Regulated investment companies (RICs) in the US are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to avoid double taxation. Mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs) are commonly RICs, but they must meet certain requirements and pay out earnings to investors to avoid tax liability. IRS Regulation M ensures taxes are collected on […]
A regulated market involves government supervision or manipulation of the buying and selling of goods and services. Examples include nationalized industries, price controls on drugs in Brazil, and intellectual property protection in India. Deregulation is not universal, with airlines still heavily regulated in some countries. The US healthcare industry is largely unregulated, but oversight laws […]
