The 2024 election year promises to make taxes front-of-mind for many business and individual taxpayers. Beyond the election, there are other note-worthy developments, along with several highly anticipated tax law cases that...more
2/16/2024
/ Child Tax Credit ,
Employee Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Green Energy ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
OECD ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On June 22, 2023, the US Senate passed a resolution consenting to the ratification of the Income Tax Treaty between Chile and the United States (Treaty). The resolution opens the door for President Biden to formally ratify...more
On June 26, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Moore v. United States, a development that reverberated throughout the world of tax. The Moore case deals with the constitutionality of the transition tax under...more
On June 9, 2023, US House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith introduced the American Families and Jobs Act, which would have major implications for several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and...more
While business owners wait to see whether Congress raises the U.S. long-term capital gains rate from 20 percent to 25 percent and enacts relief from the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT),...more
10/14/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
S-Corporation ,
SALT ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Liability
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals.
Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more
9/23/2021
/ Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Capital Gains ,
CARES Act ,
Carried Interest ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
International Tax Issues ,
Net Investment Income ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
REIT ,
SALT ,
Surcharges ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Increases ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
On March 31, 2021, President Biden presented an infrastructure spending plan coupled with a tax reform plan that seeks to raise corporate income taxes (the “American Jobs Plan” and the “Made in America Tax Plan”).
The...more
4/2/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Biden Administration ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
GILTI tax ,
Infrastructure ,
OECD ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Haven ,
Tax Increases
At $1.9 trillion, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, is the largest aid package passed by Congress since the start of the pandemic. With the Rescue Act, Congress hopes...more
3/12/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
CARES Act ,
Child Tax Credit ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dependent Care ,
Economic Aid Act ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Grants ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Public Health ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Unemployment Benefits
The tax provisions of the HEALS Act would expand upon and modify several provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including the employee retention tax credit, while also introducing...more