On January 17, 2024, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) released a bill, the “Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024”...more
On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget, and the “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals,” which is commonly referred to as the “Green Book.” ...more
7/21/2022
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Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Bi-Partison Balanced Budget Act (BBA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Budgets ,
Business Taxes ,
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Digital Assets ,
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) ,
FATCA ,
GILTI tax ,
Green Book ,
Loans ,
Mark-To-Market ,
Offshoring ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
REIT ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions
On Wednesday, April 28th, the White House announced the American Families Plan, the “human capital” infrastructure proposal. The American Families Plan would spend $1.8 trillion, including $800 billion in tax cuts over ten...more
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). The Act enhances and expands certain provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the...more
12/30/2020
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Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Gross Receipts Tax ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions
As we have previously discussed, the 2017 tax reform act created a new excise tax under section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code that will affect many tax-exempt employers. The tax is 21% of certain compensation and can be...more
On January 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding the “passthrough deduction” for qualified trade or...more
3/11/2019
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Final Rules ,
IRS ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Business Income ,
S-Corporation ,
Section 199A ,
Sole Proprietorship ,
Specified Service Trade Or Business (SSTB) ,
Tax Deductions ,
UBIA
On January 18, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the “pass through” deduction under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code...more
2/8/2019
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IRS ,
Leases ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rental Property ,
S-Corporation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 199A ,
Self-Employment Tax ,
Sole Proprietorship ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions
On November 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue...more
12/6/2018
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Business Taxes ,
C-Corporation ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
PFIC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
REIT ,
REMIC ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued proposed regulations regarding the "pass-through deduction" for qualified trade or business income...more
On Friday December 22, 2017, the President signed into law H.R.1, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This is the most sweeping change to the US federal income tax laws in over three decades, and it will...more
1/17/2018
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Carried Interest ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
EBITDA ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Taxpayers ,
Income Taxes ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions
Editor's Overview -
For over two decades, federal law has required covered health plans and insurers to ensure that certain mental health benefits are in parity with offered medical/surgical benefits. The meaning of...more
1/9/2018
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Affordable Care Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Claim Procedures ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability ,
Disability Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Public Health Service Act ,
QMAC ,
QNEC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Statute of Repose ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
User Fees
On Friday, December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the $1.5 trillion tax reform law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”). This alert describes provisions of the Tax Reform Act that we...more
1/4/2018
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Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Sports ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBTI ,
Universities
On Friday, December 15, 2017, the Congressional conference committee released a revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Bill"). The Senate and the House are expected to vote on the Tax Bill this week. The Tax...more
12/21/2017
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Carried Interest Tax Rates ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Section 501 ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
UBTI
Early on December 2, 2017, the Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Senate Bill”). This blog entry describes certain provisions of the Senate Bill that would have the most significant impact on the nonprofit...more
12/8/2017
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Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Logos ,
Sports ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBTI ,
Universities ,
Ways and Means Committee
Over the last several days, there have been significant developments relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the pending tax reform legislation in Congress. On Thursday, a detailed summary of the Senate Finance Committee’s...more
11/15/2017
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Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
IP License ,
IRS ,
Logos ,
Pending Legislation ,
Sports ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBTI ,
Universities ,
Ways and Means Committee
Over the last several days, there have been significant developments relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the pending tax reform legislation in Congress. On Thursday, a detailed summary of the Senate Finance Committee’s...more
11/14/2017
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Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Excise Tax ,
Football ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
IP License ,
IRS ,
Logos ,
Sports ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
UBTI ,
Universities ,
Ways and Means Committee
On 8th July 2015, the UK Government announced several changes to UK tax legislation that will affect those holding carried interest in fund structures which utilise at least one partnership (including a limited partnership),...more
7/19/2015
/ Capital Gains ,
Carried Interest ,
Cost-Shifting ,
Foreign Investment ,
HMRC ,
Investment Management ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Resident Non-Domiciled (RND) ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
UK