On Aug. 7, the Senate passed H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). If approved by the House of Representatives, as expected, the bill will be sent to President Joe Biden for signature. The bill passed by...more
The House Ways and Means Committee recently released legislative proposals as part of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation legislation that the committee is currently developing (the Proposed Legislation). The Proposed...more
9/28/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
M&A Brokers ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Proposed Legislation ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Rates
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the New York Legislature reached an agreement with Governor Andrew Cuomo for the fiscal year 2021-2022 state budget. The agreed-upon budget package includes a number of revenue raisers ...more
Over the past several months, there has been much speculation regarding potential changes to corporate and individual tax rates. The infrastructure plan released by the White House on Wednesday, March 31, includes a proposed...more
On Jan. 8, 2021, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued final regulations (Final Regulations) (T.D. 9945) governing the treatment of “carried interests” (also referred...more
Background On Oct. 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code that will eliminate the adverse tax consequences when a U.S. parent corporation (i)...more
11/16/2018
/ Collateral ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dividends ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Lenders ,
Parent Corporation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Voting Securities
The recently enacted tax reform act (the Act) significantly altered the U.S. taxation of foreign income. Perhaps most prominently, the Act allows U.S. corporations to fully deduct (and thus not pay tax on) dividends received...more
3/29/2018
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The tax reform signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22 (the Tax Act) presents public companies with several accounting and disclosure challenges. Although companies are still evaluating how they will be affected by the...more
1/2/2018
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 8-K ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law tax reform legislation (“the Act”) that will have wide-reaching impact across all sectors of the economy. This Client Alert summarizes the following changes to the Internal...more
1/2/2018
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Business Taxes ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Executive Compensation ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Net Operating Losses ,
New Legislation ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Section 162(m) ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On Nov. 16, 2017, the House of Representatives passed its version of the tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Senate Budget Committee voted on Nov. 28, 2017, to send the Senate version of the bill to the floor,...more
12/4/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Carried Interest Tax Rates ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The upcoming change in administration, combined with retained Republican control of both houses of Congress, is expected to result in significant changes in the federal income tax system, on both the domestic and...more
1/5/2017
/ Congressional Intent ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Itemized Deductions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Repatriation ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration