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When considering converting a C corporation to an S corporation, tax advisers and taxpayers need to pay careful attention to the many perils that exist. Failure to pay close attention to the road in this area could result in...more
In the S corporation arena, tax advisors generally do not focus much attention on unreasonable compensation. As we delve into the issue in this Part VII of my multi-part series on Subchapter S, it will become apparent that...more
Business owners considering exit options from their businesses often can be blinded by purchase price figures and proceeds, often “accepting” that paying capital gains tax is part of the deal. The ability to avoid or defer...more
Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more
Starting a business is a thrilling journey filled with excitement, innovation and the promise of potential success. However, choosing the wrong business structure to reach your objectives can set your business on a path to...more
In October 2023, I authored a new White Paper, A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary. This year, in a multi-part article, I intend to take our blog...more
Business owners are often attracted to the S Corporation as a hybrid between the entity-level tax planning opportunities afforded by C Corporations and the passthrough nature of a partnership, all while affording a business...more
Many private companies were formed years ago using what was known as a Subchapter S election, which refers to the optional treatment of an otherwise taxable C corporation as (generally) a passthrough entity. These structures...more
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is a type of tax-qualified retirement plan. ESOPs are designed to invest primarily in qualifying employer securities, as defined in applicable tax rules....more
Even one day of unanticipated tax liabilities can have meaningful consequences. Our Federal Tax Group turns your attention to the little-regarded – but still important – straddle-period provisions in acquisition agreements....more
Part II of this series introduced a new recommendation for business owners and investors regarding the ideal corporate setup for existing or new small business owners. Part II provided a broad overview of the benefits of the...more
Episode #22 The Accidental Entrepreneur - The Optimal Corporate Set Up discusses the virtues and financial powers of creating your own business as a vehicle for ensuring your current and future financial stability. Consider...more
In April 2016, I wrote Part One of this series. You can read this article on JD Supra. Part One focused on the hobby loss tax rules. Four years later I am writing part two. Did I forget that I had written part one? Perhaps!...more
On December 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations... that provide some good news and needed clarification for C corporations, individuals, and S corporations and other...more
IRS defines an S-Corp as a corporation whose shareholders make the election to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. The owners of an S-Corp report the...more
Choice of Entity- Following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, tax advisers were inundated with inquiries from the individual owners of closely held businesses regarding a broad spectrum of topics. Perhaps the...more
Sometimes the law of unintended consequences is difficult to correct after the fact. The most recent example may be the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 annual limitation on state and local tax deductions claimed by...more
A recent case, Lender Management LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, T.C. Memo. 2017-246, has created a window of opportunity for family offices to restructure their affairs and potentially deduct certain family office...more
On August 8th, the IRS released its much-awaited Proposed Regulations on the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for pass-through businesses. The new deduction applies to essentially all types of businesses other than C...more
The Sunshine State is one of the lowest tax burden states in the US. Florida has no state individual income tax. At the state level, there is NO tax on social security benefits, retirement income, IRAs, 401(k) accounts,...more
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be...” or at least, if you insist on borrowing (and we understand the appeal), we are here to help you stay abreast of the new rules on deducting interest. BACKGROUND/PRIOR LAW - Interest...more
Late in 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed. It will take effect in 2018. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated or limited a number of different tax preference items...more
In this ten-part blog series, I will explore the ten steps that you should take to start-up a brewery of your own in Maryland. If you follow these ten simple steps, you will be able to start-up with a great foundation for...more
On September 27, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the National Economic Council, the Chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Speaker of the...more
There is a long list of reforms that the Trump administration intends to tackle and one of the items on the list is tax reform. Although there are multiple proposals by various players and significant variations among the...more