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Lessons from the Tax Court: Smaldino v. Commissioner

A recent Tax Court case, Smaldino v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2021-127, provides important lessons on gifting. The Tax Court found that Louis Smaldino understated the size of his gift to a trust set up for his children...more

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In A Fight Over Corporate Inspection Rights, A Quick Kick Beats The Trick Play

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A group of mostly powerless Class B members in a utility services firm suspected its only Class A member of self-dealing, but their suspicions did not mate with corporate authority to do much about it. However, blessed with...more

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My Operator is Making Money … Part 2, The Operator’s Response

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The threat: You, the operator, are operating unprofitable wells where monthly costs exceed or barely equal revenues, making money on the fixed COPAS overhead charges. Your non-operators are going into the economic hole and...more

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Five Important Tax Highlights from 2018

2018 was a very active year for tax developments. The big story was the application of the substantial reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which took initial effect in 2018. But there were several other developments...more

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Don’t Forget to Update Your Operating Agreement for Partnership Audit Rule Changes

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 enacted sweeping changes to the federal audit regime for entities taxed as partnerships. The new audit rules became effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. For tax...more

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Partnership Audit Rules Have Changed Under New Tax Law

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Congress enacted the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (“BBA”) under which existing partnership audit rules have been replaced. The new BBA audit rules are broad and complex and effective for partnership tax returns filed for tax...more

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Early New Year’s Resolution: Update Partnership and LLC Agreements to Comply with New IRS Audit Rules

In 2015, Congress repealed the complex and heavily criticized Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (“TEFRA”) partnership-level audit rules which apply to partnerships and most LLCs. The new audit rules, which...more

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The New Partnership Audit Rules Are Coming, Have You Checked Your Operating Agreement?

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At the end of 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, as amended (the “BBA”), was enacted into law, and will be effective for tax years beginning after 2017. Under the BBA, the rules relating to the audit of partnership tax...more

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Navigating the New Partnership Audit Rules: Sea Change or Same Course?

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The recently enacted Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 amended existing Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) rules governing tax audits of partnerships in the U.S. These new rules primarily impact partnerships...more

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Comprehensive Partnership Audit Reform Requires Amendments To Partnership (and LLC Operating) Agreements

Congress has recently scrapped the existing procedures for IRS audits of partnerships. The new rules (the “BBA Audit Rules”1) are effective for partnership taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. A partnership...more

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New Audit Rules Require Changes to Partnership and LLC Operating Agreements

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74) includes a complete overhaul of the procedures that apply to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits of partnerships, including limited liability companies (LLCs) taxed as...more

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