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Recent Changes and Future Directions: Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the New Administration

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Executive orders, federal funding cuts, and suspended processing of tax-exempt status applications are among the changes affecting nonprofits. ...more

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Congress Begins Taking Action to Nullify Biden-Era Tax Regulations

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The opening days of the 119th U.S. Congress have been marked with congressional action under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to potentially invalidate regulations that were issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in...more

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The Tax Implications of Trump’s Recent Executive Actions

President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders with significant tax implications. The moves underscore the administration’s commitment to influencing tax policies, regulatory frameworks and trade practices as...more

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Executive Order Highlights Risks to Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status

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President Trump’s executive order (EO) “Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness,” issued March 7, 2025, sets limits on student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) program. But the language used...more

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Tax Law (and Controversy) Under the Trump Administration

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As it releases executive orders with unprecedented speed, the Trump administration has begun executing its vision for the United States and the world. This article addresses some of the tax-related topics likely to be the...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Key Areas for Regulatory Engagement With the Trump Administration’s Emphasis on Biofuels

Overview - Among its energy policy priorities, early executive orders, and other actions, the Trump administration has reinforced its commitment to expanding the U.S. biofuels sector, which typically has strong bipartisan...more

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Impending IRS Workforce Cuts Mean Taxpayers Should Act Now to Resolve IRS Issues

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The New York Times reported on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration is aiming to cut half of the Internal Revenue Service’s workforce by the end of the year. The cuts are reportedly across all divisions of the IRS,...more

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Lawmakers Revisit Tax Treatment of Carried Interest

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The tax treatment of carried interest has long been a subject of political debate. Since 2007, almost annually, the taxation of carried interest has found its way into either proposed legislation or presidential budget...more

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Your Role in Protecting Tax-Exempt Bonds During Legislative Changes

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President Trump has indicated that one of his key economic priorities is to extend the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). However, Congress still needs to resolve disagreements on the cost and funding of...more

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Trump Administration Opens the Door to Double-Tax-Rate Penalty on Foreign Companies and Individuals

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As part of its “America First Trade Policy,” the White House is exploring an arcane IRS provision that allows the United States to double the tax rates of foreign companies and individuals....more

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Recently (January 15th) I celebrated my sixty fifth birthday. Where did the time go? If my East German father Willy Wolfgang Nowotny were still with us, I could hear him say, “Too soon old, too late smart.” While I was never...more

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Expected flurry of executive actions leaves open questions for the energy tax credits under the IRA at the start of Trump’s second...

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As expected, President Trump took several executive actions in his first hours in office. The discussion below considers the...more

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What Employers Should Know About Deferring Employee Payroll Tax

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On Aug. 8, 2020, President Trump issued a memorandum calling for the Secretary of Treasury to allow for the deferral of payroll tax withholding on the employee portion of certain payroll taxes. This memorandum is separate...more

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Potential Payroll Tax Deferral Is Available – Employers Must Understand the Program and Use Extreme Caution Before Blindly Jumping...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more

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IRS Uses Few Words to Implement Proposed Payroll Tax Deferral, but Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

Background - The Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") provides the Secretary of the Treasury with the authority to delay tax deadlines in times of national emergency....more

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Executive Order on Deferring Payroll Taxes - Frequently Asked Questions

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On August 8, 2020, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll tax obligations (the “Executive...more

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Employee Payroll Tax Deferral—What Could Go Wrong?

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In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to aid businesses and individuals. One CARES Act relief provision offered the deferral of certain payroll taxes. In particular,...more

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IRS Announces Delay of Certain Periods for 1031 Transactions

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In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) has taken additional actions intended to provide immediate relief to taxpayers. Delay of Identification and Acquisition...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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The Tax Impact of Recent Federal Actions Relating to COVID-19

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The Federal government has recently taken a series of actions concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We discuss the tax implications of these decisions...more

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Solving a Chronic Problem: IRS Expands Preventive Care to Include Certain Chronic Conditions

On July 17, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury in Notice 2019-45 announced the expansion of preventive care benefits under qualifying high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). This...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Three Things You Need to Know: How Trump’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” Will Impact State Incentives and Project Recruitment - Economic...

As you may know, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacting broad reforms to the Internal Revenue Code. How your state implements these reforms may have an impact on project recruitment and...more

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Personal Planning Strategies - September 2018

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With over a century of combined experience, the lawyers of Proskauer's Private Client Services Department regularly provide their diverse clientele – from business entrepreneurs and corporate executives to sports figures and...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Taxes Some Incentives - ACREL News & Notes

Section 118 provides “[i]n the case of a corporation, gross income does not include any contribution to the capital of the taxpayer.” The regulations promulgated under Section 118 under prior law provide, with respect to...more

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7 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Opportunity Zones

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Qualified Opportunity Zones were included as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which became law in December 2017. The zones were originally introduced as the Investing in Opportunity Act sponsored by South Carolina Senator...more

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