There are more estate planning opportunities as a result of inflation-adjusted figures recently released by the IRS. The gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax exemption amounts are each increasing to...more
11/23/2022
/ Beneficiaries ,
Charitable Lead Annuity Trust ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Income Taxes ,
Price Inflation ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trusts
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) proposed new regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) defining and implementing the beneficial ownership reporting...more
12/23/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Requirements
On September 13, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee formally released its proposed tax provisions to be incorporated into the broader budget reconciliation bill it hopes will pass in the near future (the “Tax...more
As each of us copes with the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19, we hope this finds you and your families safe and healthy. It can be difficult to think beyond the moment when faced with the daily anxiety and uncertainty...more
4/3/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Estate Planning ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Income Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Funds ,
Tax Relief ,
Time Extensions ,
Transfer of Assets
The Opportunity Zone program created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) allows taxpayers that realize certain gains to elect to defer the federal income tax on such gains by reinvesting them into Qualified...more
10/24/2018
/ Business Taxes ,
Capital Gains ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning
While the State of Delaware has numerous attractive aspects for entities that incorporate there (a flexible corporation statute, the well-respected Court of Chancery, a legislature that prioritizes the stability of Delaware’s...more
There has been buzz in the tax and private equity communities about the rise in audits of private equity firms by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). This has been fueled by the restructuring of the IRS’ Large Business &...more
The IRS released final regulations under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4942 and 4945 on September 25, 2015, specifically addressing grants by private foundations to foreign organizations. These final regulations are partly...more
Widely held partnerships are a significant source of funding for oil, gas and certain natural resources projects, but the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) rules can cause such partnerships to be treated as corporations for...more
6/24/2015
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Double Taxation ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Master Limited Partnerships ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Partnerships ,
Passive Activity ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualifying Income ,
Research and Development
Federal excise taxes imposed on natural gas, propane and other alternative fuels can significantly add to their cost and can create a disincentive to their use compared with more traditional fuels such as diesel and gasoline,...more