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Measure ULA Update: Reported Revenue, Applicability to Foreclosures and Legal Challenges

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In a February Legal Update, we analyzed the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (the “Taxpayer Protection Act” or the “Act”), a statewide California ballot initiative that could potentially repeal the...more

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IRS Announces New Initiatives to Restore Fairness to Tax System

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On September 8, 2023, the IRS announced the start of a “sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promotors...more

Polsinelli

IRS Says: New Goal is to Restore Fairness by Using Tax Dollars to Audit More Millionaires, Partnerships and Large Corporations

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Following our initial reaction to the Internal Revenue Service's strategic operating plan to spend $80B in funding allocated from the Inflation Reduction Act, Polsinelli’s Tax attorneys continue to monitor the IRS’ compliance...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Potential Constitutional Challenge: Biden Budget Proposes Mark-to-Market for High-Net-Worth Individuals

In President Biden’s State of the Union address, he called on all Americans to pay their “fair share.” The Treasury Department’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue Proposals contains several...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

White House Releases FY 2024 Budget Request

Earlier today, the White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress. Overall, it proposes $6.9 trillion in total spending, including a proposed $880 billion for defense and approximately $992 billion...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The States Come Marching In: Investors Ignore State Wealth Taxes at Their Peril

As President Biden reminded taxpayers in his recent State of the Union address, the federal government continues to pursue new taxes on high-net-worth individuals. While such efforts have foundered in Congress, causing many...more

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Attention Property Owners: Los Angeles and Santa Monica Approve ‘Mansion Tax’ Ballot Measures, Increasing Transfer Taxes on Sales...

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Residents of Los Angeles have approved Measure ULA, a ballot measure widely known as the “Mansion Tax,” which increases transfer tax rates on real estate sales valued at $5 million or more. Prior to Measure ULA, real estate...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Taxachusetts Redux? The New Massachusetts Millionaires Tax

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On November 8, 2022, Massachusetts voters elected to adopt Question 1, the so-called Fair Share Amendment or Massachusetts Millionaires Tax, through a ballot referendum. The referendum amends the Massachusetts state...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Pocket Guide to the 2023 Budget Proposals

On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2023 (the Budget). We summarize below the tax aspects of the Budget of particular interests to U.S. corporate taxpayers, financial...more

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Biden’s FY2023 Budget: Key Real Estate & Corporate Tax Proposals

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On March 28, 2022, President Biden released his FY2023 budget (the “FY2023 Budget”), and the U.S. Treasury released the so-called “Green Book,” which provides details related to the revenue provisions in the FY2023 Budget....more

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The Biden Administration Proposes Mark-to-Market Minimum Tax on Individuals With More than $100 Million in Assets

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Summary and Background. On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration proposed a 20% minimum tax on individuals who have more than $100 million in assets.  The minimum tax would be based on all economic income (which the...more

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Taking the Sting Out of “Death Taxes”

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There has been a lot of talk since September 2021 about the Build Back Better Act, which included some major tax increases. According to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, this Act is dead—and I think that is the most...more

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Notable Tax Takeaways from President Biden’s Budget

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On March 28, 2022, President Joe Biden released his FY 2023 Budget of the U.S. Government (the “Budget”). In a statement regarding the Budget, President Biden stated the following...more

Miller Nash LLP

Today in Tax: The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax and Cryptocurrency Tax Provisions in Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal

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Brief commentary on recent cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax in Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal - Biden’s proposed “top-up” tax on wealthy individuals would ensure...more

Polsinelli

The Proposed Build Back Better Act Moves Forward After the House Passes a Revised Version of the Bill

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Overview - Over the past year, several tax law changes have been proposed by the Biden administration and, in September 2021, draft legislative language was circulated, which set forth proposed changes to the Internal...more

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Tax Alert: The Implications of the Build Back Better Act

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Updates and negotiations for President Biden’s tax plan continue to filter through Congress. The House Ways and Means Committee recently passed the Build Back Better Act (the “Act”), and it is now on its way for the Senate’s...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

House Passes Build Back Better Act

Here's a summary of the tax provisions in the Build Back Better Act, as passed by the House. I. Introduction - On November 19, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA)....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Revised U.S. Tax Proposals Will Affect Foreign Investment

The U.S. House Committee on Rules recently released an updated version of the Build Back Better Act (Act) to reflect the White House’s Build Back Better framework (Framework) announced on the same day (October 28, 2021). ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wyden’s Billionaires Tax

On October 27, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released draft legislation that would, if enacted, tax the roughly 700 wealthiest Americans on a modified mark-to-market basis by requiring them to pay...more

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House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Comparison of Recent Tax Proposals

This chart compares the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals (the Greenbook), to the tax proposals in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on September 15, 2021....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Look at the House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Proposals

I. Introduction - On September 15, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee approved tax provisions for proposed inclusion in the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA). If enacted in their current form, the proposals would,...more

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Draft Legislation in U.S. House of Representatives Would Dramatically Alter Estate Planning Strategies

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On September 10, 2021, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means released a draft of proposed legislation that, if enacted into law, would reduce the estate tax exemption and significantly limit the effectiveness of certain...more

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U.S. House Proposals Would Significantly Impact Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals If Enacted

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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

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Big Potential Tax Changes on the Horizon for Clients

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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released proposed budget reconciliation legislation on September 13, 2021. The bill still must complete many steps in the legislative process – including passage by the full House of...more

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