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IRS Targeting Partnership Basis-Shifting Transaction Schemes

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS,” or the “Service”) issued guidance on June 17, proposing new regulations and releasing a revenue ruling to challenge the use of basis-shifting transactions by complex partnerships. In...more

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Client Alert: Update: How "Profits Interest" Works And Why Knowing That Can Matter A Whole Lot

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In many ways, the labor market is as competitive as ever. Businesses continue to explore compensation packages, in addition to ordinary salary, that will help them attract, hire and retain talent. One method of compensation...more

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$1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Drops the Hammer on Conservation Easements

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Only months after the U.S. Tax Court and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the IRS failed to adhere to the Administrative Procedures Act when it promulgated Notice 2017-10 and designated most Syndicated Conservation...more

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Virginia’s New Elective PTE Tax and SALT Cap Workaround

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Elective PTE Income Taxes Payable to Virginia - Beginning July 1, 2022, Virginia’s new law establishing a workaround for the federal income tax limitation on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) became effective....more

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Proposed Regulations Regarding the Aggregate Treatment for Pass-Through Owners of PFIC Stock

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On January 25, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing provisions in prior proposed regulations which generally...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wyden’s Billionaires Tax

On October 27, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released draft legislation that would, if enacted, tax the roughly 700 wealthiest Americans on a modified mark-to-market basis by requiring them to pay...more

Burr & Forman

The Death of S Corporations?

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Corporations, limited liability companies, and certain other business entities can make an election with the Internal Revenue Service to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.  If such an election is made,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Biden’s Proposed Income Tax Increases And The Sale Of The Baby Boomer Business

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“Yeah, I’m the Tax Man” Last week, several media outlets reported that Mr. Biden will soon propose that Congress increase the federal income tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by individual...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

ADOR Issues Guidance on New PTE Tax Election and Consequences of Decoupling from GILTI and IRC §118(b)(2)

At the urging of the Alabama Society of CPAs and other groups, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) recently issued preliminary guidance on (a) how the new pass-through entity (PTE) tax election interacts with the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

TCJA Reform/CARES Act Bill Introduced in both House and Senate

On January 28, HB 170 and its Senate counterpart, SB 98, were prefiled with the Alabama Legislature and designated as three separate acts: (i) The Alabama Taxpayer Stimulus Freedom Act of 2021, (ii) The Alabama Business Tax...more

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 “Passthrough Deduction” Regulations for RICs Finalized with No Major Changes

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On June 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the application of the “passthrough deduction” under Section...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

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Five Important Tax Highlights from 2018

2018 was a very active year for tax developments. The big story was the application of the substantial reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which took initial effect in 2018. But there were several other developments...more

Burr & Forman

The New Section 199A 20% Profit Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses: A Case Study: Court Reporters

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Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for the owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain trusts. Section 199A is intended...more

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Impact of Tax Reform on the Purchase and Sale of Controlled Foreign Corporations — Selected Considerations

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The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more

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The Proposed Sec. 199A Regs Are Still Here! Part Four

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This is the fourth[i] and final in a series of posts reviewing the recently proposed regulations (“PR”) under Sec. 199A of the Code. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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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“The Proposed Sec. 199A Regs Are Here!”[*] Part One

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What follows is the first in a series of posts that will review the long-awaited proposed regulations under Sec. 199A of the Code – the “20% deduction” – which was enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to benefit the...more

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IRS Proposes Regulations on New Section 199A Passthrough Deduction

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On August 8, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury released proposed regulations on new section 199A, the 20 percent deduction for qualified business income, added to the Internal Revenue Code...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Proposed IRS Regulations Could Affect Your Ability to Take The New 20% Pass-Through Income Deduction

Overview - On Wednesday August 8, 2018, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 199A of the Income Tax Code (the “Proposed Regulations”) governing the new 20 percent deduction from income from certain...more

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Opportunities and Limitations: Proposed Pass-Through Deduction Regulations Provide Clarity

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Since new Section 199A was enacted late last year as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA, discussed in Congressional Conferees Approve Long-Awaited Tax Reform), business owners and tax professionals alike have been...more

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Summary of Newly Released ADOR Analysis of Federal Tax Reform's Impact on Alabama Income Tax Laws - SALT Alert: Alabama Edition

On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) released its long-awaited “Analysis of Federal Tax Law Revisions on the State of Alabama,” a comprehensive review of the changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

Baker Donelson

The Qualified Business Income Deduction: Proposed Regulations Shed Light on Several Key Issues

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The 2017 tax reform bill created a new deduction for owners of pass-through entities (partnerships, LLCs taxed as partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships) of up to 20 percent of their "qualified business...more

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U.S. Tax Reform: Impacts and Opportunities for Mexican Businesses, Part 2 - An Overview of the Tax Act's Effects on Various...

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• As noted in Part 1 of this series, new H.R. 1, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), has been the most important change to the U.S. tax code in a generation. • In Part 2, this client alert continues to...more

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