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ESOPs Benefits & Compensation - Q1 2025 Client Alert

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Happy Spring from the Kaufman & Canoles ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team! We hope you’re shaking off the winter blues and ready for another round of benefits updates. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Tax Analysis

Major portions of the U.S. tax code are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, and as the U.S. tax landscape faces potential upheaval, private equity firms must stay vigilant and adaptable. Proactively engaging with tax...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, April 17, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Addresses Arson Incident - During a press conference following the opening of the Hershey Corporation’s new manufacturing plant, Governor Josh Shapiro made his first public comments since the arson at the...more

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If You Don’t Ask, The Answer’s Always No

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One of the first rules of business is that you don’t leave money on the table. That adage is equally important in tax matters. Taxpayers can leave behind funds by failing to follow the rules. The importance of compliance with...more

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Deference Denied to the South Carolina Department of Revenue

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The South Carolina Court of Appeals determined that Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke”) was entitled to claim nearly $25 million in investment tax credits on its 1996 to 2014 South Carolina income tax returns, as the investment...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Senate Approves Budget Bill and Confirms Two More Secretaries

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Senate Budget bill - The North Carolina Senate on Thursday approved its version of the 2025 Appropriations Act by a vote of 30 to 15. Four Democrats joined twenty-six Republicans in supporting the bill. Fourteen Democrats...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How to Handle a Deceased Employee's Final Pay

When an employee unexpectedly dies, the employer’s first instinct often is to take steps to assist his or her family, and to minimize any financial disruption associated with the death. While these goals are laudable,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Recovering Overpayments Under Secure 2.0

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Under SECURE 2.0, plan sponsors were granted discretion to determine whether or not the plan would recoup "inadvertent benefit overpayments." However, SECURE 2.0, did not define the term, leaving implementation of the new...more

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Deli’s Party Platters Found Subject to Sales Tax Despite Customer Assembly Required

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In the world of sales tax, the devil is often in the details. A recent decision from the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) serves as an example of how seemingly insignificant details can determine whether a...more

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Massachusetts Court Subjects Nonresident to Income Tax on Gain from Stock Sale

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In a decision with troubling potential implications, a Massachusetts appellate court held that a nonresident individual was subject to Commonwealth income tax on capital gain from the sale of his stock in the corporation that...more

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Tax Consequences of a Natural Disaster

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Between wildfires such as the ones in Southern California earlier this year and hurricanes and other major storms experienced by other parts of the country annually, there is no shortage of natural disasters affecting people...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - April 17, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

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Gains on Sales of Franchises Held Nonbusiness Income in Arkansas

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Consistent with the decisions in several other states interpreting the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act’s (“UDIPTA”) definition of nonbusiness income, an Arkansas Circuit Court concluded that gains from the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Bridging the Gap: Applying Anti-Money Laundering Techniques and AI to Combat Tariff Evasion

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In today's global economy, characterized by complex supply chains and escalating trade tensions, tariff evasion has emerged as a significant threat to economic stability, fair competition, and government revenue. Traditional...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status Called Into Question

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On Tax Day, President Trump publicly advocated for revoking Harvard University's tax-exempt status because Harvard rejected an “agreement in principle” the Trump administration proposed to settle disagreements over the...more

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New IRS and SSA Data-Sharing Efforts Raise Immigration Stakes for Employers: 5 Action Items to Address Risk

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Federal authorities are ramping up their use of interagency data to pursue immigration enforcement, with major implications for employers. An April 7 agreement between the IRS and ICE enables immigration agents to access tax...more

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Coalition Agreement 2025: New German Government's Plans for Labor and Employment Laws

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At a Glance - A new coalition agreement between Germany's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party contains several labor and employment law proposals. Provisions in the agreement address skilled worker...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Federal Circuit Holds Generic’s Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses Deductible

A March 21 Federal Circuit decision in Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-1320 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 21, 2025) marked a victory for generic drug developers, affirming that legal expenses incurred defending...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Budget Reconciliation: Using the Current Law vs. Current Policy Baseline

As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Petitions Filed to Add Chemicals to List of Chemical Substances Subject to Superfund Excise Tax

On April 2 and April 3, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that petitions have been filed to add the following chemicals to the list of taxable substances...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Impose Tighter Restrictions on CBD Sales with Senate Bill 86

Since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill, the use of hemp and CBD (cannabidiol) products has skyrocketed, transforming from niche wellness items to mainstream essentials that are widely available. These products, currently...more

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Canada's Federal Election 2025 — A Tale of Two Tax Policies

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With the Canadian federal election just under two weeks away, the two major parties leading the current polls, the Liberals (led by Mark Carney) and the Conservatives (led by Pierre Poilievre), have yet to formally release...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax Bytes: Week of April 14, 2025

Tax developments - DeFi regulations repealed - On April 10, President Trump signed into law a bill repealing the regulations promulgated under section 6045 that would have required decentralized finance platforms...more

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The QPAM Exemption - Key Takeaways for Fund Managers with Benefit Plan Investors

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As an asset manager, you may be familiar with the regulatory issues that come into play when a fund permits investments from “benefit plan investors,” which generally include certain employee benefit plans subject to the...more

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How to Choose the Right Tax Attorney

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Are you searching for information on how to choose the right tax attorney? Are you a U.S. taxpayer who has a challenge with the IRS or a state tax agency? Are you facing an IRS or state tax audit? Are you an American...more

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