The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations that provide guidance on the transition from LIBOR. One set of such regulations provides that substituting a “qualified rate,” such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for an interbank offered rate in a debt instrument or certain other instruments will not result in a re-issuance under Section 1001 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations can be viewed here. Comments and requests for a public hearing must be received by November 25.