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
Many franchisors and franchisees operate for tax purposes in pass-through entities (LLCs, S corporations, partnerships, and entities that are disregarded for tax purposes). The owners of pass-through entities pay tax at...more
Section 199A, enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2017, allows individuals and certain noncorporate taxpayers to deduct up to 20 percent of qualified business income (QBI) beginning in 2018. QBI generally...more
Due to the significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) at the end of last year, the Department of the Treasury has been very busy issuing guidance and proposed...more
On August 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued proposed regulations regarding the "pass-through deduction" for qualified trade or business income...more
Everyone is entitled to pay the least amount of tax possible by any legal means. The newly enacted Internal Revenue Code Section 199A provides a new legal means to pay less income tax. ...more