Income Taxes, Fiscal Cliff, Alternative Minimum Tax

New Tax Laws Will Affect Most Americans

by Janet Raasch | Lawyers.com on 2/14/2013

At the beginning of 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, averting the dreaded “fiscal cliff” and making significant changes to U.S. tax law. While the top 1 percent of taxpayers will...more

Surprise! Your 2012 Taxes Are Higher Than You Thought

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 2/4/2013

After the close of another year, income taxes of course come to mind. While it’s clear we have to pay tax on income, there are plenty of provisions in the tax code that require federal taxes to be paid on things you may not...more

Highlights of the Individual Tax Provisions in the New Taxpayer Relief Act

by Thomas Wechter | Duane Morris LLP on 1/24/2013

Originally published in the AICPA Tax Insider on January 17, 2013. After months of senseless haggling, the Senate early in the morning of Jan. 1, 2013, by a vote of 89–8, and the House of Representatives late in the...more

Congress Approves The American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012, Preventing "Fiscal Cliff"

by Christopher Abrams, Alicia Kirkpatrick, D. Scott Lindstrom, William J. Sanders, David N. Zimmerman | Polsinelli on 1/22/2013

After much contention,Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, and President Obama signed the legislation on January 2, 2013. The Act avoids automatic sunset provisions that were scheduled to take effect...more

The Fiscal Cliff Deal - What does it mean for you and your business?

by Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 1/18/2013

In the early morning hours of January 1, 2013, the Senate approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) by a vote of 89-8. Less than 24 hours later, the House of Representatives also approved the Act by a vote...more

Rates of Change: The Effect of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on Individual and Fiduciary Income Taxes

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/18/2013

For all the public discussion in 2012 of the need for a significant reformation and restructuring of the Internal Revenue Code, the income tax provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the 2012 Act) are at their...more

Estate Planning After the Fiscal Cliff Deal

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/17/2013

Now that a deal averting the fiscal cliff has finally been reached, many of the tax and planning issues that have been mired in uncertainty for the past two years (and even longer in some cases) may be resolved. Numerous tax...more

Congress Extends the 100% Tax Exemption for Gain on Certain Qualified Small Business Stock, With Retroactive Effect, Through 2013

by Christopher Cawley, Nicola Lemay | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/16/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). Among its provisions, the Act extends a tax benefit whereby capital gains from the sale or exchange of certain...more

2013 Brings Estate, Gift & GST Tax “Permanency” At Last

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 1/16/2013

The uncertainty of the last two years was put to rest on January 2, 2013 when President Obama signed into law the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” (ATRA). The new law saved us from the “Fiscal Cliff” and forestalled...more

How Will the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Affect You - Details of Legislation passed by Congress to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

by Robert Howell, Westray Veasey | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/15/2013

On January 2, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, H.R. 8 (ATRA), preserving many of the key tax provisions passed during the George W. Bush presidency, which were scheduled to...more

McNees Insights - Asset Planning and Federal Taxation - Winter 2013

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/14/2013

2012 Tax Act - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 1, 2013 to avert the tax law changes that were one part of the “fiscal cliff” facing our country’s economy (the other...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Tax Implications for U.S. Taxpayers Living Abroad

by Henry Bupel, Matthew Kohley, Jenny Longman | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/11/2013

Although the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“Fiscal Cliff Legislation”) passed last week does not contain any sweeping changes targeted at U.S. taxpayers living abroad, a number of provisions are relevant to such U.S....more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and What It Means to You

by Jonathan R. Flora, James Olson | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 1/11/2013

On Jan. 2, 2013, President Obama signed the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” (the “Act”) which was passed by the House and Senate the previous day to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The Act prevents many of the tax...more

Washington Insight - Special Edition: Congress Steps Away From Fiscal Cliff

by King & Spalding on 1/11/2013

For months in Washington, and beyond, attention has been focused on the "fiscal cliff" -- the combination of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the looming budget cuts referred to as "sequestration." Negotiations led by...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Approved by Congress and Signed by the President

by Dechert LLP on 1/11/2013

Summary - President Obama on January 2, 2013 signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act extends certain tax rates, tax credits, and other provisions previously enacted by other tax...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Some Tax Certainty in an Uncertain World

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 1/10/2013

On January 1, 2013, Congress averted the fiscal cliff with the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act), which was enacted when President Obama signed the Act on January 2, 2013. The Act provides a welcome...more

Fiscal Cliff II: What’s Next For Tax Reform?

by Mary Burke Baker, Michael W. Evans, Andrés Gil, Karishma Shah Page, Ryan J. Severson | K&L Gates LLP on 1/9/2013

On January 1, 2013, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), signed into law by President Obama on January 2. ATRA averts the “fiscal cliff” by making permanent the...more

Fixing the Debt: Update on U.S. Fiscal Cliff Crisis (9th Edition) - January 1, 2013

by Rosemary Becchi, Micah Green, Erin McGrain, Daris Meeks, Emanuel Rossman, Aubrey Atwood Rothrock, III, Joseph Urso | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/8/2013

THE LEGISLATION - Following a day of tumultuous House Republican caucus deliberations, at 11:00 pm, the House passed The American Tax Relief Act of 2012, a cliffhanger deal negotiated by Vice President Biden and Senate...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Luis Patiño, Taylor Perodeau, Laura A. Taylor | Venable LLP on 1/8/2013

Introduction - As you no doubt have heard, the U.S. was set to plunge over the “fiscal cliff” on New Year’s Day if Congress failed to act. In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, a deal was made that averted the...more

Legal Alert: The Cliff-Hanger (Chapter One) is Over: Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Robert S. Chase II, Adam Cohen, Nikola R. Djuric, Dwaune Dupree, Daniel McKeithen, Amish Shah, Douglas Siegler, Carol Tello | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/8/2013

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

Summary of Income Tax Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by D. Michael O'Leary, Gary Teblum | Trenam Kemker on 1/8/2013

As you no doubt are aware, Congress just passed, and the President just signed into law, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act is effective as of January 1, 2013. This summary addresses certain of...more

Last-Minute Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal Reached - Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Duane Morris LLP on 1/7/2013

The United States plunged off the theoretical cliff New Year's Day, but the U.S. House of Representatives pulled us back by passing the U.S. Senate's version of the budget bill on New Year's Day, and lo and behold, we now...more

Important New Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act

by Edward Chaney, Matthew Elkin, Kimberly Eney, Alexander Reid, Celia Roady, Caroline Waldner | Morgan Lewis on 1/7/2013

From tax rates and tax extenders to the revival of the Pease limitation, the act includes a host of provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations....more

New Year's Day Federal Tax Legislation

by Jeffrey Mannisto | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, the House and Senate approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8, as amended by the Senate) (the "2012 Tax Relief Act"). The 2012 Tax Relief Act, signed into law by President Obama on...more

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Stephen DiBonaventura, George Nemphos | Duane Morris LLP on 1/7/2013

After hotly debated year-end negotiations, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, on January 1, 2013. On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the bill into...more

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