The 2024 election year promises to make taxes front-of-mind for many business and individual taxpayers. Beyond the election, there are other note-worthy developments, along with several highly anticipated tax law cases that...more
2/16/2024
/ Child Tax Credit ,
Employee Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Green Energy ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
OECD ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
As we discussed in our September 25 alert, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey: IRS Issues Moratorium on Processing New Employee Retention Credit Claims, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) previously...more
As we discussed in our September 25 publishing, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey: IRS Issues Moratorium on Processing New Employee Retention Credit Claims, the IRS previously stated that it was...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in August 2022, appropriated billions of dollars in additional funding to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS has begun allocating funds, including investing in artificial...more
10/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
FBAR ,
GAO ,
Hedge Funds ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Investments
The IRS has announced an immediate moratorium on the processing of new employee retention credit claims and warns taxpayers of aggressive promoters and marketers “hustling to get a hefty contingency fee.”
On September 14,...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance on the pharmaceutical excise tax that may apply to certain drug manufacturers, producers, and importers that fail to negotiate a drug-pricing agreement with the US...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, presents new opportunities for tax-exempt and other organizations to directly benefit from renewable energy tax credits, including...more
9/1/2023
/ Income Taxes ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Overpayment ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
U.S. Treasury
USD LIBOR is the last step in the long and winding road that has been LIBOR’s slow demise over the last several years as all other LIBOR instruments worldwide have already substantially transitioned.
As taxpayers prepare...more
On November 29, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury issued a Notice of Initial Guidance (the Notice), which provides the first round of guidance with respect to the prevailing wage requirements and...more
Passed in August of this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was heralded by many as a landmark piece of climate legislation in the United States. The IRA’s tax credits for electric vehicles were among its most...more
10/14/2022
/ Batteries ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Manufacturers ,
MSRP ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
Following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on August 16, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued six notices (the “Notices”) requesting comments on...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published a new Technical Guide for tax-exempt 501(c)(6) trade associations, business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, and other organizations exempt from federal...more
While business owners wait to see whether Congress raises the U.S. long-term capital gains rate from 20 percent to 25 percent and enacts relief from the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT),...more
10/14/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
S-Corporation ,
SALT ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Liability
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
/ Aggregation Rules ,
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
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
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
The Internal Revenue Service has expanded its previous relief measures with Notice 2020-23, which automatically extends key tax deadlines for all taxpayers that have a filing or payment deadline on or after April 1, 2020, and...more
4/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Relief Measures ,
Statutory Deadlines ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions
The IRS has granted a six-month extension to file applications for a tentative carryback adjustment under the “quickie” refund procedure for net operating losses that arose in tax years that began in calendar year 2018 and...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
/ Banks ,
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
The Treasury Department extends the US federal tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15.
This week’s surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was accompanied by frequent responses at the federal level directed at...more
3/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Relief Measures ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Tax Extensions ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020-17, providing relief to taxpayers amidst the economic fallout of the COVID-19 virus. Beyond taking a toll on public health, the global pandemic has disrupted...more
On September 24, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38, clarifying rental real estate owners’ eligibility for the highly anticipated tax break under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Section 199A Deduction...more
10/4/2019
/ Commercial Leases ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Qualified Business Income ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 199A ,
Tax Deductions