The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2024-24 (Revenue Procedure) and Notice 2024-38 (Notice) establishing revised standards and procedures for taxpayers...more
On April 12, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829, the “Proposed Regulations”) on the application of Section 4501, which imposes a 1% excise tax on...more
Secondary transactions led by a general partner (GP) have gained significant traction as an alternative liquidity solution for venture capital managers “managing out” their older vintage funds with valuable – but often...more
The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). On December 27, 2022, the...more
On August 16, 2022, House Resolution 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), was signed into law. An August 11 Cooley client alert explains some of the tax provisions contained in the IRA, including the 1% excise tax on...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued several items of new guidance relating to loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including two new FAQs addressing the interaction of PPP loans and employee retention...more
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) into law.
This client alert summarizes the main provisions of the CARES Act affecting the taxation of...more
On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which addresses the US federal income tax treatment of two unsettled areas of tax law regarding “hard forks” and “airdrops” of...more
In 2017, Congress created the Opportunity Zone program to encourage investment in economically distressed parts of the United States. While the Opportunity Zone program is primarily focused on providing tax breaks for...more
Over the past 25 years, the US tax code has given founders and investors a significant tax break. Taxpayers holding qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) may be able to avoid tax on all or part of their gain from the sale...more