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Accidental Termination on Purpose? S Corp Ruling Could Be Huge For QSBS Owners

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Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more

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IRS Ruling Takes Aim at Impact Investing

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What many in the nonprofit community would have expected to be a direct road for tax exemption for a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization has suffered a significant set-back. On October 9th, the Internal Revenue Service...more

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IRS Continues Hot Streak: Issues Additional Favorable Fee-Based Annuity Rulings

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In June, the IRS issued two private letter rulings (PLRs) dealing with fee-based annuities. The facts of these two PLRs are generally identical to the facts of 17 PLRs issued by the IRS last November, with one important...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Take Your Pick – Employees Allowed to Choose Between Future 401(a) Plan Contributions and Future HRA Contributions

A recently issued IRS private letter ruling may provide public agencies and their employees with another way to give employees more control over the types of retirement benefits they will eventually receive....more

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Weekly IRS Roundup August 10 – August 14, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 10, 2020 – August 14, 2020... August 10, 2020: The IRS published corrections to a notice...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Busy Friday – The IRS issues three utility-related private letter rulings

On Friday, April 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued three private letter rulings providing guidance to regulated public utilities on three distinct issues. Specifically, the rulings addressed the following: ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup January 27 – 31, 2020

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 27 – 31, 2020. January 27, 2020: The Joint Committee on Taxation released a report...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup January 20 – 24, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 20 – 24, 2020. January 20, 2020: The IRS released new Instructions to IRS Form 1120-S, US...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup January 13 – 17, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 13 – 17, 2020. January 13, 2020: The IRS published an information letter relating to the...more

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IRS Issues Private Letter Ruling Allowing Tax Equity Financing with a Regulated Utility Taxpayer

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In Private Letter Ruling 201946007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed a tax equity investor to participate with a regulated utility in a tax equity financing arrangement for wind investments without being subject to...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 25 – 29, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 25 – 29, 2019. November 26, 2019: The IRS issued a News Release regarding a Revenue...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 11 – 15, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 11–15, 2019. November 11, 2019: The IRS released Delegation Order 30-9 announcing the...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 4 – 8, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 4–8, 2019. November 4, 2019: The IRS posted a new Large Business and International...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup October 21 – 25, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 21 – 25, 2019. October 21, 2019: The IRS issued a news release in which it announced the...more

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A New Method to Incentivize Young Workers?

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Companies have considered various ways to retain and incentivize their younger, and increasingly mobile, workforce. A recent PLR offers another option: using a 401(k) plan to provide additional benefits (in the form of a...more

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IRS approves tying student loans to 401(k) employer contributions

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a private letter ruling which allowed an unnamed employer (some say it’s pharmaceutical giant Abbott) to make 401(k) contributions to participants who are repaying their student...more

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Final Regulations Define “Real Property” for REITs: Considerations for Renewable Energy and Transmission Assets

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The recently released final regulations are generally consistent with the 2014 proposed regulations in their treatment of renewable energy and transmission assets, with several useful clarifications provided. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS Releases Favorable Private Letter Ruling on “Taxable Annuity.”

On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released PLR 201515001 (Oct. 10, 2014), favorably addressing a “taxable annuity”—essentially, a deferred annuity contract supported, in part, by subaccounts, each of which...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Are REITs a Viable Strategy for Communications Companies?

Windstream Holdings, Inc. recently announced plans to spin off its copper, fiber and other fixed real estate assets into an independent publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Windstream received a private letter...more

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