On June 22, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend Tax attorneys Lynn Fowler, Heather Preston, Rob Daily, and Jeff Reed participated in a mid-year tax update webinar hosted by the firm. The webinar discussed recent tax issues in the...more
On June 22nd, Kilpatrick Townsend Tax attorneys Lynn Fowler, Heather Preston, Rob Daily, and Jeff Reed participated in a mid-year tax update webinar hosted by the firm. The webinar discussed recent tax issues in the federal...more
On March 23rd, Kilpatrick Townsend Tax Partners Lynn Fowler, Heather Preston, and Jeff Reed participated in a webinar hosted by the firm called Practical Insights on New Tax Issues. The webinar discussed recent issues arising...more
The IRS has issued Notice 2020-65, which implements President Trump’s August 8 memorandum calling for a deferral of withholding of the employee portion of payroll taxes attributable to certain wages. This deferral is...more
The CARES Act provides several programs to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including favorable loan terms, significant temporary tax breaks, and employee retention credits. Below are key terms of...more
On December 19, 2019, the Treasury Department released the final regulations implementing the opportunity zone provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These regulations clarified and expanded proposed regulations issued...more
An employer is responsible for paying its share (6.2 percent) of Social Security taxes and its share (1.45 percent) of Medicare taxes for each employee’s covered wages. Generally, an employer must deposit such amounts to the...more
The CARE Act passed by the Senate on March 25, 2020 provides several significant temporary tax breaks to business taxpayers....more
On March 18, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-17 which extends the due date for payment of certain federal income taxes otherwise due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. ...more
On April 17, 2019, the Treasury Department issued a second round of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) addressing investments in Opportunity Zones under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The first round of...more
4/26/2019
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On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which contained a potentially lucrative tax incentive program (the “Opportunity Zone Program”) to encourage long-term...more
11/28/2018
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This white paper is designed to summarize the federal Opportunity Zone program to industry professionals and potential market participants. We summarize for readers the program’s tax incentive structure, how investment...more
11/12/2018
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During the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, Kilpatrick Townsend hosted a panel session that focused on private sector investments in climate technologies. This session discussed criteria for investments in technology or in...more
The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities,...more
On December 18, Congress passed and the President signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016” and the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015,” funding the government and providing a number of...more
Congress has recently scrapped the existing procedures for IRS audits of partnerships. The new rules (the “BBA Audit Rules”1) are effective for partnership taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. A partnership...more