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Does a Tax Cut Jobs Act Provision Decrease Income Taxes on Marijuana Businesses?

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Key Takeaways: ..A pending U.S. Tax Court case presents an interesting theory to preclude the federal income tax disallowance of all deductions of a marijuana business. ..The theory rests on a provision in the 2017 Tax...more

Snell & Wilmer

IRS Releases Much-Awaited Guidance on PPP-Loan-Related Expenses, But More is Still Needed

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On November 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") clarified its stance on the deductibility of expenses paid or incurred by businessowners who participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) by issuing...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

PPP Loan Forgiveness And The Denial Of Deductions For Covered Expenses – What’s Wrong With The IRS’s Position?

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The Program- The Paycheck Protection Program has been welcomed by many as the cornerstone of the CARES Act. It was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President shortly after the government-ordered shutdown of...more

Littler

IRS Issues Proposed Rule on Business Expense Deductions

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On February 26, 2020, the IRS published proposed regulations implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) regarding the elimination of deductions for entertainment and the limitation on food and...more

Morgan Lewis

Recommended Practices for Employer-Provided Meals and Snacks in Light of Recent IRS Guidance

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The IRS continues to aggressively audit how free meals and snacks offered to employees in many workplaces are treated for federal tax purposes. Recent IRS guidance in this respect is Technical Advice Memorandum 201903017 (the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

IRS Says Business Meals Remain Deductible, But Cannot Be ‘Lavish’ Or Mixed With Entertainment Costs

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Resolving widespread confusion, the IRS this month issued important guidance that clarifies when a meal or drinks will be allowed as a deductible business expense following the changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The...more

Dentons

Calculating The Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 199a - Limitations To Avoid And Opportunities To Pursue

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Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code was enacted on December 22, 2017, as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provides for a deduction of up to 20% of income from certain domestic businesses operated as sole...more

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New Tax Reform Bill Stifles #MeToo Settlement Deductions

In acknowledgment of the recent sexual misconduct allegations and the confidential settlements in connection with those allegations, Congress added a new section 162(q) to the Internal Revenue Code as part of the Tax Cuts and...more

Baker Donelson

Tax Overhaul Draws New Boundaries Around International Business

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The newly passed tax legislation significantly alters the landscape for international business. The final Republican tax cut bill moves the U.S. from a so-called "global taxation regime" to a territorial taxation regime in...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

#MeToo Settlements and the Tax Code Overhaul: No More Tax Incentive to Hush Victims

Taking note of the #MeToo movement, Congress included a new provision in the tax code overhaul bill — Section 13307 – which is titled “Denial of Deduction for Settlements Subject to Nondisclosure Agreements Paid in Connection...more

Littler

Approved Senate Tax Bill Addresses Paid Leave, Sexual Harassment Settlement Nondisclosures

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Buried in the massive Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), the tax overhaul legislation the Senate approved on December 2, 2017, is a section providing a tax credit to employers that provide their employees with paid family and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Eleven Business Provisions to Watch in the House Tax Reform Bill

On November 2, 2017, Republicans in the House of Representatives released their long-anticipated tax reform bill (the “Bill”) which includes significant changes to the current U.S. federal income tax regime for businesses and...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

ERISA Litigation Newsletter - July 2016

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Editor's Overview - This month we take a look at the plaintiffs' past successes in fee litigations, and the influx of such lawsuits seeking to impose heightened fiduciary standards for 401(k) plans. Regardless of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2016

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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