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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Overriding the Governor, Massachusetts Legislature Gives Pass-Through Entity Owners a Workaround to Federal SALT Deduction Cap

The Massachusetts legislature, overriding Governor Baker’s prior veto, has voted to enact a new elective pass-through entity (“PTE”) tax designed as a way for PTE owners to get out from under the $10,000 cap ($5,000 for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wyden Proposes Expansion of Pass-Through Deduction

On July 20, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) proposed legislation to modify the 20% deduction allowed to investors in certain pass-through businesses under Section 199A....more

Blank Rome LLP

New York State Enacts Pass-Through Entity Tax as SALT Limitation Workaround

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On April 19, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that creates a New York Pass-Through Entity Tax, effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. This consequential tax legislation,...more

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New York Is Getting Out Of The Zone, The Qualified Opportunity Zone, That Is

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New York’s Governor Cuomo is having a bad 2021. Some may attribute this to his hubris or to karma; others may point to an emboldened, and now veto-proof, progressive State Legislature; many will claim that Mr. Cuomo is paying...more

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South Carolina May Join Other States to Provide State and Local Tax Cap Workaround

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) imposed a $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes for tax years 2018-2025.  While corporations are not subject to the cap, business owners who pay state and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Loss Of The Favorable Capital Gain Rate, The Exclusion Of Gain under Section 1202, And The Incorporation Of The Partnership

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If the Democrats Win- Science has not established – at least to my knowledge – any correlation between the pre-election year-end activities of individual business owners, on the one hand, and election outcomes, on the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Nine Biden Tax Proposals to Know as We Near Election Day

We’re roughly a month from Election Day, and I think it’s safe to say many Americans have strong opinions about who should be our President for the next four years.  I also think it’s safe to say taxes are not the top...more

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 “Passthrough Deduction” Regulations for RICs Finalized with No Major Changes

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On June 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the application of the “passthrough deduction” under Section...more

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An Electing Real Property Trade or Business can Revoke its Election on Account of the Change to Qualified Improvement Property...

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On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-22 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which (1) permits an “electing real property trade or business” that elected not to be subject to the...more

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Tax Reform Presents Opportunities for Foreign Investors in U.S. Businesses

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The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), which was enacted at the end of 2017, dramatically changed the U.S. cross-border tax regime. Many of the TCJA's international tax reforms that have received considerable attention...more

Troutman Pepper

Choice of Entity Considerations Post-Tax Reform: Corporation or Flow-Through Entity?

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Choosing the appropriate type of entity is a multifaceted analysis and is necessarily dependent upon a variety of factors, including business objectives, type of business, desire for cash distributions, and ease of obtaining...more

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Final Regulations Published Addressing Income Inclusion Rules for Pass-Through Lease of ITC Property

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On July 17, 2019, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (T.D. 9872) providing guidance on the rules under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 50(d)(5) requiring an income inclusion by the lessee in...more

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Section 199A – The Decision to Aggregate

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Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...more

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Is Timing Everything? Only Time Will Tell: Small Business Stock And The Reduced Corporate Tax Rate

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The Tax Law- In theory, the primary purpose of the income tax, as a body of law, is to raise from the governed the resources that the government requires in order to perform its most basic functions. However, as society...more

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Post-2017: Is It Time To Kick Your Corporation’s “S”?

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Choice of Entity- Following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, tax advisers were inundated with inquiries from the individual owners of closely held businesses regarding a broad spectrum of topics. Perhaps the...more

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The Pass-Through Income Deduction for Charitable Remainder Trusts

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On January 18, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the new pass-through income deduction for qualified business income (QBI) received from pass-through entities (such as sole...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Five Important Tax Highlights from 2018

2018 was a very active year for tax developments. The big story was the application of the substantial reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which took initial effect in 2018. But there were several other developments...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Section 199A: How "Reasonable Compensation" Will Be Defined and How it May Impact the QBI Deduction

From its inception, Section 199A made it fairly clear that the deduction for qualified business income (“QBI”) would not apply to all income in respect of pass-through businesses. Aside from limitations dependent on the...more

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Trusts And The Section 199A Deduction

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If there was one part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) that estate planners were especially pleased to see, it was the increase in the basic exclusion amount from $5.49 million, in 2017, to $11.18 million for gifts made,...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - September 2018 #2

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

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Impact of Tax Reform on the Purchase and Sale of Controlled Foreign Corporations — Selected Considerations

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The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COST Weighs-In on Alabama DOR’s Analysis of Federal Tax Reform - SALT Alert: Alabama Edition

On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR or Department) released its long-awaited and quite comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (otherwise known as “federal tax reform”) on...more

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Proposed Regulations on Immediate Expensing Provide Greater Clarity for the Energy Industry

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On August 3, 2018, the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that interpret and clarify the new bonus depreciation regime under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TCJA...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - August 2018

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

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Summary of Newly Released ADOR Analysis of Federal Tax Reform's Impact on Alabama Income Tax Laws - SALT Alert: Alabama Edition

On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) released its long-awaited “Analysis of Federal Tax Law Revisions on the State of Alabama,” a comprehensive review of the changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

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