On Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), an approximately $2.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September of 2021 that includes $900 billion of...more
The IRS recently updated its Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) FAQs, providing additional guidance regarding the effect on ERTC eligibility of mergers and acquisitions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan...more
On May 21, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released proposed regulations (the proposed regulations)* regarding the new five-year credit period for the historic rehabilitation tax credit (HTC) under Section 47...more
Businesses searching for immediate cash should not overlook the fully refundable employee retention tax credit (ERTC), which permits employers to reduce their deposits of federal employment taxes and even request advances...more
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program is intended to facilitate flexible, long-term investments in businesses located in low-income communities. The attributes of the program are particularly helpful during situations...more
On Friday, Oct. 19, the Treasury Department released some much needed guidance concerning qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) under Section 1400Z of the Internal Revenue Code, which was added as part of last year’s Tax Cuts...more
Since new Section 199A was enacted late last year as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA, discussed in Congressional Conferees Approve Long-Awaited Tax Reform), business owners and tax professionals alike have been...more
On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), enacting broad reforms to the Internal Revenue Code. In previous BakerHostetler Alerts published Nov. 8 and Nov. 10, we outlined...more
On Nov. 9, 2017, the Joint Committee on Taxation released its “Description of the Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “JCT Description”). The JCT Description summarizes the initial draft of the Senate Finance...more
On Nov. 2, the House Ways and Means Committee released draft statutory text (the "Bill") of the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"), the long-awaited Republican tax reform bill. On Friday, Nov. 3, Kevin Brady, Chairman...more
President Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 shows that some retirement planning strategies have drawn the attention of the Federal government and may be subject to future legislative limitations. The President’s proposed...more
In two recent cases, taxpayers have successfully challenged state taxation of trust income on the basis that the taxing states had a minimal connection to the trust. In The Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North...more
In October 2013, the IRS issued taxpayers a warning about a pervasive telephone scam designed to solicit payments and release of personal information from individuals. The IRS issued a second warning concerning the scam near...more
Appreciation of fine art can create challenging tax issues, but with proper planning collectors can minimize the estate, gift, and income tax consequences of their collections.
For taxpayers hoping to keep their works...more
Upon review of second quarter earnings reports from industry participants, analysts are rather bullish on future demand for hydraulic fracturing in North America.
Halliburton in particular is looking to take advantage...more
On November 21, 2013, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus released the third package in a series of "Staff Discussion Drafts" containing proposals to reform the tax code. This third set of proposals focuses on...more