The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals.
Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more
9/23/2021
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Capital Gains ,
CARES Act ,
Carried Interest ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
International Tax Issues ,
Net Investment Income ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
REIT ,
SALT ,
Surcharges ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Increases ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERTC”) has been expanded and extended further, providing relief to small and large employers affected by COVID-19 business disruptions. As we approach the one-year anniversary of its...more
3/15/2021
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Gross Receipts ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
At $1.9 trillion, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, is the largest aid package passed by Congress since the start of the pandemic. With the Rescue Act, Congress hopes...more
3/12/2021
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CARES Act ,
Child Tax Credit ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dependent Care ,
Economic Aid Act ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Grants ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Public Health ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Unemployment Benefits
On Monday, December 14, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the “Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020,” which would provide another round of relief to combat the economic fallout...more
The IRS has confirmed that a taxpayer who received a covered loan guaranteed under the PPP and who paid or incurred certain otherwise deductible expenses listed in the CARES Act may not deduct those expenses in the taxable...more
The tax provisions of the HEALS Act would expand upon and modify several provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including the employee retention tax credit, while also introducing...more
On Friday, June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP Flexibility Act”), modifying certain provisions of the CARES Act related to the forgiveness...more
On May 12, the House Democrats introduced an aspirational tax package within the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (the “HEROES Act”), which lays out their starting point in negotiations with the...more
Under IRS Notice 2020-32, no deduction is allowed for a payment that is otherwise deductible if the payment of the expense results in forgiveness of a covered loan pursuant to the CARES Act and the income associated with such...more
On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more
4/14/2020
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Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
IRS ,
Lenders ,
Lending ,
Liquidity ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
As our country grapples with the health, economic, and social impacts of COVID-19, the U.S. Congress has weaponized the U.S. tax law to provide economic stimulus and soften the financial blow dealt by COVID-19 through two key...more