TAX TIDBIT -
State of the Union Look Ahead. President Joe Biden will make his first State of the Union address tonight before a joint session of Congress. As of this writing, the speech has not been made available to the...more
On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled “Spotlighting IRS Customer Service Challenges.” The witnesses included National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins with the Internal Revenue Service...more
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the challenges facing taxpayers, tax professionals and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the current tax filing season. National...more
Legislative Lowdown -
Build Back Better Reboot. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), the House Ways and Means Committee chair, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of Senate Finance Committee, are cautiously optimistic negotiations over...more
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Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more
2/2/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Business Taxes ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Budget ,
Income Taxes ,
Infrastructure ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law. On Monday, President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which contains $1.2 trillion in funding for traditional infrastructure...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively -
What to Watch -
Last week, congressional Democrats released 1,684 pages of legislative text mirroring portions of the budget...more
On Monday, Sept. 13, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the final portion of the committee’s budget reconciliation recommendations. This alert provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of...more
On April 5, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), as well as Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Warner (D-VA), offered an international tax framework as a starting point to discussions on revamping the current...more
This weekly newsletter outlines the latest developments in Washington, including major tax, small business and financial services developments in the negotiations on Phase Four legislation and regulatory guidance from various...more
The July 27, 2020, Senate draft of the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (“HEALS”) Act provides a tax credit for employers who incur certain expenses in response to COVID-19. Referred to as the...more
Welcome back to Infrastructure Week! This weekly newsletter outlines the latest developments in Washington, including major tax, small business and financial services developments in the negotiations on Phase Four legislation...more
TAX TIDBIT -
New National Taxpayer Advocate. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that a new National Taxpayer Advocate will likely be in place by April. According to an internal memo sent by IRS Commissioner...more
3/5/2020
/ BEPS ,
Digital Services Tax ,
Employee Benefits ,
Financial Transactions ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
OECD ,
OIRA ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 199A ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
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Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup -
On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more
7/3/2019
/ Congressional Intent ,
Cybersecurity ,
Double Taxation ,
Federal Budget ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Popular ,
SALT ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Veterans
Well, they did it. Despite lingering resentment between Democrats and Republicans after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97), Congress was able to pass tax legislation that was overwhelmingly supported by...more
7/2/2019
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Final Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Pending Legislation ,
SALT ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Relief ,
Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (TFA) ,
Trump Administration ,
Ways and Means Committee
In This Issue -
Tax Tidbit -
- IRS by the Numbers
LegislativeLowdown -
- Stayin' Alive
- TCJA: Tax Cuts, Joking Around?
- The Retirement Exchange
- Mnuchin's Special Measures
- Build That...more
6/7/2019
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Multinationals ,
Section 199A ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue:
- Tax Tidbit
- Legislative Lowdown
- RegWatch
- 1111 Constitution Avenue
- At a Glance
- Brownstein Bookshelf
- Regulation Station
...more
Tax Tidbit -
Regulators have until June 22 to finalize guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97). The 18-month mark since the legislation was signed into law is quickly approaching. The Treasury Department and...more
5/29/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
GAO ,
Gig Economy ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
IRS Commissioner ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth IRA ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue -
- Tax Tidbit
- Legislative Lowdown
- RegWatch
- 1111 Constitution Avenue
- 2020 Vision
- At a Glance
- Brownstein Bookshelf...more
TAX TIDBIT -
SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame spoilers—nothing that you probably would not have guessed on your own. But, we would rather not be responsible for ruining a...more
IN THIS ISSUE -
Tax Tidbit -
Legislative Lowdown -
- Congress’s Kumbaya Moment
- Biodiesel Tax Credit
- Moore Trouble for Fed Pick
- And the Results Are In
1111 Constitution Avenue...more
4/16/2019
/ Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Markups ,
Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Qualified Business Income ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
IN THIS ISSUE -
Tax Tidbit -
- $43,060,000,000
Legislative Lowdown -
- Extenders: Contenders or Pretenders?
- Better Later Than Never
- Democrats Budge on Budget
...more
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Now that everyone is familiar with the new House Ways and Means Committee members, it’s time to meet the newbies in the upper chamber’s tax writing committee: the Senate Finance Committee. Joining the...more
2/27/2019
/ Charitable Donations ,
Child Care ,
Earned Income Credit ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Ways and Means Committee
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Congratulations! You have officially met all of the new faces in this session’s House Ways and Means Committee. For our final installment of Meet the Members, we introduce you to the two remaining...more
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Now just over a month into the 116th Congress, the tax writing committees have been formally announced, and we at Brownstein want to introduce you to all of the new faces. This week, we feature new House...more
2/6/2019
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Congressional Committees ,
Death Tax ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Estate Tax ,
Federal Budget ,
GILTI tax ,
Government Shutdown ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Repeal ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Tax Extenders