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New Regulation: Statutes, Pillars, and the Build Back Better Act
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On March 17, the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association (the “Tax Section”) released a report on the proposed regulations on corporate spin-offs and reorganizations that were issued in January. As we discussed...more
Check out our summary of recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance for February 17, 2025 – March 14, 2025. Editors’ note: With the change in presidential administrations, the IRS has undergone significant transition...more
As it releases executive orders with unprecedented speed, the Trump administration has begun executing its vision for the United States and the world. This article addresses some of the tax-related topics likely to be the...more
The tax treatment of carried interest has long been a subject of political debate. Since 2007, almost annually, the taxation of carried interest has found its way into either proposed legislation or presidential budget...more
On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to implement changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of...more
President Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers to discuss potential tax code changes, including a proposal to eliminate the carried interest tax break. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the...more
President Trump has indicated that one of his key economic priorities is to extend the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). However, Congress still needs to resolve disagreements on the cost and funding of...more
On January 10, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and IRS released final and proposed regulations that provide tax guidance for the digital economy....more
In 2024, several significant tax developments emerged that are set to impact the private fund industry in 2025. These changes include pivotal US Tax Court (Tax Court) opinions, updates to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms,...more
As part of its “America First Trade Policy,” the White House is exploring an arcane IRS provision that allows the United States to double the tax rates of foreign companies and individuals....more
On 1/8/25, the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) published its 2024 Annual Report to Congress and identified taxpayers’ problems and provided suggestions to further protect taxpayer rights and ease taxpayer burden. “By law,...more
On January 14, 2025, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (T.D. 10030) implementing section 7803(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 7803(e) was...more
On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 162(m), which limits the deductibility of certain employee...more
On January 10, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations related to two new catch-up contribution provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0): (1) the...more
On January 16, 2025, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published new proposed regulations related to tax-free spin-offs and split-offs (collectively, spin-offs) and other corporate...more
On January 14, 2025, Treasury and the IRS published final regulations (the “Regulations”) that identify certain micro-captive insurance transactions, as well as transactions substantially similar thereto, as either listed...more
House Bill 9495 (H.R. 9495), a bill passed during the 118th Congress, is legislation worth watching for non-profits and other aid organizations. H.R. 9495 passed the House on November 21, 2024, and if passed during the new...more
Under recent accounting rule changes, unrealized crypto gains must generally be reported on income statements, but questions arise about the alignment of the new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax with constitutional tax...more
On December 4, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations, TD 10015, (the “Final Regulations”), which provide guidance on the definition of energy...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations that significantly impact the reporting requirements for brokers involved in digital asset transactions. The stated aim of...more
On December 4, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations providing further guidance in determining whether property is energy property and eligible for the Investment...more
On November 7, 2024, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released Form 15620,1 which standardizes elections under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code,” and such elections,...more
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit available under Section 30C of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Section 30C Credit”), was originally enacted by the...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 12, 2024 – August 16, 2024. ...more
On July 17, 2024, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) identifying certain “basket contract” transactions, and transactions that are...more