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2021 House Ways And Means Tax Proposals
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Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund Investments
Entering 2026, Washington joins the growing list of states looking to implement new taxes on the "rich" – those earning more than $1 million per year. In December 2025, Gov. Bob Ferguson signaled his approval for a new 9.9...more
In 2025, Israeli real estate taxation was characterized by strict adherence to statutory requirements: reliefs, exemptions, and lower tax brackets were granted only when the conditions prescribed by law were met, within the...more
This week sees the proposal of a bipartisan tax framework that finally addresses the "phantom income" of staking. Simultaneously, the intellectual property war over AI training data has escalated significantly, with Disney...more
Ohio continues to solidify its position as a premier destination for innovation capital. Originally enacted in the 2021 state budget (H.B. 110), the Venture Capital Gains Tax Deduction officially becomes effective for tax...more
With the recent increase of the 2026 federal estate and gift tax exemption to an unprecedented and astounding $15 million per person (a whopping $30 million for married couples), the necessity of federal estate tax planning...more
Corporation Tax – rates remain unchanged – 25% main rate (19% for profits up to GBP50,000 and a sliding scale between GBP50,000 and GBP250,000)....more
If you are married, regardless of where you live, you should consider adding a valuable tool to your estate plan: a South Dakota Special Spousal Trust, also known as a Community Property Trust (CPT). A CPT can help couples...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2025 on 26 November 2025. It is unusual for the UK’s Budget to be held so late in the year....more
Following months of speculation, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered her second Autumn Budget. Read a breakdown from our tax experts below. Against a backdrop of elusive economic growth, increasing...more
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announced her second Budget on November 26, 2025. We set out below a summary of the main tax measures announced. Key takeaways include increases in income tax rates for...more
Gold has always symbolized wealth, security and permanence — qualities making it an attractive asset for high-net-worth families seeking to preserve and transfer wealth across generations. But when it comes to gifting or...more
The first Budget of the new Government's term, Ireland's Budget 2026 sets out a €9.4bn package focused on resilience, investment and fiscal discipline. It aims to protect jobs, support growth and strengthen public finances...more
This is the third and final installment in our multi-part series exploring the key implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This follows parts 1 and 2 of this series which discussed the no tax on tips and...more
In general, stock must be acquired at "original issuance" from the corporation in order to qualify for qualified small business stock (QSBS) treatment under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202. As discussed in a previous...more
The Opportunity Zone regime, originally established in 2017, has been permanently extended by Public Law 119-21, "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of H. Con Res. 14" (the "2025 Tax Law"). The...more
The regime sets new rules regarding the taxation of gains realized on the sale of securities held by employees or executives in the frame of management packages....more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, contained a big, beautiful surprise for qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) investors. Individual investors, private equity funds...more
Generally, gain or loss on the sale or exchange of a partnership interest is treated as capital gain or loss except to the extent of so-called "hot assets." Gain attributable to hot assets – generally unrealized receivables...more
In Haworth v HMRC [2025] EWCA Civ 822 (Haworth) the UK Court of Appeal (CoA) provided much needed clarity regarding the approach to determining the ‘place of effective management’ (POEM) in the context of the UK’s double tax...more
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was signed into law. The OBBBA made a number of significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). We write to highlight a handful...more
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a capital gains exclusion for certain qualified small business stock (QSBS) when a stockholder sells the same. This gain exclusion impacts venture-backed startups, angel...more
The BC Court of Appeal decision in Dignard v Dignard, 2025 BCCA 43, gave clarity as to what considerations are needed when deciding whether an equal division of property would result in significant unfairness. The Court...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made the following changes to qualified small business stock (QSBS): The holding period is now graduated for stock acquired after July 4, 2025....more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was recently signed into law on July 4, 2025. One of the changes to the tax code in the OBBBA impacts qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) under Section 1202. The changes generally...more
On July 21, 2025, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published the long-awaited draft legislation (Draft Legislation) for the new UK carried interest tax regime (New Regime) that will apply from April 6, 2026. Under the New...more