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Does a Qualified Charitable Distribution Make Sense This Year?

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A unique provision in the tax code allows certain transfers, made directly from a traditional IRA to a qualified charitable organization, to avoid taxation. Although this benefit of a qualified charitable distribution (QCD)...more

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IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Net Operating Loss Carryback Waivers and Refunds Under the CARES Act | Blogs | Coronavirus Resource...

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On April 9, 2020, the IRS issued: Rev. Proc. 2020-24, which provides guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) relating to relinquishment of certain net operating loss (NOL)...more

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An Electing Real Property Trade or Business can Revoke its Election on Account of the Change to Qualified Improvement Property...

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On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-22 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which (1) permits an “electing real property trade or business” that elected not to be subject to the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Nonprofits Take on the COVID-19 Crisis: Enhanced Deductibility Benefit for Large Cash Gifts to Charity and for Non-Itemizers

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The newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (commonly known as the “CARES Act”) includes provisions designed to encourage charitable contributions of cash, by allowing individual donors to charities...more

Blank Rome LLP

2019 Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter

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Blank Rome’s annual estate and tax planning newsletter addresses estate planning concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2019 by our clients and friends. 1. Transfer Taxes. The major changes made in 2010 in...more

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Year-End Tax Planning: More Important This Year Than Ever

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It’s the holiday season! The last few weeks were spent in winter festivities, getting together with friends and family, and rushing around to the sound of holiday music. Major Tax Changes Stem from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act...more

Jones Day

Proposed Treasury Regulations Provide Details on Tax Reform's Passthrough Deduction

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Important guidance on the deduction applicable to certain business income of passthrough entities available under last year's tax reform. The U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released proposed...more

Vedder Price

Tax Reform’s Impact on Transportation Finance Transactions

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New tax legislation was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the Act). The Act lowers the corporate rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent. Under the Act individuals and certain...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Practical Insights on Tax Reform: Impact on Individuals

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which is the most extensive overhaul of the United States of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) in 30 years....more

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Are the New Refundable AMT Credit Carryovers Subject to the Limitation of Section 383? - Tax Update, Volume 2018, Issue 1

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The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT). Before its repeal, a corporate taxpayer that was subject to the AMT was entitled to indefinitely carry forward the AMT taxes...more

Foster Garvey PC

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VII: Family Matters and Major Events in the Lives of Individuals

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates the need for tax planning with respect to several major life-changing activities individuals may encounter, including marriage, divorce, home ownership, casualty losses, medical...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Tax Reform Has A Profound Impact On Inbound Investment

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The current focus of the international tax community is on the United States, and for good reason. In the midst of a contentious political landscape, months of anticipation, and a decidedly clandestine drafting process, U.S....more

Dickinson Wright

U.S. Tax Reform – What It Means For The Gaming And Hospitality Industry

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Against all odds, Congress, on a straight party-line vote, enacted the most significant tax reform the U.S. has witnessed in more than 30 years. The tax reform legislation, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” significantly...more

Ruder Ware

More Planning Tips for Individuals Under New Tax Act

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As Shanna Yonke mentioned in her January 22, 2018 Legal Update The New Tax Law Provides Estate Planning Opportunities, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. The Act (officially,...more

Perkins Coie

Private Company Tax Planning Opportunities for 2018

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the 2017 Tax Act) and the recent taxpayer victory in the U.S. Tax Court’s Lender Management, LLC decision have created important planning opportunities for both our closely held and...more

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Federal Tax Reform and Minnesota Tax Policy: A Preliminary Guide to Conformity

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Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Minnesota’s Department of Revenue (DOR) has been analyzing what the TCJA will mean for Minnesota. The TCJA marks the most significant changes to the Internal Revenue...more

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Business Tax Reform: Impacts on Corporations and Portfolio Companies

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This client alert is part of a special series on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related changes to the tax code, where Blank Rome’s lawyers share their analysis of different provisions in the Act and how they may affect you...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Major New Tax Law Changes That Affect Individuals

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The 2017 tax reform legislation colloquially referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) made some significant changes in the taxation of individuals, and these changes have already begun to generate new planning...more

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Individual Tax Reform under the New Tax Law

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On December 20, 2017, Congress passed its comprehensive tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act” or “the Bill”), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. The Bill represents one of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Viewpoint: Alabamians get another reason to fund tax-credit scholarships

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With the Dec. 22 enactment of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many Alabamians and companies doing business in our state should see a reduction in their 2018 federal income tax bills but, somewhat surprisingly, an increase...more

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: An Overview and Four 2018 Planning Suggestions

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For the first time in more than 30 years, the countdown to the New Year was also the countdown to major revisions to the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) became law in late December 2017 and contains sweeping changes...more

Locke Lord LLP

New Tax Law May Reduce Tax Benefit for Cross-Border Affiliated Insurance/Reinsurance Premiums

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On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law H.R. 1, known generally as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), which makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The TCJA includes a number of provisions that...more

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Overview of Recent U.S. Tax Reform Part I – Certain Significant Changes Impacting C-Corporations

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On December 22, 2017, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law. As the first comprehensive U.S. federal income tax reform in over thirty years, the Tax Act includes dramatic changes to tax...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Tax Reform: What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean for the Transportation, Ports and Maritime Industry?

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more

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Tax Reform: Sweeping Changes To Federal Tax Law And The Impact On Businesses And Individuals

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law what is commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (the "Act"). The Act makes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and affects a broad...more

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