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What is now considered as the “abusive use of partnerships,” and why would this matter to the IRS? The agency recently released IR-2024-166, which is intended to provide “new guidance to stop partnerships from using...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently issued its long-awaited guidance on two cash monetization options available for renewable energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA or Act) – Transferability...more
On June 14, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited guidance (the Credit Transfer Guidance) regarding the transfer of energy transition tax credits under Section 6418, which...more
The IRS recently issued Revenue Procedure 2022-19 (“Rev. Proc. 2022-19” or “the Revenue Procedure”), offering taxpayers clarification and new simplified procedures for resolving certain issues related to S corporation...more
On August 25, 2021, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance released guidance (Technical Memorandum, TSB-M-21(1)C, (1)I) addressing the recently enacted optional pass-through entity tax (PTET) that partnerships...more
As we noted in our previous SALT Alert, on October 1 the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) quietly posted a notice on its website and shared it with media outlets that received little notoriety – at least initially. The...more
On September 18, 2020, the Federal Reserve issued new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Separate FAQs for the MSLP’s three for-profit programs (the Main Street New Loan Facility...more
On August 24, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a new interim final rule (IFR) regarding permitted forgiveness of loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This new guidance provides relief...more
The SBA has continued its wave of regulations and guidance as PPP borrowers begin to apply for loan forgiveness. New regulations address nuanced, but important, issues such as “owner-employee” compensation and the...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 17, 2020 – August 21, 2020... August 19, 2020: The IRS requested comments from large...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 20 – 24, 2020. January 20, 2020: The IRS released new Instructions to IRS Form 1120-S, US...more
The IRS has released new informal guidance (“Questions and Answers”) regarding section 965, containing information on making successive installment payments, filing transfer agreements as a result of certain acceleration or...more
Highlights - • In an unanticipated development, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued regulations (New Guidance) that significantly modifies the taxation of U.S....more
The long-awaited second round of Opportunity Zone-related Proposed Regulations were issued Wednesday, April 17, 2019. It is clear that Treasury’s goals, in its second round of guidance, were to: 1. Provide clarity and/or...more
On January 18, 2019, Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations for the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for pass-thru businesses adopted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts. The new regulations are eagerly...more
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released much-anticipated proposed regulations, as well as a related revenue ruling (Rev. Rul. 2018-29), concerning opportunity zone investments....more
On July 2, 2018, the Large Business and International (LB&I) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced five new compliance campaigns, including campaigns relating to virtual currency and the transition tax...more
The IRS issued guidance on Feb. 18, 2015, providing temporary relief until June 30, 2015, from steep penalties for small employers and S-corps that have continued to use premium reimbursement arrangements to provide health...more