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Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Is Poised For Some Significant Tax Increases

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Are the rich making enough of a contribution to society? Are they bearing their fair share of taxes? Many New York legislators don’t think so. Following the elections of November 2020, the State’s Democratic party secured...more

Foster Garvey PC

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VII: Family Matters and Major Events in the Lives of Individuals

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates the need for tax planning with respect to several major life-changing activities individuals may encounter, including marriage, divorce, home ownership, casualty losses, medical...more

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More Planning Tips for Individuals Under New Tax Act

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As Shanna Yonke mentioned in her January 22, 2018 Legal Update The New Tax Law Provides Estate Planning Opportunities, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. The Act (officially,...more

Blank Rome LLP

Individual Tax Reform under the New Tax Law

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On December 20, 2017, Congress passed its comprehensive tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act” or “the Bill”), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. The Bill represents one of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Viewpoint: Alabamians get another reason to fund tax-credit scholarships

With the Dec. 22 enactment of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many Alabamians and companies doing business in our state should see a reduction in their 2018 federal income tax bills but, somewhat surprisingly, an increase...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: An Overview and Four 2018 Planning Suggestions

For the first time in more than 30 years, the countdown to the New Year was also the countdown to major revisions to the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) became law in late December 2017 and contains sweeping changes...more

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Federal Tax Reform: Major Changes Impacting Individuals

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), signed into law on December 22, 2017, makes major changes to federal income and estate tax law. There are numerous changes in the Act that affect businesses, individuals, tax-exempt...more

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New Tax Changes: The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) (P.L. 115-97) signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017 and effective for tax years starting January 1, 2018 reflects a compromise between the House and Senate Bills as...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Tax Reform

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law tax reform legislation (“the Act”) that will have wide-reaching impact across all sectors of the economy. This Client Alert summarizes the following changes to the Internal...more

Burr & Forman

2017 Year-End Tax Planning in Light of Tax Reform

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What a week for U.S. tax law! Last Friday, three days before the deadline he had set for himself and Congress, President Donald Trump put his signature to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA” or the “Act”), which enacts...more

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IRS Issues Taxpayer Advisory on Prepayment of 2018 Property Taxes

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The IRS announced yesterday, in IR 2017-210 (the “Advisory”), that state property taxes must be “assessed” in 2017 in order for such taxes to be prepaid in calendar year 2017 and therefore deductible in 2017. The Advisory...more

Perkins Coie

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: Year- End Planning for Individuals

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On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), was signed into law, bringing sweeping changes to the U.S. Tax Code. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2018....more

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2017 Tax Planning: Accelerate Deductible Expenses Before Year End

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Blank Rome’s “2017 New Tax Law – Client Alert” is a special series on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related changes to the tax code. In the series, Blank Rome’s lawyers share their analysis of different provisions in the Bill...more

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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H.R. 1, better known as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”), passed both the House and Senate earlier this week and was signed by President Trump. Most of the relevant provisions of the Act will be effective for tax...more

Baker Donelson

Congress Passes GOP Tax Overhaul Legislation

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Congress has now approved the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) on a party-line vote (51-48 Senate, 224-201 House), sending the GOP tax overhaul to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The Final Tax Bill: A Thoughtful Analysis

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Earlier yesterday, both the House and the Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the final bill). With the signature of President Donald J. Trump, it will become law. The tax legislation represents the biggest...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Final Legislation

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The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have just passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act"). President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law later this week. Once enacted, the Act will be the most...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Analysis of the Final Tax Reform Bill

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On December 15, 2017, the Conference Committee released the final legislative text of HR 1, entitled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year...more

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Republicans Release Final Tax Bill Agreement

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On Friday, December 15, Republican House and Senate negotiators announced they had come to an agreement on a final tax bill that they expect to vote on this week and that may potentially be signed into law by President Trump...more

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Tax Law Changes Under The Tax Cuts And Job Act

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On December 15th, the congressional conference committee charged with reaching a consensus on the competing versions of the Senate and House tax reform bills released its conference report containing the language of the final...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

High-Level Summary of Conference Committee Version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” as Filed

Details of a final agreement among House and Senate Republicans emerged last week -- including rate cuts for “C” corporations, individuals and pass-through businesses. Here’s a summary of what the conferees have agreed to,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Planning for Tax Reform: Steps to Take Before the End of 2017

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Congress appears poised to pass the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986. It is expected that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be passed and signed into law before the end of 2017, and that most provisions will be...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Year-End Tax Planning Tips

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If Congress is successful in lowering tax rates for at least some taxpayers in 2018, there are several year-end taxing-saving tips to consider prior to December 31st....more

Lewitt Hackman

The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act: Trust & Estate Planning Considerations

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This week was supposed to be the week Republicans passed a tax bill. It’s unclear what exactly will happen in the immediate future, or if we’ll have to wait for the New Year to see any type of tax reform. If or when we do get...more

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Federal Tax Reform: The House Tax Bill—Summary and Where Do We Go From Here?

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House Republicans released their tax bill—the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—last Thursday. Although its provisions are generally in line with the House Republican Blueprint for Tax Reform released in June 2016 by House Speaker Paul...more

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