On January 31, 2024, the United States House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (TRAFW Act), which is now under consideration in the Senate. The TRAFW Act, in addition to...more
In FAA 20234801F (FAA), the IRS determined that construction service costs relating to a third party turn-key contract were considered to be incurred upon transfer of the tangible property to the taxpayer, without taking into...more
The Tax Court in Brief – February 28th-March 4th, 2022 Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. ...more
One of the key tax benefits for investors and owners of real estate such a senior living facilities is depreciation. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expanded on this benefit, allowing for 100% bonus depreciation for assets...more
Summary - Revenue Procedure 2020-25, issued on April 17, 2020, clarifies the process by which taxpayers are able to claim depreciation deductions including 100% “bonus depreciation” for the cost of certain leasehold and...more
The IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2020-25 providing much-anticipated guidance for how taxpayers may take advantage of the retroactive change in the tax rules allowing for expensing of Qualified Improvement Property (QIP)....more
The restaurant, retail and hospitality industries, among others, will be negatively affected by the qualified improvement property (QIP) drafting error in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97). This mistake will...more
New tax legislation was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the Act). The Act lowers the corporate rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent. Under the Act individuals and certain...more
Since 2002, bonus depreciation under the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act has been allowed in some form. Bonus depreciation allows for more current expensing for eligible property than allowed under the current...more