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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Georgia’s 2025 legislative session: Tax legislation overview

During the 2025 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed several notable tax related bills including further decreasing the income tax rate and extending the time period for taxpayers to protest and appeal the...more

K&L Gates LLP

President's Remarks Keep the Pressure on Congress to Deliver on Taxes

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President Trump used his 4 March 2025 address to the joint session of Congress to remind the American public and Congressional leaders that he is serious about adding his imprimatur to the tax code—and in the process adding...more

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The Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act Will Expand Access To Smaller Projects | Spilman Thomas & Battle

Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and Mark Warner, D-Virginia, introduced S. 631, which focuses on rural historic tax credit (HTC) use and also includes transferability for small projects (those...more

Holland & Hart LLP

the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | February 2025

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Welcome back to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. In this edition of the buzz,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump and Republican Legislators Huddle Up for TCJA Rematch

On February 6, 2025, members of the Trump Administration met with certain U.S. House of Representatives Republican legislators and discussed various tax and budgetary priorities in a private but well-publicized meeting. ...more

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Cozen Currents: The Sausage-making Process of the GOP's Big, Beautiful Bill

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“While the Trump administration continues to implement its executive agenda at a breakneck pace, congressional Republicans are literally forced to deal with consensus by committee to realize their legislative agenda.” —...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: February 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at a new proposal that would prevent cannabis companies from deducting business expenses, even if...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Not Cool, Man: Senate Proposal to Expand 280E Taxes on Cannabis Businesses Even if Rescheduled

Anyone who thought that the momentum towards federal liberalization of marijuana would be a straight line found themselves with a cold dash of water to the face. Late last week Republican senators filed a bill, entitled the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Possible Tax Reforms Could Run Up Against Deficit and Debt Concerns

Key Points - - Many of the tax reform suggestions President-elect Trump floated during the campaign would result in significant revenue loss, which could mean they will face resistance from Republicans concerned about...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How Will New Congress Impact Tax and Estate Planning Strategies?

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With the looming elections, tax planners have taken time to consider what the future of Estate and Gift Tax planning might be under the new Congress. Every new Congress considers changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

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Potential Changes Threaten Estate Planning Strategies, Create Urgency to Act

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Actor Will Rogers is widely credited with stating that “the only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” While most taxpayers fear tax laws changing for the worse, estate...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Winter 2023 Employment and Benefits Updates

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SECURE 2.0 Act - As part of a large year-end piece of legislation, the provisions known as SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) were enacted into law. SECURE 2.0 represents a broadly bipartisan piece of legislation that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” Could Significantly Curtail Carried Interest Tax Benefits

On July 27, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin announced their agreement on proposed legislation (the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” or “Act”) that is expected to be considered by the Senate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Important Tax Legislation to Watch in the 2022 Alabama Regular Session

Because 2022 is an election year, the start date for the Alabama Legislature’s regular session comes early: Tuesday, January 11. As we do annually, here are some unofficial prognostications on the major items of tax...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Let the Estate Tax Planning Games Begin - But Where Will They Land - the House Ways and Committee Has Spoken

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“President Biden and Democrats in the Congress have been working on a $3.5 trillion spending and tax package, and the details are starting to be revealed. Indeed, on Sunday, September 12th, the House Ways and Means Committee...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Update on the Reconciliation Package: Municipal Bonding Priorities

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Pullman & Comley’s Public Finance tax attorneys are pleased to bring you the latest development on the budget reconciliation front as it relates to municipal bonding. Last Thursday, September 9, 2021, the House Ways and Means...more

Mayer Brown

Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Tax Credits: Assessing Proposed Changes

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Section 30D of the US Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) provides business and individual taxpayers that purchase new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (“EVs”), including passenger vehicles and light trucks, with a...more

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Additional Guidance Issued for President Biden’s American Jobs and American Families Plan

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In April 2021, President Biden announced the “American Families Plan,” which included some significant tax law changes. Among the proposed changes included in the “American Families Plan” was the increase of the tax rate that...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

State of play: A May methods update 

At last week’s ABA May Tax Meeting, government attorneys from both the Internal Revenue Service National Office Income Tax & Accounting division (IT&A) and the Department of the Treasury provided updates to taxpayers and...more

Williams Mullen

The American Families Plan: Tax Implications for Real Estate Owners and Developers

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On April 28, 2021, President Biden announced a plan to expand benefits for lower- and middle-income Americans under his “American Families Plan” (the “Plan”). To pay for the Plan’s benefits, President Biden has proposed...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Captive Insurance Update | Spring Edition | 2021 - A summary of state and federal developments in the captive insurance industry

The measures taken by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (the “DFR”) in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended through 2021. These include a recognition that in-person board meetings in...more

Winstead PC

Potential Estate Planning Implications of 2020 Election Results

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With the election less than a month away, there has been significant discussion regarding potential tax law changes under a new administration.  While no one can predict the future, we can certainly discuss what could happen...more

Cozen O'Connor

House to Vote to Legalize Cannabis

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Later this month, members of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a floor vote on a bill to federally legalize cannabis — the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, commonly referred to as the MORE...more

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Tennessee Government Update – August 2020

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The second special session of the 111th General Assembly concluded around 7:00 pm Wednesday, having been called by Governor Bill Lee to reconsider civil liability protection from COVID-19 related actions, among other issues....more

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