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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Tax Considerations for Settlement Negotiations

Settlements in the employment law context can set up thorny tax issues for employers. In this alert, we will discuss two key issues companies should consider when working toward a settlement agreement: the deductibility of...more

Gray Reed

The Taxman, Technology Litigation and Cavalier Settlement Structures

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Intellectual property (“IP”) is hugely important to businesses. Given that importance, IP owners must occasionally litigate against the unauthorized use of their technology. The costs of such litigation and appurtenant...more

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Syndicated Conservation Easement Transactions: Internal Revenue Service Announces First Settlement

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in an August 31st news release announced what it described as: . . . the completion of the first settlement under its initiative to resolve certain docketed cases involving syndicated...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

No Tax Deduction For Sexual Harassment Settlements Subject To Confidentiality Provision

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Congress recently passed the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act which includes Internal Revenue Code §162(q). Specifically, § 162(q) provides:- No deduction is allowed for any settlement or payment related to sexual harassment or...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

#MeToo Meets the Internal Revenue Code

The “Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 2018” a.k.a. the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) will, among other things, likely...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Party to a suit or agreement with respect to actual or potential violations of law?—Take notice: IRS issues transitional reporting...

On March 27, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-23 (the Notice), providing transitional guidance for parties to suits and agreements covered by sections 162(f) and 6050X of the Internal Revenue Code...more

BakerHostetler

New Tax Law Will Shape Future Environmental Settlements

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A minor provision concerning deductibility in Public Law 115-97, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act), may have significant impacts on administrative and judicial settlements between companies and the U.S....more

Dentons

Time's Up For Tax Breaks On Secret Settlements

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#TimesUp and #metoo has dominated the news cycle for months. With the public spotlight on the Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and Larry Nassar scandals, some people fear confidential settlement agreements may perpetuate sexual...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Tax Law Changes Deductibility of Government Settlement Payments in False Claims Act, SEC, FINRA, and Other Types of Cases

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The new tax law changed the deductibility of settlements with government agencies in some circumstances thereby increasing the cost to companies to settle these cases. The deduction arose from the section in the Internal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Tax Reform Impacts Confidentiality in Sexual Harassment Settlements

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The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) contains a largely unnoticed provision worth the attention of human resources professionals and legal counsel who draft and implement settlement agreements and releases of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tax Act Changes Deductibility of False Claims Act Payments

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The new tax law limits the deductibility of False Claims Act settlements and requires that settlement agreements identify the deductible “restitution” amount. Settlements under the False Claims Act (FCA), which often...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Rising Cost of “Hush Money” – Congress Strips Tax Incentives for Sexual Harassment Nondisclosure Agreements

You can count Congress among the institutions caught in the ground swell of the #MeToo movement, and they’re using the tax code to prove it. Buried in the various changes of the new tax bill, Congress included Section...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Employers Beware: Tax Law Change Eliminates Tax Deductions Relating to Certain Settlements

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The #MeToo movement has had far-reaching implications and appears to have influenced the new federal tax law. The legislation contains a provision that has received little attention but that may have serious, unintended...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

New and Proposed Tax Legislation Present New Difficulties for Employers Attempting to Settle Sexual Harassment Claims

Most employers have heard of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, and have contemplated what it may mean for them. What has been largely overlooked, however, is a denial of deduction buried deep in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New Tax Law Prohibits Deduction for Sexual Harassment Settlements With Confidentiality Clauses

The new tax reform law contains a provision intended to address continuing concerns over sexual harassment in the workplace. Now employers that settle sexual harassment or sexual abuse claims with employees cannot deduct...more

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New Tax Reform Bill Stifles #MeToo Settlement Deductions

In acknowledgment of the recent sexual misconduct allegations and the confidential settlements in connection with those allegations, Congress added a new section 162(q) to the Internal Revenue Code as part of the Tax Cuts and...more

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