On January 10, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and IRS released final and proposed regulations that provide tax guidance for the digital economy....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
On December 21, 2023, the IRS announced (IR-2023-247) a voluntary disclosure program for employers to return payments received in respect of erroneously submitted ERC claims. The IRS also provided a list of frequently asked...more
On October 19, 2023, the IRS announced (IR-2023-193) a withdrawal process for Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. The ERC withdrawal procedure follows an earlier IRS announcement (2023-169) on September 14, 2023, of an...more
On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced an immediate moratorium on processing new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). According to the IRS announcement (IR-2023-169), the moratorium will last through at least the...more
On July 31, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2023-14, which addresses the US federal income tax treatment of cryptocurrency units (commonly referred to as coins or tokens) that are received by...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Internal Revenue Code Section 4501, which imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations effected after December 31, 2022. As described in...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