On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its own version (Senate Proposal) of the tax provisions of H.R. 1, entitled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (Bill) which the U.S. House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025. The full U.S. Senate is expected to debate the Senate Proposal in the days ahead, where additional changes may be made.

The Bill passed by the House includes a proposal to impose a 3.5% excise tax on “remittance transfers” after Dec. 31, 2025 (Remittance Tax), subject to certain exceptions for transfers made by U.S. citizens and nationals.

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* Special thanks to Summer Associate Christina Guerrero-Gomez˘ for her contributions to this GT Alert.
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Shane Foster is a shareholder with deep financial regulatory experience in areas such as banking, money transmission, lending, and fintech, among others. Serving in a high-level capacity as Chief Deputy Director at the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI), he oversaw

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Shane Foster is a shareholder with deep financial regulatory experience in areas such as banking, money transmission, lending, and fintech, among others. Serving in a high-level capacity as Chief Deputy Director at the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI), he oversaw the agency’s enforcement, depository, non-depository, consumer affairs, and insurance market conduct divisions.

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