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Tax Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions: Qualified Small Business Stock and its Tax Benefits

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For an active business in the post-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) world of lower corporate tax rates, buyers and shareholders considering a future exit should always consider C corporations and the availability of potential...more

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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

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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

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S Corp Revocation Redux

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Right about now, many of you are probably saying “Not again,” or “not another,” in reaction to the title of this post. I suspect that, for many of you, this is the umpteenth article you’ve encountered on the “S vs C” saga...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup September 30 – October 4, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 30 – October 4, 2019. September 30, 2019: The IRS published a draft of the tax year...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Does it make sense to go from an S-Corp to a C-Corp?

IRS defines an S-Corp as a corporation whose shareholders make the election to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes.  The owners of an S-Corp report the...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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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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Current Distributions & Partial Liquidations: Corps vs. Partnerships

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“You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely.” The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and its undeniable bias in favor of C corporations, has spurred the owners of many closely held businesses, along with their advisers, to...more

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Choice of Entity? I Choose A . . . No, I Meant B . . . Wait, Can I Try Again?

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Choice of Entity- The owners of a closely held business will confront many difficult decisions during the life of the business. Among the earliest of these decisions – and one with which the business may have to contend...more

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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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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Business Interest Deduction Limitations

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Proposed regulations under Section 163(j) governing business interest deduction limitations confirm prior guidance and expand the scope of its application in some important respects. On November 26, 2018, the Treasury and...more

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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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Interim Guidance Issued on New Business Interest Expense Limitations

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The IRS and the Treasury Department recently announced interim guidance to help taxpayers comply with the new business interest expense limitations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) (the “Act”). Notice 2018-28,...more

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Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation

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In this episode of Verrill Voices: Lawyers on Tap, Verrill Dana attorneys Jennifer Green and Jonathan Dunitz discuss the importance of entity formation to the overall success of a brewery business, and the differences between...more

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Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part X: Oregon Disconnects from IRC Section 199A

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As we have been discussing these past several weeks, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) drastically changed the Federal income tax landscape. The TCJA also triggered a sea of change in the income tax laws of states like...more

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Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part IX: Impact on M&A Transactions

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) will significantly impact merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity. Although billed as tax reform, the TCJA did not reform or simplify the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). Virtually none of...more

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Taxes in Florida

The Sunshine State is one of the lowest tax burden states in the US. Florida has no state individual income tax. At the state level, there is NO tax on social security benefits, retirement income, IRAs, 401(k) accounts,...more

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Bracewell Tax Report - March 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 (TCJA), with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy,...more

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Deductions And W-4s: Early 2018 Responses To Tax Reform

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December 22, 2017 is prompting some prudent early tax 2018 actions by both employers and employees related to employee benefits. Many employers are electing to make additional...more

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Shareholders of S Corps can defer payment of Transition Tax

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes a provision requiring U.S. Shareholder Taxpayers that own 10% or more of a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) and other “Specified Foreign Corporations” to pay a “transition tax”...more

White and Williams LLP

2017 Tax Act: Choice of Entity

We recently prepared an alert on the new 20% qualified business income deduction that was added by the 2017 Tax Act. We have received many questions from our clients and friends about whether, notwithstanding the QBI...more

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Treasury and IRS to Clarify New Carried Interest Rules

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On March 1, the IRS and Treasury announced their intent to issue regulations addressing the new carried interest rules enacted as part of tax reform. More specifically, they intend to clarify that the new rules apply to...more

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Regulatory Monitor: Private Funds Update

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Material Impact on Private Funds - On December 22, 2017, the president signed the tax reform bill formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA). While the TCJA will impact many types of...more

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