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Not So Fast…the (Unexpected) Consequences of Allowing Your Employees to Early Exercise Options

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From time to time, and primarily when the economy is booming, allowing stock options to be “early exercised” - that is, allowing options to be exercised before they are vested - becomes in vogue. We are in one of those times....more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Impact of Tax Reform on Private Equity and M&A Transactions

Now that the 2017 tax reform act is law, private equity and M&A professionals must grapple with its sweeping changes and reconcile the new provisions with how they do business. This On the Subject summarizes important...more

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Small Business Investors Can Save Big with New IRS Code Amendments

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Recent amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) have significantly expanded the opportunity for tax savings under Section 1202. Section 1202, which was originally added to the Code in 1993, provides relief...more

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Incorporating a Partnership to Take Advantage of the Qualified Small Business Stock Rules (Update)

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This is an update to a 2013 Legal Alert by Bahar Schippel and Bill Kastin titled: Excluding 100% of Gain From the Sale of Qualified Small Business Stock Acquired in 2013. Among the tax breaks included under the...more

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Tremendous Tax Savings Opportunity for Certain Investors with the PATH Act

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Recent statutory amendments enacted as part of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”) should prompt entrepreneurs to reconsider whether a C corporation may be a better choice of entity than a...more

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100 Percent Tax Exemption for Gain on Certain Qualified Small Business Stock Expiring at Year End

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In January 2013, Congress enacted legislation that could provide certain investors who acquire qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) before the end of 2013 with a significant tax benefit. In effect, the gains realized from...more

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For Private Equity Investors, Section 1202 May Be Worth Another Look

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Included in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) are provisions that extended some of the more significant benefits of Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, the Code provision that permits eligible noncorporate...more

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Excluding 100% of Gain From the Sale of Qualified Small Business Stock Acquired in 2013

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If you own a small business, it may be easier to raise money in 2013. This is because, among the favorable tax breaks included under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (the “2012 Act”), there is a temporary extension of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Recent Changes Allow Tax-Free Receipt of up to $10 Million in Gain from the Sale of Small Business Stock

One silver lining to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”) is that it extended the 100% exclusion for capital gain on qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) acquired between 2010 and 2011 to include stock...more

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Congress Extends the 100% Tax Exemption for Gain on Certain Qualified Small Business Stock, With Retroactive Effect, Through 2013

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On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). Among its provisions, the Act extends a tax benefit whereby capital gains from the sale or exchange of certain...more

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Congress Extends 100% Gain Exclusion for Small Business Stock

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Favorable tax treatment applies to certain acquisitions of qualified small business stock in 2012 and 2013 and may influence choice-of-entity decisions....more

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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Approved by Congress and Signed by the President

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Summary - President Obama on January 2, 2013 signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act extends certain tax rates, tax credits, and other provisions previously enacted by other tax...more

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Fiscal Cliff Tax Changes

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On New Year’s Day 2013, the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” (the Act) was enacted to avoid the impact of automatic “fiscal cliff” tax increases. The Act, effective January 1, 2013, retains and makes permanent the...more

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American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012 Extends Temporarily Full Exclusion From Gross Income Of Gain From Qualified Small Business...

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On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) (the Act) to avert certain tax increases set to take effect in 2013. The Act included, among many other provisions, an...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

President Obama Proposes to Expand and Make Permanent Zero Capital Gains on Small Business Investments

On January 31, 2012, President Obama sent a Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress that included a proposal to “expand and make permanent zero capital gains on small business investments,” which is presumably a...more

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Qualified Small Business - 100% Tax Exemption Set to Expire at Year End

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In 2010, Congress enacted legislation which could provide investors who acquire qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) before the end of 2011 with a significant tax benefit. The law permits an exclusion of 100% of the gains...more

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Reminder: Important Tax Planning Opportunity in 2011 for Investors in Small Businesses

This WSGR Alert serves as a reminder to our clients and friends that investors who acquire qualified small business stock (QSBS) before January 1, 2012, may receive a substantial tax benefit as a result of changes to the tax...more

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