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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Israeli Court Ruling on Artificial Transactions

A recent court ruling in the Shalam Packaging Products Group case addressed claims made by the Netanya tax assessor. The assessor argued the group executed a restructuring solely to reduce its tax liabilities by offsetting...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

An option to dispose of property does not necessarily give rise to a taxable disposal

In the appeal case of Krishnamohan v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 346, the UK’s First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) determined that an agreement titled “Option Agreement” that was entered into to dispose of certain properties, does not, for...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

It’s Time to Take Another Look at the Stepped-Up Basis Rules

Thanks to a generous federal gift and estate tax exemption amount ($13.61 million for 2024), only the wealthiest of families are exposed to estate tax liability. For many, this means that estate planning now has a stronger...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Inflation Adjustments for 2024: Key Information for International Private Client Practitioners

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The IRS recently released its inflation adjustments for 2024. International private client practitioners should note the following: US Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion Amount: $13,610,000 (up from $12,920,000)...more

Gray Reed

Phantom Income: The Spooky Side of Taxation

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There’s a hidden tax horror behind pass-through entities, cancellation of debt, and even prizes, winning, and awards: “phantom income.” It even sounds scary, right? And when it comes to one’s tax liability, it can be...more

Troutman Pepper

Rolling Over and Section 704(c); What's the Big Deal? — Part 2: The Traditional Method

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In Part 1 of our discussion on Section 704(c) (Part 1) we described the basic idea of how the inherent built-in tax gain or loss on a piece of property contributed to a partnership is allocated to the contributing partner. As...more

Miller Nash LLP

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Sheds Light on Harvesting Crypto Losses

Some investors who experienced rapid declines in the value of their cryptocurrencies during 2022 may be attempting to claim 2022 tax losses. According to the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel, some of these investors may be out...more

Morgan Lewis

Planning for the Massachusetts ‘Millionaires Tax’

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The new Massachusetts “Millionaires Tax” imposes an additional 4% income tax on the portion of annual taxable income in excess of $1 million (indexed for inflation), starting in 2023. The new tax will affect high-income...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Mini-Me Crypto Tax Legislation

Bipartisan crypto legislation was introduced by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on July 26, 2022. If enacted, the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act would exclude from gross income gain on certain de...more

Jones Day

IRS Targeting Noncompliant Qualified Opportunity Funds and Their Investors

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On April 12, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service announced that starting this month, it will send letters to taxpayers requesting that they take corrective actions related to the reporting of investments in qualified...more

Freeman Law

FDAP Income

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The United States generally taxes nonresident aliens and foreign corporations on their U.S.-source income. A foreign taxpayer’s U.S.-source income falls into one of two general categories: (i) “fixed or determinable annual...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Can You Defer Taxes on Your Crypto Investments? Ten Tips for What You Need to Know

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U.S. taxpayers have an obligation to both report their cryptocurrency transactions to the IRS and pay taxes on it. Individuals who hold on to their cryptocurrencies as an investment are subject to short- and long-term capital...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is Staking a Taxable Service?

On February 3, the Proof of Stake Alliance (“POSA”), a cryptocurrency industry association, issued a press release regarding recent developments in a cryptocurrency tax case, in which the IRS approved the tax refund sought by...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap

As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Working Capital Safe Harbor

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How Will Virtual Currency Be Taxed?

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Despite the confusing interpretations by US regulators, non-compliance with crypto tax rules can cost taxpayers dearly. Unfortunately, the answer to “how is virtual currency taxed” depends on who you ask....more

Dechert LLP

Cryptocurrency Stakeholders Should Prepare for Increased Tax Enforcement

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As we recently noted in our OnPoint dated October 20, 2021, the rise in interest from retail and institutional investors in the cryptocurrency market has attracted increased regulatory and enforcement attention in the past...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Nonqualified Financial Property Limitation

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Puts Brokers On The Hot Seat for Crypto Tax Reporting

Definition of a broker is debated The Biden Administration’s 2021–2022 Priority Guidance Plan (the Plan) supports a push from the IRS and the US Treasury to more closely scrutinize the virtual currency industry....more

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Like-Kind Exchanges Under IRC Section 1031: A Primer

Individual and business clients engaging in real estate transactions often have an interest in like-kind exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 (hereinafter “1031” or “Section 1031”). Clients are usually aware...more

Foster Garvey PC

House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...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

Bowditch & Dewey

Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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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

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

The IRS Is Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting

If you’ve engaged in cryptocurrency or other virtual currency transactions worth $20,000 in any one year between 2016 and 2020, the IRS wants to hear from you. The IRS believes thousands of taxpayers are not telling the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Did You Engage In Virtual Currency Transactions In 2020?

Taxpayers who engaged virtual currency   transactions in 2020 must answer a Yes or No Question on page 1 of Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR. The question is: “At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange or...more

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