The IRS’ determinations in a notice of deficiency are generally presumed correct. Therefore, unless specifically excepted by Tax Court Rule or statute, the burden of proof in civil tax proceedings is ordinarily on the...more
Los contribuyentes pueden enfrentarse a la pregunta: “¿Es un hobby o negocio?”. El IRS afirma que: “a veces la línea entre tener un hobby y administrar un negocio puede ser confusa, pero conocer la diferencia es importante...more
Taxpayers may be faced with the question: “Is it a hobby or business?” The IRS states that: “sometimes the line between having a hobby and running a business can be confusing, but knowing the difference is important because...more
Last week, Sen. Warren reintroduced her “Ultra-Millionaires” wealth tax proposal to the Senate. Query her timing. The measure has the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hell of being enacted by this Congress.Perhaps the Senator...more
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. Some of us probably feel we ate or drank either too much or not enough, watched too much or not enough football, or spent too much time discussing politics and the state of the...more
It appears that many of the country’s colleges and universities believe they have not already contributed enough to the decline of American education and to the erosion of our society, generally. These institutions of...more
If you didn’t attend the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation meeting last week, you may have missed that IRS Counsel confirmed they will not automatically challenge a Section 199A qualified business income...more
Every now and then, some well-meaning colleague will ask how I spend my free time. I usually pause before responding – to gather my thoughts – which prompts them to restate their question with what they believe is greater...more
“Show Me the Money”- Much has been written in recent months about how well the investment portfolios of private foundations have performed over the last several years. For example, a study conducted by the Council on...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of August 1st, 2022, through August 5th, 2022 Whistleblower 769-16W v. Comm’r, 159 T.C. No. 2 | August 4, 2022 | Toro, J. | Dkt. No. 769-16W ...more
The New York state budget deal announced yesterday includes a workaround of the temporary federal limit on state and local tax deductions (the SALT cap). The provision was part of Gov. Cuomo’s initial budget proposal in...more
On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-22 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which (1) permits an “electing real property trade or business” that elected not to be subject to the...more
Here is a brief summary of the measures in the March 2020 Budget which are relevant to the Real Estate sector. Non-UK resident companies with UK property income – As previously announced, non-UK resident companies that...more
Yes, it sounds odd. It is also seems to be at odds with this blog’s constant refrain of “Thou shalt not pursue any undertaking solely for tax purposes, but thou shalt first consider the business purpose for such...more
When proposed regulations under new Section 199A were issued regarding the deduction for pass-through entities, many real estate professionals were frustrated by the use of Section 162 to define a “trade or business” eligible...more
Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, business owners and tax practitioners alike have focused on the potential effect of Section 199A. Though it has been clear for some time that the 20% deduction afforded to...more
Despite the ongoing partial government shutdown, the IRS issued four sets of guidance (the Guidance Package) on January 18 related to the new deduction for owners of pass-through entities of up to 20 percent of their...more
The IRS has released the long-awaited final regulations on the Section 199A qualified business income deduction. Along with the regulations, the IRS released Notice 2019-07 that contains a proposed revenue procedure with a...more
On January 18, 2019, Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations for the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for pass-thru businesses adopted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts. The new regulations are eagerly...more
Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for the owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain trusts. Section 199A is intended...more
The Department of Treasury issued in August proposed regulations (REG-107892-18) (the “Proposed Regulations”) under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, providing individual taxpayers with interests in certain...more
Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code provides Individual Taxpayers a deduction for the Qualified Business Income (QBI) of a qualified trade or business operated directly or through a pass-through entity....more
Proposed regulations for the Qualified Business Income (or QBI) deduction were recently released which helped to further define and make rules on this new tax incentive for certain business owners. What is QBI? In order...more
Under the newly enacted Internal Revenue Code Section 199A, owners of pass-through entities, such as LLCs, partnerships, trusts, sole proprietorships, and S corporations, may deduct up to 20% of their qualified business...more
This is the fourth[i] and final in a series of posts reviewing the recently proposed regulations (“PR”) under Sec. 199A of the Code. ...more