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Unconstitutionally Excessive FBAR Penalties? It Depends

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You may recall that earlier this year the IRS launched an initiative to pursue 125,000 “high-income, high-wealth” taxpayers who have not filed taxes since 2017. These were cases where the IRS received third party information...more

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The Sunset of the Doubled Estate, Gift, and GST Tax Exclusion Amounts After December 31, 2025

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The TCJA doubled the lifetime exclusion and GST tax exemption. This exclusion amount, adjusted for inflation, is now $13.61 million and is expected to be approximately $13.99 million in 2025. However, in 2026, the amount will...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

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Student Loans and Code Section 127 Educational Assistance Programs: A Reminder from the IRS, FAQs, and a Sample Plan Document

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On August 28, the IRS issued IR-2024-227, reminding employers of the following key aspects of educational assistance programs under Internal Revenue Code Section 127: -They can be used to help reimburse the costs of or...more

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FBAR: The Eleventh Circuit Holds That Willful FBAR Penalties are Subject to the Eighth Amendment Creating Circuit Split

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For years, FBAR litigants have made the commonsense argument that large willful FBAR penalties, which can exceed the value of the unreported foreign accounts themselves, violate the excessive fines clause of the Eighth...more

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Equity Compensation: Navigating 409A Valuations

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Private company clients frequently ask us about granting compensatory stock options to their founders, employees and other service providers, including board members, consultants and advisors. Options and other equity awards...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Solar PV Project Repowering - Best Practices and Insights

In August 2022, the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), landmark legislation that modified and extended the longstanding 30% investment tax credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

A Tale of Two DSTs: Beware of Confusing 1031 DSTs with 453 DSTs

Real estate investors may be familiar with the acronym DST, which in the context of Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, refers to a Delaware Statutory Trust. A 1031 DST is a vehicle by which a seller of...more

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Private Equity Investment into NFL Teams: Tax and Business Considerations

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Owning an NFL team is no longer a fantasy. The National Football League (the “NFL” or the “League”) voted to allow minority stakes to be sold to private equity firms (“PE”). However, according to NFL.com, “an executive from...more

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Tax Court to Revisit Problematic Economic Substance Ruling

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Last October, a District Court in Colorado turned the economic substance doctrine on its head. In Liberty Global, Inc. v. US, a District Court granted the Government’s motion for summary judgement and found that contrary to...more

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[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Congressman David Schweikert, R-AZ

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Re-Opens

On 7/15/24, the IRS announced via Notice IR-2024-212 the re-opening of the ERC (Employee Retention Credit) Voluntary Disclosure Program which will end on 11/22/24. The first ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program ended in March...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

IRS Issues Proposed Updates to Qualified Domestic Trust Regulations

The proposed regulations update outdated references and information under the current regulations, including references to temporary regulations, IRS officials, offices and addresses. The proposed regulations conform with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup August 26 – August 30, 2024

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 26, 2024 – August 30, 2024. ...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The Strategy Behind Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATS)

With continuing uncertainty regarding the federal estate tax laws, the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) is a popular option that helps high net-worth individuals maintain flexibility while maximizing their financial...more

Dechert LLP

Did You Send Your QPAM-A-Gram Yet? Show the DOL You Care Enough to Send the Very Best

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On April 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued its final amendment (“Amendment”) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, commonly referred to as the “QPAM Exemption”....more

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Interim Guidance on Matching Qualified Student Loan Payments

Until recently, employer matching contributions under qualified plans were required to be conditioned solely upon employee contributions made to the plan. However, one of the many changes enacted by the Consolidated...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Proposed regulations reduce flexibility of foreign currency mark-to-market election

On August 19, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) making changes to previously proposed regulations published in December...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup August 19 – August 23, 2024

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19, 2024 – August 23, 2024. August 19, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Short tax year savior: Rev. Proc. 2024-34

Welcome relief to taxpayers with short tax years seeking to file Section 174 accounting method changes - On August 29, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released Rev. Proc....more

Freeman Law

Propuesta de Reglamentación para Fideicomisos Extranjeros Análisis de la Sección 643(i) del IRC

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El 8 de mayo de 2024, la Secretaría de Hacienda de los Estados Unidos (“Treasury Department”) dio a conocer propuestas de reglamentos que abordan la clasificación, tributación y requisitos de información para fideicomisos...more

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Two Federal District Courts Stay DOL Fiduciary Rule

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On July 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently-issued final rule, set to take effect September 23, 2024, which would amend the definition of an...more

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Tax Court Addresses a Difference in Dates in the TCJA

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In Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner, the Tax Court addressed a seeming oversight in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) involving the effective dates for amendments to section 78 and the enactment of...more

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Liberty Global Appeals Economic Substance Doctrine Ruling

In ongoing litigation between the government and Liberty Global Inc. (“Liberty Global”), Liberty Global has appealed a district court’s decision that ruled in favor of the government to the Tenth Circuit. We have previously...more

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U.S. Tax Court Invokes Loper Bright for the First Time

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The U.S. Tax Court allows a dividend-received deduction ("DRD") for a Section 78 gross-up while also disallowing foreign tax credits in its first application of Loper Bright....more

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