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Tax Actions by the Alaska Legislature in 2022

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In my most recent column for State Tax Notes, I look at several bills that did and didn’t pass in the latest session of the Alaska State Legislature, which adjourned in May, and at what may be on the horizon....more

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Taxation & Representation, January 11, 2022

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Tax Tidbit - Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more

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Taxation & Representation, December 14, 2021

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Senate Finance Committee Democrats Update Build Back Better. On Saturday afternoon, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) released legislative text for the committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. The text...more

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Senator Manchin Announces That He Will Not Support the Build Back Better Act – Where Things Stand Now

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Yesterday, on December 19, 2021, Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) said that he opposes the Build Back Better Act, which effectively prevents its passage.  While there are no immediate prospects for the Build Back Better Act to...more

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Senate Democrats Release Corporate Profits Minimum Tax

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On Tuesday evening, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released draft legislation to impose a minimum tax on certain large corporations. The proposal is...more

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Taxation & Representation, October 5, 2021

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TAX TIDBIT - Where In the Tax World Are Manchin and Sinema? The contents and scope of the Build Back Better Act—the budget reconciliation measure through which congressional Democrats are attempting to enact most of...more

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[Webinar] Tax in the City® - November 2nd, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT

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Recent tax proposals may bring significant changes to the US federal, international and state and local tax landscape. Join us for our first nationwide Tax in the City® program for a discussion on the key proposed changes...more

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Proposed Federal Tax Changes Take Aim at Wealthy Businesses and Individuals

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The tax plan released last month by the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee would bring about extensive changes in the taxation of businesses and high-income individuals. Proposals Affecting Businesses - Key...more

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Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for International Operations

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In this final blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax Bill, we address the international tax proposals in the Bill, JCX-43-21. The international tax proposals are fewer in number than the domestic and transfer tax...more

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Tax Alert: The Implications of House Democrats’ Tax Proposal

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Big tax changes are on the way! President Biden, the House, and the Senate all seem to have their own agenda, but the proposal introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Proposal”) is a good starting point for...more

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House Tax Proposal Would Restrict Grantor Trust Planning: What You Need To Know Now

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On September 13, the House Ways & Means Committee proposed new tax provisions as part of the Build Back Better Act. The proposal includes many substantial tax changes that would affect personal income tax and business tax...more

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House Democrats Propose to Limit Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Exemption

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On September 13, 2021, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released proposed tax legislative text as part of a broader $3.5 trillion budget proposal. Among the proposals is a substantial limitation of the...more

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President Biden's Proposed Infrastructure Plan Includes Business Tax Provisions to Incentivize Infrastructure Investments and Fund...

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On Wednesday, March 31st, President Biden released a summary of his administration’s proposed The American Jobs Plan (the “TAJP”). TAJP is a $2 trillion proposal focusing on public domestic infrastructure investments. To help...more

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Gross Receipts Taxes Face Policy and Legal Challenges

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As the economy shifts to a digital one, we are finding that states are turning toward unconventional revenue options. One trend we’re seeing is the surprising comeback of the gross receipts tax (GRT): • Oregon’s new...more

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House Votes Today on ‘Tax Reform 2.0,’ But Senate Action Unlikely Before Elections

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The House today is likely to approve legislation to make permanent the individual and small-business tax cuts that Congress enacted in 2017, but the Senate won’t consider the measure before the November midterm elections....more

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Tax Bill Passes in Congress, Off to President Trump for Signature

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Congress has passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and President Trump is expected to sign it almost immediately. ...more

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Congress Releases Revised Conference Bill on Tax Reform - A Look at How It Compares with Earlier House and Senate Bills

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Congress released the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on late Friday evening, Dec. 15, 2017. This version of the bill is the result of a conference committee process to marry the different bills previously passed by the U.S. House of...more

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BREAKING: House Passes Final $1.5T Tax Cut Bill

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This morning, Congress passed the Republican’s tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”). President Trump is expected to sign the Act into law almost immediately. The Act will drastically change the Internal...more

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High-Level Summary of Conference Committee Version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” as Filed

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Details of a final agreement among House and Senate Republicans emerged last week -- including rate cuts for “C” corporations, individuals and pass-through businesses. Here’s a summary of what the conferees have agreed to,...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Pass-Through Treatment: Don’t bite the hand that feeds most Americans!

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Professional and Business Services (PBS) industry sector accounted for 12.9% of jobs in the U.S. during 2016 as opposed to 7.9% for the Manufacturing Sector (MS). The...more

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Tax Reform: Nonprofits and their Executives Brace for Impact

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The Senate voted yesterday to begin formal negotiations with the House of Representatives to reconcile their two versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a bill that seeks to make sweeping changes to federal tax law....more

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Tax Reform – The Current State of Play

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On December 2, the Senate passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The House of Representatives earlier approved a competing version of the Act on November 16. The Senate and House entered into conference this week to...more

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U.S. Tax Reform in Final Stretch

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This past week, on 1 December, the Senate voted 51-49 to advance its version of U.S. tax reform legislation. This sets the stage for a conference committee process to occur over the next two weeks, in which the Senate and...more

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Federal Tax Reform: An Analysis of the House and Senate Bills

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As we are sure you know, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have passed their own versions of tax legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The two different bills will be reconciled in a conference...more

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Federal Tax Reform: Side-by-Side Comparison of the Senate and House Approved Bills, Plus the Big Picture

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Last updated December 5 - The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill,...more

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