Lower Taxes, More Problems? Unpacking the Impact of AB195 on California’s Cannabis Industry
New Regulation: Statutes, Pillars, and the Build Back Better Act
The Tax Legislation Process and What to Expect in 2022
2021 House Ways And Means Tax Proposals
Federal Regulation and Cannabis: Will Uncle Sam and Aunt Mary Jane Live Happily Ever After?
The Biden Tax Plan
Videocast: 2020 – The year of digital taxation
Podcast: State Taxation of Digital Health Products
Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more
The IRS completed the “Dirty Dozen List” for 2023 and while there were a few hold-outs from previous years, there were several new warnings in the offering for 2023. The first warning focused upon the aggressive promotion...more
Join experienced tax practitioners from across industries to network, exchange ideas and explore strategies that can help your business make more informed decisions. Our full-day program features panel discussions and...more
ARIZONA TO IMPLEMENT 2.5% FLAT TAX AHEAD OF SCHEDULE - Governor Doug Ducey announced that Arizona will implement its new 2.5% flat income tax rate on January 1, 2023, a full year ahead of schedule. According to Gov. Ducey,...more
Last Friday, December 30, 2022, during the final hours of the 117th Session of Congress, the House Ways and Means Committee – through which all tax legislation passes – released redacted versions of six years of Mr. Trump’s...more
In a stunning about-face, after missing their July 31, 2022 midnight deadline, in the early morning hours of August 1, 2022, the Massachusetts legislature announced that they had failed to pass an economic development plan...more
Legislative Lowdown - BBBA Comeback? President Biden’s first State of the Union address appears to have reignited discussions around a revised version of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), though the president did not...more
The Duke of Westminster Principle Still Lives On for Tax Planning - On November 26, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision and reasons in Her Majesty the Queen and Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2021 SCC...more
Recent tax proposals may bring significant changes to the US federal, international and state and local tax landscape. Join us for our first nationwide Tax in the City® program for a discussion on the key proposed changes...more
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more
In this final blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax Bill, we address the international tax proposals in the Bill, JCX-43-21. The international tax proposals are fewer in number than the domestic and transfer tax...more
As many readers have noticed, I have been silent for the past few months. That is partly due to exhaustion from reporting on the flurry of tax events that have occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in 2020 and also...more
The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means’ tax proposals would significantly impact estate planning for high net worth individuals if enacted. Gift, estate and GST exemption amounts would be decreased; grantor trusts would...more
In 2019, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) and its resulting tax reform continued to dominate the planning landscape. As outlined in our 2018 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory, the Act made significant changes to individual...more
• On 17 January 2019, sufficient signatures were filed requesting a referendum on the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF). • The public vote will be held on 19 May 2019. • If TRAF is accepted by the...more
Federal Transfer Taxes - The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for the 2019 tax year... Federal unified gift and estate tax exclusion increasing to $11,400,000: As of January 1,...more
• Switzerland’s privileged taxation of companies is no longer in line with international standards. • In 2017, the first attempt to abolish the internationally criticized regime was clearly rejected by Swiss voters. • On 28...more
Not only is divorce emotionally draining, the tax ramifications of recently passed tax laws will have a direct and adverse effect on divorcing parties. Tax reform will substantially alter the award of alimony in...more
House GOP leaders on Thursday, Nov. 2, released their anticipated tax-reform proposal. Entitled the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," the House Bill includes several proposed changes to the corporate and individual tax system....more
If you go by what Yogi Berra says, tax policy and baseball have a lot in common. Just as we head toward the end of the regular season of baseball and hope we make it to play-offs, Congress is doing the same. Having returned...more