Income Taxes, Fiscal Cliff, Tax Extensions

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

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

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Finally Settles Individual Federal Income Tax Rates for 2013 and Beyond

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), averting the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The legislation, which was signed by President Obama on January...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

Saved from the Fiscal Cliff

by Christopher Anderson | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/7/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”) was signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013. ATRA is a large tax package that renewed tax breaks for individuals and businesses and avoided automatic spending...more

Congress Narrowly Avoids "Fiscal Cliff," But Not Increase In 2013 Social Security Tax Rate

by Rena Pirsos | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/5/2013

Keeping Americans in suspense until the very last minute, Congress narrowly averted the "fiscal cliff" by passing the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), H.R. 8, late in the evening on New Year's Day. President Obama...more

Fiscal cliff avoided — what it means for you

by Jeffrey Glaser, Robert Louis, Elizabeth Mullen | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/5/2013

While most of us were celebrating the new year, members of the U.S. House and Senate were trying to prevent a fall over the dreaded "fiscal cliff," the combination of automatic tax increases and automatic reductions in...more

Fixing the Debt: Update on U.S. Fiscal Cliff Crisis (7th Edition) - December 31, 2012

by Rosemary Becchi, Micah Green, Erin McGrain, Daris Meeks, Emanuel Rossman, Aubrey Atwood Rothrock, III, Joseph Urso | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/5/2013

ZEROING IN ON A DEAL - Vice President Biden and Senate Republican Leader McConnell are close to reaching a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. Discussions between the two began late yesterday afternoon and have continued...more

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/5/2013

President Obama has signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act partially averts the so-called “fiscal cliff,” making permanent many Bush-era tax rate provisions while increasing taxes on...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012: Key Business And Individual Income Tax Provisions

by Isaac Hirsch, Christina M. Iafe, Andrew Segna, Brian Silikovitz | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/4/2013

On January 1, 2013, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”), which halts tax increases scheduled to go into effect for most Americans as part of the so-called fiscal cliff. The Act generally...more

President Obama Signs "Fiscal Cliff" Legislation into Law

by Edward Beckwith, John Lehrer II, Michael Nydegger, Jeffrey Paravano, Edward Ptaszek, Jr., Paul Schmidt, Christopher Swift, William J. Weber | BakerHostetler on 1/4/2013

As you likely have heard, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 8) (the "Act") on January 2, 2013. The Act, popularly known as the "fiscal cliff" legislation, permanently extends the Bush era tax cuts...more

Taxpayer Relief Act Brings Assortment of Changes

by Thomas Bonasera, Frederick Caspar, Staci Norman Criswell, Lee Stautberg | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/3/2013

Early on January 1, 2013, the Senate, by a vote of 89 to 8, approved H.R. 8, “the American Taxpayer Relief Act” (ATRA or the Bill). The House of Representatives passed the Bill by a vote of 257 to 167. Following are the major...more

Burr Alert: The Other Side Of The "Fiscal Cliff"

by Edward Brown | Burr & Forman on 1/3/2013

Congress began 2013 by passing "The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012" (the "Act") reflecting a plan negotiated by Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid a series of tax hikes...more

Washington Watch: House GOP Leadership and the ‘Fiscal Cliff’

by Teddy Eynon, David Ransom, Erica Stocker | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/3/2013

An analysis of the year-end fiscal negotiations and their consequences. As the United States rapidly approached the “fiscal cliff,” negotiations between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)...more

Fiscal Cliff Averted? Time Will Tell, But Here Are The Details Of The 2013 Tax Laws

by Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss | Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. on 1/3/2013

I am not sure how you can have great faith in the thoughtfulness of a process over hundreds of billions of dollar of our (the taxpayers) money, that happened in all of 48 hours, but here is the what is going to the president...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Full Copy

by JD Supra Law News on 1/2/2013

Full text copy of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, bipartisan legislation enacted at the 11th hour to keep the country from falling off of the "Fiscal Cliff." From the New York Times: "Only the most affluent...more

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

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

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

Important New Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Finally Settles Individual Federal Income Tax Rates for 2013 and Beyond

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Saved from the Fiscal Cliff

Congress Narrowly Avoids "Fiscal Cliff," But Not Increase In 2013 Social Security Tax Rate

Fiscal cliff avoided — what it means for you

Fixing the Debt: Update on U.S. Fiscal Cliff Crisis (7th Edition) - December 31, 2012

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

The American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012: Key Business And Individual Income Tax Provisions

President Obama Signs "Fiscal Cliff" Legislation into Law

Taxpayer Relief Act Brings Assortment of Changes

Burr Alert: The Other Side Of The "Fiscal Cliff"

Washington Watch: House GOP Leadership and the ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Fiscal Cliff Averted? Time Will Tell, But Here Are The Details Of The 2013 Tax Laws

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Full Copy

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