On September 12, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations (89 FR 75062) (the “Proposed Regulations”) on the application of the...more
TRAs can be advantageous if used properly. When you get numbers in front of people in the right situation, it catches their attention. The key is to get people focused and make sure they understand the complexities.
In this...more
On February 8, 2024, in its Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC1 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a whistleblower pursuing a claim for retaliation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) does not need to...more
2/14/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Intent ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On October 25, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) upheld the Nasdaq board diversity rule in the face of challenges that (among other things) the rule attempted to improperly and...more
11/7/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Action ,
Board of Directors ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Minorities ,
Nasdaq ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College
Large partnerships are facing a sea change in tax enforcement. Beginning with the Large Partnership Compliance program announced in 2021 and its most recent announcement that it intends to “stand up” a group focused on large...more
10/10/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Enforcement ,
General-Business ,
Hedge Funds ,
Information Document Requests ,
IRS ,
Large Business & International Division (LB&I) ,
Master Limited Partnerships ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Private Equity ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Tax Litigation
The IRS recently issued an internal memorandum to the effect that many Name-Image-Likeness (NIL) collectives will not qualify for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, including those that had previously obtained tax exemption letters...more
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was enacted into law. Among other changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the IRA imposes a 15% corporate alternative minimum...more
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was enacted into law. Among other changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the IRA imposes an excise tax on certain repurchases...more
As the pace of SPAC IPOs continues to set records, evolution of the economic terms has accelerated. We have seen changes to the warrant and promote structure (including “tontine” warrants), call rights motivating cashless...more
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act generally limits the amount of business interest expense that a taxpayer may deduct. This webinar will cover newly issued final and proposed Treasury regulations under section 163(j), with a...more
9/24/2020
/ Business Expenses ,
Business Taxes ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Regulations ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars
Uncertain economic times and volatile financial markets present pitfalls — but also opportunities. We’ll talk about tax planning opportunities businesses should consider as they navigate these challenging times....more
CARES Act tax relief is designed to put cash in the pockets of taxpayers in distress. In this presentation, a panel of V&E’s tax and executive compensation lawyers will discuss how to maximize the benefit of these provisions,...more
4/28/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Webinars