Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released proposed legislation affecting numerous transfer and income tax provisions of the Code. These changes, if enacted, will have a significant impact on estate planning and...more
Congress has other plans for tax practitioners this fall, starting with the House Ways and Means Committee’s initial draft of major tax legislation. The draft legislation proposes far-reaching changes to existing tax laws,...more
The IRS recently (September 2019) published Rev. Proc. 2019-38, finalizing the proposed safe harbor requirements under which a rental real estate enterprise (RREE) will qualify as a trade or business for purposes of Internal...more
On September 24, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38, clarifying rental real estate owners’ eligibility for the highly anticipated tax break under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 199A Deduction...more
Self-employment creates additional challenges from an income tax perspective. Self-employed individuals must keep careful track of their business expenses so they can properly compute their income. For a professional...more
Certain rental real estate owners are likely resting more comfortably knowing that they may take certain deductions from their federal taxes due to the IRS’ recent finalization of its earlier proposed Revenue Procedure. This...more
Section 199A introduced a new 20% deduction for qualified business income. To qualify for the deduction, income must be from a trade or business. Many senior living communities hold their real property in a separate entity,...more
Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), created an opportunity for business owners to substantially lower their income taxes. Subject to many qualifications, beginning in...more
Treasury finalizes rules for key component of tax reform for pass-through trades and businesses. Key Points: ..The deduction of up to 20% of pass-through trade or business income effectively may reduce the top marginal...more
On January 18, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the “pass through” deduction under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code...more
The Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction (“QBI Deduction”) generally provides a 20% deduction (or reduction) of a taxpayer’s qualified net business income received from a pass-through...more
On January 18th, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a package of guidance relating to the 20-percent qualified business income deduction for non-corporate taxpayers under Section 199A of...more
When it was announced that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a new 20% deduction for qualified business income (“QBI”) of pass-through businesses, many business owners started planning for huge tax savings. Hopefully, their...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 28 – February 1, 2019. January 28, 2019: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-04,...more
Along with the recent issuance of regulations under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code (“I.R.C.”), the Internal Revenue Service (“the Service”) also published a revenue procedure setting forth a safe harbor under which...more
Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, business owners and tax practitioners alike have focused on the potential effect of Section 199A. Though it has been clear for some time that the 20% deduction afforded to...more