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Husch Blackwell LLP

Unanimous Supreme Court Determines Company-Owned Life Insurance Increases Fair Market Value

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On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court held 9-to-0 in Connelly v. United States that company-owned life insurance increases the company’s fair market value for estate tax purposes, and the company’s obligation to redeem a...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

ESBTs and the Carryover of S Corporation Losses

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Since 1995 to the present, the LLC has emerged as the entity of choice for the vast majority of entrepreneurs. This form of business entity owes its success to the flexibility and to the tax benefits that it affords its...more

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State Taxation of Qualified Small Business Stock: Federal Tax Exclusion Not Always Replicated at State Level

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In the event of an M&A transaction, many stockholders plan to take advantage of the exclusion from federal taxable income of gain realized from the sale or exchange of “qualified small business stock” (QSB stock). Section...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup May 1 – May 7, 2022

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 1, 2022 – May 7, 2022... May 2, 2022: The IRS issued a news release as part of National...more

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Taxing Times - July 2021

LATE RAPPER DMX OWED IRS NEARLY $700,000 IN TAXES - The influential rapper sold more than 74 million records worldwide. Rapper DMX owed the Internal Revenue Service $700,000 in unpaid taxes at the time of his death. ...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

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It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

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Budget Resolutions, Reconciliation And Tax Increases: Is it Time For The Weight-Challenged Individual To Sing?

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Procedural Mumbo Jumbo? Remember your civics class in elementary school? * * * . What’s that? Not really. * * *. Doodling, you say? * * * . The principal’s office? OK, what about high school social studies? * * * ....more

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It’s Not Too Late!—Untimely S Elections

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In my practice, I have seen various issues related to a taxpayer’s S election. Corporations potentially jeopardize their S election by unknowingly creating a second class of stock through convertible debt. Corporations,...more

Bowditch & Dewey

A Trap for the Unwary – IRS Denies Deductions for Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans

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A central feature of the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provided a lifeline to a multitude of small businesses during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. PPP loans were used to cover payroll...more

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Overview of New SBA and IRS Guidance Regarding Paycheck Protection Program, Including the “Need” Certification and PPP Loan...

This alert has been updated to reflect further guidance issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) on May 5, 2020 indicating that forthcoming rule changes will extend the repayment date for the safe harbor discussed...more

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The IRS Has Determined That Taxpayers Who Obtain PPP Loan Forgiveness Cannot Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

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In Notice 2020-32, issued Thursday, April 30th, the IRS emphatically pronounced that taxpayers receiving Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans do not get to have their cake and eat it too! As we discussed in a recent...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 18 – 22, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 18 – 22, 2019. November 19, 2019: The IRS published final regulations that affect United...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Private Equity and Other Carried Interest Funds – Federal Tax Policy Tip Sheet: Issue 4

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The House of Representatives on Nov. 16, 2017, voted on and passed their tax reform bill, along party lines (227-205). Passage was expected in the House, where the GOP hold a significant enough majority needed to move the...more

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Private Equity and Other Carried Interest Funds – Federal Tax Policy Tip Sheet: Issue 2

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House GOP leaders on Thursday, Nov. 2, released their anticipated tax-reform proposal. Entitled the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," the House Bill includes several proposed changes to the corporate and individual tax system....more

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Don't be Fooled by the Name... The Small BREW Act Could Have a Big Impact on Craft Breweries

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The Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act, known as the "Small BREW Act", is bipartisan legislation introduced to Congress in early 2015. The overall goal of the Small BREW Act is to revamp the federal excise...more

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