In Houston, at the American Bar Association, Viva Hammer gave the luncheon speech about tax reform, the approaches of the President and the Committee on Ways and Means, 871(m), insurance companies, and the use of derivatives in hedging the gap between assets and liabilities, and capital asset hedging under mark to market.  Bloomberg’s report on the speech can be found here: Bloomberg ABA 2015-1

 Reproduced with permission from Daily Tax Report, 21 DTR G-10 (Feb. 2, 2015). Copyright 2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com

At the PLI panel in New York in January, Viva Hammer of the Joint Committee on Taxation discusses 871(m) and cross border derivatives. The press release can be found here: 2015-1 PLI 871m Bloomberg 

Reproduced with permission from Daily Tax Report 06 DTR G-9 (Jan. 9, 2015). Copyright 2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com

On December 12th, 2014, Viva reviewed Senator Cardin’s Progressive Consumption Tax, at the Practicing Law Institute in Los Angeles and outlines some of the major challenges introducing a GST or VAT into the US. The press realize can be found here 2014-12 PLI TNT GST and more details of which can be found here

Tax Analysts quotes Viva speaking at a Practising Law Institute panel on 871(m) and cross border derivatives. 

Read the press release 2015-1 PLI 871(m) TNT

Slides from the panel located here

On March 20, 2013 Hedge Fund Weekly quotes Viva Hammer on the effect of Chairman Camp’s derivatives proposal on hedge funds

Read Viva’s comments here

Bloomberg quotes Viva Hammer on Dave Camp’s financial products derivatives discussion draft as part of the Committee’s broader effort on comprehensive tax reform.

You can read Viva’s comments here

Chair Dave Camp’s Derivatives Discussion Draft ignites some media interest and Viva Hammer is quoted on the issues of sourcing of income and other matters. Read Viva’s comments here: Tax Reform 2013-2-20

Viva Hammer comments on Camp Derivatives Discussion Draft 2013-1 ABA

Viva Hammer delivered testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, on March 20, 2013

Learn more here: VivaHammer Testimony FinProducts.