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2021 House Ways And Means Tax Proposals
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The Washington State Legislature has recently introduced Senate Bill 6229 (and complementary House Bill 2292), which would impose the State’s capital gains tax to gains realized from the sale of Qualified Small Business Stock...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
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
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
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
A recent district court ruling broadened the interpretation of the statutory provisions governing exemptions from land appreciation tax and ruled that transfers of shares of a real estate association as a gift between...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the most significant US tax overhaul since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The OBBBA includes critical changes impacting family offices,...more
Anticipated to be finalized and adopted in July 2025, the new tax reforms for Kazakhstan would go into effect in January 2026. This LawFlash summarizes the taxation of income from capital gains when selling shares and...more
The lifetime estate tax exemption amount is as high as ever. The estate tax exemption amount rose from $1,000,000 in 2002 to $5,000,000 in 2011. Then, Congress doubled the amount of the estate tax exemption in 2018. As of...more
The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently published an addendum to the 1987 circular with the goal of minimizing disputes with sellers of residential apartments. The addendum contains procedures addressing instances when...more
The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more
Bank of England market intervention after presentation of tax package - On 23 September, the new U.K. Government conducted the emergency fiscal event it had scheduled when taking power at the beginning of the month. Many...more
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more
In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more
With Democratic control of the White House and Congress, there has been much speculation on what President Biden’s tax proposal will look like, as well as the likelihood that President Biden’s tax plan will be enacted into...more
Drawn from Steve Gorin’s 2nd quarter 2021 newsletter, this webinar discusses recent cases on when payments to owners who perform services are compensation and when are they distributions, describes issues in modifying trusts...more
Spring Budget and Tax Day - After months of speculation about the possibility that capital gains tax (CGT) rates would be increased in the Spring Budget, both it and the government’s follow up “Tax Day” on 23 March passed...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - Extension of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses - Further to the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme), reported in the November issue of...more
Potential Acceleration of Federal Estate Tax Exemption Decrease and Increase of Income Tax Rates - Now that the votes have been counted and our government has transitioned to a new administration, significant tax changes...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - Extension of support for employed and self-employed workers - On 5 November, the UK Chancellor announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme) to the end...more
Depending upon the results of the November election, potential changes could have a profound effect on the current estate and gift tax laws. Although the Biden-Harris campaign has not released any formal plans with respect to...more
As the 2020 United States election and the end of the year approach, you may wish to consider making changes to your estate plan and/or making gifts to transfer assets to younger generations now. ...more
- Annual inflation-indexing continues to increase the historically high lifetime exemption amount for gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Those of considerable wealth who have not yet made gifts, such as...more