News & Analysis as of

Fair Market Value Tax Court Internal Revenue Service

Holland & Knight LLP

Tax Court: Conservation Easement Proceeds Regulation Is Procedurally Invalid Under APA

Holland & Knight LLP on

In holding that that Treas. Reg. § 1.170A-14(g)(6)(ii) (Proceeds Regulation) is procedurally invalid under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the U.S. Tax Court abandoned its precedent in Oakbrook Land Holdings, LLC v....more

Polsinelli

Bare Knuckle Conservation Easement Brawl Leaves Participants in Limbo

Polsinelli on

Two recent tax court cases paint an ominous picture for professionals and investors who participated in listed syndicated conservation easement transactions. Coming on the heels of the Fisher conviction and his lengthy...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Sale of Mortgaged Property – Amount Realized or COD Income

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Do you feel as challenged as I do when someone asks you to explain the term “Bidenomics”? I know that it is predicated upon the imposition of higher taxes on businesses and their owners, which have not yet materialized....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Should Closely Held Businesses Be Charitable?

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Faulty Framework? The question posed above is not intended to be rhetorical. Rather, it is one that the owners of a closely held business should consider thoroughly before transferring or committing any business assets to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Debt or Equity? The Never-Ending Question For Closely Held Businesses

Rivkin Radler LLP on

What Was Intended? Transactions between commonly controlled, closely held businesses are often conducted in an informal manner. This is unfortunate because, in the absence of documentation, it is sometimes difficult to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Indirectly Held Profits Interests and Rev. Proc. 93-27

Rivkin Radler LLP on

At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court in Brief | Cattail Holdings, LLC v. Comm’r | Conservation Easement “Protected in Perpetuity” and Supervisory Approval of...

Freeman Law on

Summary: In September 2016 Dolomite Holdings 251, LLC (Dolomite), acquired a 723-acre tract of land in Virginia. On November 28, 2017, Dolomite contributed 207 acres of this tract (Property) to Cattail in exchange for a 100%...more

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

Valuation of Conservation Easement Determined by U.S. Tax Court

A trial before the United States Tax Court recently determined the value of a conservation easement imposed on a Georgia golf course which was being contested by the Internal Revenue Service. Relying on the “before and after”...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Deferring the Tax Hit on a Grant Equity to an Employee – Are You Prepared to Enforce the Forfeiture Provision?

Rivkin Radler LLP on

“Would I ever leave this company? Look, I’m all about loyalty. In fact, I feel like part of what I’m being paid for here is my loyalty. But if there were somewhere else that valued loyalty more highly, I’m going wherever they...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Tax Trial of the Century…

Which does not belong: Bad, Thriller, Moonwalk, Tax Court. Actually it is not a fair question because they all have one thing in common, Michael Jackson. The last one being the Estate of Michael J. Jackson v. Commissioner...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Threat Of Higher Taxes, & The Sirens’ Song Of Tax-Saving Schemes

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

What a Mess- A “perfect storm” may be defined as a critical state of affairs arising from the convergence of a number of negative factors, often after the unexpected introduction of some catalytic event. The situation...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide