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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

House confirms favorable modifications to three key business tax provisions

On May 12, 2025, the Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means released a draft bill showing their tax plan for the budget reconciliation legislation. The legislation will likely undergo significant changes as it...more

White & Case LLP

Amendments to IRA Tax Credits in the House Ways and Means Budget Bill

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On May 14, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means advanced its budget reconciliation bill containing numerous tax reform provisions. Below are our summaries of the proposed amendments to certain tax credits under the...more

Proskauer - Tax Talks

The One Big Beautiful Bill: SALT Deduction Workarounds Under Fire

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On May 12, 2025, House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive 389-page package of tax provisions, setting the stage for a significant tax bill to be debated in the coming weeks. Dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” this...more

Maynard Nexsen

Granting Local Governments Authority Over Sales Tax Exemptions

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In a significant development for local governance and fiscal autonomy, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 191 into law. This legislation empowers municipalities and counties to exercise greater control over...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Temporary Reduction of Reciprocal Tariffs on Chinese Goods Following US-China Trade Truce

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On May 12, President Trump issued an executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China” (the Order), temporarily lowering reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports that...more

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Tax Revolution: Come Together for The One, Big, Beautiful Bill

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On May 14, the US House Ways and Means Committee advanced its initial markup version of The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, following 17 hours of a Committee meeting to markup the bill with no changes from the 389-page text that...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, and Policy Implications

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Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently moderated a panel discussion at the ABA Tax Section May 2025 Meeting in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, and Policy Implications.”...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Planning with Intention: Charitable Giving Through Your IRA

“Nowhere is wisdom more necessary than in the guidance of charitable impulses. Meaning well is only half our duty; thinking right is the other, and equally important, half.” — Samuel Gridley Howe...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

House Ways and Means Committee Approves Markup of Reconciliation Bill

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Early this morning, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Ways and Means Committee”) approved its recently proposed markup of H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”). Among many other items, this...more

WilmerHale

House Committee Unveils TCJA Extensions International Tax Reforms

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On Friday, May 9, the House Ways and Means Committee shared partial text for the tax portion of a reconciliation bill to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and make certain other tax reforms. The bill includes...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The “Big, Beautiful Bill” Starts to Come into Focus: U.S. Ways & Means Committee Releases Proposed 2025 Federal Income Tax...

On May 9, 2025, the House Ways & Means Committee released its initial draft of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The bill will set the stage for extending the tax cuts enacted in 2017 as part of President Trump’s first...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Benefits Catch-Up - Q1 2025

With so much happening in the employee benefits world over the last few months, we bring you Benefits Catch-Up, our catch-up contribution to help you keep up with recent developments. Eversheds Sutherland’s US Employee...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - May 14, 2025

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BALTIMORE—Bill Introduced to Address Housing Shortage- On Monday, Mayor Brandon Scott (D) introduced his Housing Options & Opportunity Act, which aims to expand zoning laws for multi-family homes and provide more housing...more

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The UK’s New Whistleblower Reward Scheme: A Turning Point for Tax Accountability

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In a landmark move, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to launch a formal whistleblower award program modelled on the highly successful U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program. This initiative...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

NC Legislature Considers Comprehensive Hemp Regulation: What Businesses Need to Know

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At Ward and Smith, we are closely monitoring these developments to help our clients with the potential impacts on their businesses. Below is an overview of what stakeholders in the hemp industry need to know about this...more

Carey Olsen

Why the Cayman Islands continues to be a popular jurisdiction for offshore funds

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Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands have established themselves as a leading jurisdiction for alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. As...more

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Morongo Band v. California: Reexamining Impermissible Compact Provisions

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California has become a battlefield for state versus tribal governance. As of May 6, 2025, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Morongo Band), a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in the State of California, filed suit...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Tax Bill Proposes Phasedowns in ITC and PTC, Limits on Transferability

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On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of the Republican-sponsored 2025 tax bill, which addresses a number of renewable and clean energy tax credit matters previously extended in the Inflation...more

Maynard Nexsen

Updated Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Rule 10b5-1

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On April 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “SEC”) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”) pertaining to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which provide an...more

Morgan Lewis

Taxation of Dividends Received by Non-Residents in Kazakhstan Starting 2026

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Kazakhstan will soon adopt a new tax code, with the bill currently in Parliament. It is expected that the new tax code will be adopted this year and come into force beginning 2026. This LawFlash summarizes the general...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Reconciled But Risky: Can the $15 Million Exemption Make It Through Congress?

On May 12, the House Ways and Means Committee released its long-anticipated reconciliation package—an expansive tax and spending bill aimed at extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts and cementing key fiscal priorities before the...more

Blank Rome LLP

FAQ: Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”) in the Cannabis Industry

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Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the intricacies of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”). Scott H. Moskol, a partner and co-chair of the Cannabis practice at Blank Rome, and Jason S. Luter, a partner,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

High-Level Overview of certain Provisions Impacting Renewable Energy Incentives in “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Draft...

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May 12th, the House Ways and Means Committee released a package of tax provisions (the “Bill”) that includes claw backs of certain provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Note that this Bill is a draft only, has not been...more

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IRS Workforce Reductions: Delays and Increased Legal Challenges

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A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Significant Changes for Tax-Exempt Organizations Included in House Ways and Means Committee Tax Package

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On May 12, the House Ways and Means Committee released its draft portions of “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” the expected tax package intended to extend expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) and to...more

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