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Environmental General Counsel PC

EGC's Global Sustainability Series: Mexico, an Interview with Luigi Pontones Brito

Sustainability in México - Environmental General Counsel (“EGC”) continues its Global Sustainability Series with a focus on Mexico. EGC Founder and Principal Catherine W. Johnson recently interviewed Luigi Pontones Brito,...more

Alston & Bird

IRS Proposes Changes to 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group discusses what plan sponsors and fiduciaries need to know about the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed changes for employees 50 or older who make additional elective...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Finally Received the Employee Retention Credit? Now What? A Guide to ERC Income Tax Consequences

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It appears that the flood gates have opened and that the IRS is finally processing and paying claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) en masse. After waiting a very long time (often years) with no contact from the IRS,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Let the Shakedowns Begin: Tax False Claims Legislation in California

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Legislators in Sacramento, California, are mulling over one of the most (if not the most) troubling state and local tax bills of the past decade. Senate Bill (SB) 799, introduced earlier this year and recently amended,...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

How to Take Advantage of Changes in Interest Rates For Gift and Estate Tax Savings

A recent Tax Court order highlights the gift and estate planning opportunities afforded when a senior family member makes loans to other family members. In Galli v. Commissioner, Docket Nos. 7003-20 and 7005-20, the Court had...more

Frost Brown Todd

To Be Clear…LLCs Can Issue Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

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Since the finalization of the IRS’s “check-the-box” entity-classification regulations nearly 30 years ago, a state law LLC can elect to be taxed an association taxable as a corporation. During the past month, we have heard...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Section 83(b) Elections — Should You Pay Taxes Now?

In startups and early-stage companies, founders often receive restricted equity grants as compensation for their services. With some planning, founders can potentially lower the taxes they pay on the appreciation of the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/21)

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Democratic state lawmakers start to move on promise to ‘be a check’ on Donald Trump - “With six weeks left in the spring legislative session, lawmakers have a range of measures before them that backers say are necessary to...more

Morgan Lewis

ETFs for ERISA Plans: Operational Barriers and Potential Benefits

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gained an increasing foothold in the wealth-management investment universe, with ETF assets under management currently about half the assets under management of mutual funds. As the ETF...more

Foster Garvey PC

Hobby Loss Rules Revisited

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With the Corporate Transparency Act hopefully in our rearview mirrors, I decided to take a brief break from my ongoing series on Subchapter S and report on a different topic. In the last few weeks, the Magistrate Division of...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Made a Mistake on Your Tax Return? What to Do if You Filed Incorrectly

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Mistakes happen, and the tax law can be complex and ambiguous. The question becomes, what does a taxpayer do if they discover a mistake on their tax return? Should an amended tax return be filed? In some cases, the taxpayer...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Sales of Real Estate Involving Non-U.S. Sellers – FIRPTA Considerations for Both Parties

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Transactions involving the disposition of a U.S. real property interest (“USRPI”) by a foreign person (i.e., a nonresident alien individual or foreign entity, the seller) are subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS and ICE Memorandum of Understanding Will Drive Tax Payroll Audits and Investigations

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In a lawsuit filed by not-for-profit corporations serving Latino immigrants against the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and IRS, court filings have revealed that the IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting...more

McAfee & Taft

Which laws apply to my out-of-state remote employees?

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While an increasing number of employers have issued mandates or announced their intentions in recent months to require their remote employees to return to the office, it’s safe to assume that some employees may continue to...more

Goodwin

Recent Changes and Future Directions: Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the New Administration

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Executive orders, federal funding cuts, and suspended processing of tax-exempt status applications are among the changes affecting nonprofits. ...more

Lathrop GPM

Is Your Environmental Nonprofit At Risk for Tax-Exempt Status Revocation by the President?

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Recent press reports speculating that President Trump will take action to revoke the tax-exempt status of some environmental organizations – coupled with his public statements advocating for the revocation of Harvard’s...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

House and Senate Begin Preparing Housing Plans

Across the country, housing costs are steadily rising due to the growing shortage of homes available to sell or rent. With new leadership in key House and Senate committees and provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set...more

Cooley LLP

Congress Repeals Digital Asset Regulations Applicable to Decentralized Finance Platforms

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In a January 27 client alert, we discussed final regulations issued on December 30, 2024, covering tax reporting requirements applicable to certain decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms operating as noncustodial brokers of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

President Names Yet Another Acting IRS Commissioner

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Turmoil continues to roil the highest ranks of the Internal Revenue Service, as the President has replaced the acting IRS Commissioner that he appointed just last week. As we previously wrote, on Tax Day, the President named...more

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How Pennsylvania's New Directed Trust Act Will Affect Corporate Trustees

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Now that Pennsylvania recognizes directed trusts, corporate fiduciaries should be aware that sharing trust responsibilities could create both legal liability and administrative burdens. The law, which went into effect late...more

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

New Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation Proposed

Senate Bill No. 1556 has been introduced proposing to create a new Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation (the “Board”).  If the bill is adopted, the Board would be constituted this year to hear appeals from the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Key Takeaways for Businesses From Recent South Carolina Department of Revenue Rulings

The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) has had an active start to the year, issuing new administrative guidance that impacts a variety of businesses operating in the state. Each year, the department issues advisory...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Taming the Tariffs: Employee Benefit Issues for Employers During Times of Economic Uncertainty – Group Employee Terminations

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Many companies are scrambling to quickly assess how to reduce the business impact of the upheaval to U.S. manufacturing and trading with the recent onslaught of tariffs threatened or imposed by the United States and the...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #3

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U.S. Digital Asset Companies Announce New Product Launches - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that certain customers can now trade “over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, bringing equities and...more

Dentons

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 14

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Last week, the energy changed under the golden dome as legislators gave the first indications they are moving towards ending this year’s legislative session. While ultimately not taken up by either chamber this week, Pharmacy...more

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