital and cloud transactions. The final regulations, effective 90 days after the date of issue, include several significant revisions to the prior proposed regulations.

One notable change in the final regulations is the replacement of the prior de minimis rule for determining the category of cloud transactions with a rule for determining a transaction's "predominant character." The preceding rule divided a transaction into separate parts when it consisted of multiple transactions. Now, under the final regulations, taxpayers must characterize mixed transactions based on their overall character as digital content or cloud transactions. New methods are in place for determining the predominant character, including a general rule and a special rule. This latest definition could create disparity with guidelines in foreign countries that employ rules related to separate transactions or otherwise do not utilize a primary character determination.

Along with the final regulations, proposed regulations for sourcing income from cloud transactions have been released. These regulations include a complex three-part calculation for determining the source of income, which takes into account the location of a business' employees and both tangible and intangible assets. Tax practitioners working with companies that sell digital and cloud content need to understand the ramifications of the recently released final and proposed regulations.

Listen as our panel of experienced international tax attorneys examines the recently released final regulations and discusses the proposed regulations for determining the source of income from cloud arrangements. The panel will outline key components of the final regs and provide guidance on implementing the new requirements.

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Outline

  1. Cloud regulations: introduction
  2. Definitions
  3. Final regulations
  4. Proposed regulations
  5. IRS Notice 2025-6
  6. Implementation
  7. Examples

Benefits

The panel will cover these and other critical issues:

  • Determining the predominant character of digital transactions
  • Key modifications made to the prior proposed regulations under the final regulations
  • Rules contained in the newly proposed regulations for sourcing income
  • Guidelines for implementing the key requirements of the final cloud regulations

Faculty

Diosdi, Anthony
Anthony V. Diosdi

Partner
Diosdi & Liu

Mr. Diosdi is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly defends individuals and corporations in matters involving tax...  |  Read More

Fuller, Pamela
Pamela A. Fuller, Esq., J.D., LL.M.

Senior Counsel (Tax, M&A, International)
Tully Rinckey PLLC and Zahn Law Group

Ms. Fuller is a corporate and international tax attorney with over 20 years experience in advising a wide range of...  |  Read More

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