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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Federal Budget 2024: How It Impacts You and Your Business

On April 16, 2024 (Budget Day) the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance, delivered the Liberal Party’s federal budget (Budget 2024). Budget 2024 included a number of proposed...more

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FY2025 Budget Supports Biden Administration's Focus on Fairness in the Tax Code

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Overview - On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in...more

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Washington’s Capital Gains Tax and Its Implications on the Transfer of Ownership Interests in Entities That Own Real Property

In addition to Washington’s real estate excise tax (REET), transferors of ownership interests in entities that own real property in Washington must also factor in Washington’s capital gains tax when making such transfers. ...more

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Washington's Capital Gains Tax Upheld

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On Friday, 24 March 2023, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the state’s capital gains tax (the WA CGT) in a 7–2 decision, bringing an end to months of uncertainty as a suit to challenge the new tax worked its way through...more

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Washington’s New Capital Gains Excise Tax: An Income Tax by Another Name

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The Washington State Supreme Court recently upheld an excise tax on the privilege of selling capital assets within the State of Washington. The Court upheld the new tax over concerns that the tax violated both the state and...more

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Washington Supreme Court Upholds New Capital Gains Tax

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The Washington Supreme Court recently issued an important decision upholding the state’s new capital gains tax. Two dissenting justices agreed with the trial court’s conclusion that the tax is unconstitutional based on 90...more

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Washington State Capital Gains Tax Upheld; Payments Due April 18

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The amount of taxes due this year for many Washington state taxpayers just increased following a 7-2 decision from the Washington Supreme Court in which it reversed a lower court’s ruling and held that the state’s new capital...more

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Key Tax Changes Impacting Businesses in the New Inflation Reduction Act

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Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”). Although the proposal further restricting the availability of long-term capital gain treatment with respect to carried interests...more

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Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2022

Overseas investors are welcome in the UK. Save as set out below, there are no specific laws prohibiting foreign investment in the UK nor are there any business requirements for UK participation in the ownership or management...more

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Washington’s New Capital Gains Tax is Overturned as Unconstitutional

In 2021, Washington State Legislature passed ESSB 5096, which created a 7% tax on the sale or exchange of long-term capital assets (stocks, bonds, business interests, or other investments, and many tangible assets) if the...more

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Two Lawsuits Are Better Than One – A Second Lawsuit Was Filed to Strike Down the New Washington State Capital Gains Tax

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As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back…Dreams of Perfect Equity Outcomes Can Affect Your Judgement

There are a number of well-known stories of equity compensation, often focusing on the tax outcomes for awards where fortunate optionees did everything right. Some of these stories are actual outcomes, such as when ISOs that...more

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The “Art” Of Operating Foundations: A Public-Private Venture

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In the Beginning- From the dawn of recorded history, those who have the means have purchased or otherwise financed the work of those whom we call artists – talented individuals capable of producing what we call works of...more

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Massachusetts Department of Revenue Issues Draft Technical Information Release Addressing Opportunity Zones

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On May 9, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued for practitioner comment a working draft Technical Information Release ("TIR") addressing the Massachusetts corporate excise and personal income tax ramifications...more

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Tax Reform: What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean for the Healthcare Industry?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more

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Episode 26: Talking Tax Reform and Executive Comp

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Don’t let the episode title scare you away! Matt welcomes colleague Leanne Reagan to discuss how the House’s proposed tax reform bill impacts compensation arrangements and how, if passed into law, it could completely...more

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