On July 20, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) proposed legislation to modify the 20% deduction allowed to investors in certain pass-through businesses under Section 199A....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, 2019, the IRS issued much-needed guidance clarifying whether owners of rental real property may qualify for the 20 percent qualified business income deduction under Section 199A of the Code. The guidance, set...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
Section 199A introduced a 20% deduction for qualified business income. To qualify for the deduction, income must be from a trade or business. Whether rental activity rises to the level of a trade or business can often be a...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
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...more
It’s Not Easy- The owners of many closely held businesses recently filed federal income tax returns on which they claimed, for the first time, the deduction based on “qualified business income” under Section 199A of the...more
For a lot of us, the first income tax year under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is in the rearview mirror. Now is the time for you commercial real estate owners and investors to sit down and figure out how you utilized...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
Tax issues always have been an integral factor in valuing closely held business entities, whether for purposes of a court-supervised buyout or otherwise. The Tax Reform Act of 2018 added an important, new deduction for...more
On January 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding the “passthrough deduction” for qualified trade or...more
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted a new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...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
Do you have a tech business that you operate as a pass-through entity? If so, Section 199A of the recent tax reform legislation may apply to you or your business. This provision introduces a 20% deduction for qualified...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
Section 199A introduced a new 20% deduction for qualified business income. To qualify for the deduction, income must be from a trade or business. ...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