On February 21, 2024, the IRS announced a new initiative to audit large corporate taxpayer use of corporate jets, as part of a larger initiative focused on tax compliance of large corporations and high-income taxpayers. The...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a Revenue Ruling, a Revenue Procedure and a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) posted on the IRS website addressing open questions regarding Paycheck Protection...more
In conjunction with the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, Eversheds Sutherland took a look back at the Court’s work in employee benefit cases since the enactment of ERISA. We found an astonishing 128 decisions, spanning...more
10/23/2017
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
LMRA ,
Military Service Members ,
NLRA ,
SCOTUS ,
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act
On June 21, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 409A regulations, modifying existing proposed and final section 409A regulations regarding...more
On February 26, Representative Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released his much-awaited comprehensive tax reform plan (the “Camp Proposal”). That proposal seeks to cut marginal tax rates...more
3/6/2014
/ Capital Gains ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Income Taxes ,
Insurance Industry ,
Net Investment Income ,
Partnerships ,
Real Estate Market ,
REIT ,
RICs ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns
Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor struck down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional, and held that the federal government must recognize and accept...more
On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), effective as of January 1, 2013. In general, the Act made permanent for most taxpayers the tax rate cuts first enacted...more
1/8/2013
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Business Taxes ,
Capital Gains ,
Dividends ,
Estate Tax ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Income Taxes ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Roth Conversions ,
Withholding Tax