TAX TIDBIT -
Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup -
On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more
7/3/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Double Taxation ,
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SALT ,
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Veterans
Well, they did it. Despite lingering resentment between Democrats and Republicans after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97), Congress was able to pass tax legislation that was overwhelmingly supported by...more
7/2/2019
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Pending Legislation ,
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Relief ,
Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (TFA) ,
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TAX TIDBIT -
SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame spoilers—nothing that you probably would not have guessed on your own. But, we would rather not be responsible for ruining a...more
IN THIS ISSUE -
Tax Tidbit -
- $43,060,000,000
Legislative Lowdown -
- Extenders: Contenders or Pretenders?
- Better Later Than Never
- Democrats Budge on Budget
...more
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Now just over a month into the 116th Congress, the tax writing committees have been formally announced, and we at Brownstein want to introduce you to all of the new faces. This week, we feature new House...more
2/6/2019
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Bipartisan Budget Act ,
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Death Tax ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Estate Tax ,
Federal Budget ,
GILTI tax ,
Government Shutdown ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Repeal ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Tax Extenders
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Welcome to the next installment of Meet the Members, where we take a look at the House Ways and Means newbies. In this week’s trio, we meet Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Jimmy Panetta...more
On Oct. 18, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations under Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) regarding qualified...more
10/29/2018
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IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury