The Biden Tax Plan
Impact of Tax Reform on Charitable Giving
The Long-Term View- Among its core functions, federal tax policy seeks to encourage those behaviors among businesses that, in the long run, will have a lasting positive effect upon the nation’s economy as a whole. ...more
Many of you are familiar with what are commonly referred to as the “hobby loss” rules. Section 183 of the Internal Revenue Code limits a taxpayer’s ability to deduct expenses associated with activities “not engaged in for...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 9, 2023 – January 13, 2023...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of September 26th, 2022, through September 30th, 2022 Powell and Iakovenko v. Comm’r, T.C. Summary Opinion, 2022-19 | Sept. 26, 2022 | Copeland, J. | Docket No. 20268-19S Powell and Iakovenko v....more
Tax Litigation: The Week of August 29th, 2022, through September 2nd, 2022 Sparta Pink Property, LLC v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-88 | August 29, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. No. 12114-20 Pressman v. Comm’r, T.C. Summ. Op. 2022-15...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of July 11th, 2022, through July 15th, 2022 Knight v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-76| July 14, 2022 | Lauber, A. | Dkt. No. 11719-20L Kelly v. Comm’r, No. 13353-21L, T.C. Memo 2022-73 | July 13, 2022 |...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of June 13th, 2022, through June 17th, 2022 Phillips v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-58 | June 13, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. No. 18553-21L Chavis v. Comm’r, 158 T.C. No. 8 | June 15, 2022 | Lauber, J. |...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of June 6th, 2022, through June 10th, 2022 Pocock v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2022-55 | June 6, 2022 | Vasquez, J.| Dkt. No. 12558-17 Consolidated with Dkt. No. 23569-17L Musselwhite v. Commissioner,...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of May 9th, 2022, through May 13th, 2022 Lewis v. Commissioner, TC Memo. 2022-47| May 9, 2022 | Greaves, J. | Dkt. No. 10007-20W Rogerson v. Commissioner, TC Memo. 2022-49| May 12, 2022 | Toro, J. |...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of May 2nd, 2022, through May 6th, 2022 DelPonte v. Comm’r, 158 T.C. No. 7 | May 5, 2022 | Holmes, J. | Dkt. Nos. 1144-05, 1334-06, 20679-09, 20680-09, 20681-09 Mazzei v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2022-43 |...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of April 4th, 2022, through April 8th, 2022 Middleton v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-28 | April 4, 2022 |Kerrigan, J. | Dkt. No. 8158-19L Scholz v. Comm’r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2022-5 |April 4,...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of September 27 – October 1, 2021 - Whistleblower 14377-16W v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2021-113 | September 27, 2021 | Halpern, J. | Dkt. No. 14377-16W - Short Summary: The whistleblower brought a...more
On June 23, 2021, Governor Polis signed Colorado House Bill 21-1311 into law. The Bill makes significant changes to a number of Colorado state income tax laws. One change of note is an amendment to C.R.S. § 39-22-104. The...more
Charitable giving is a way for businesses and individuals to save on taxes while supporting the causes that align with their values. At Schwabe, we can help clients to plan charitable gifts and make sure that their charitable...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
Since it began in 2012, Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become more and more popular. A recent survey suggests that 62% of Americans plan to participate this year. The main purpose behind Giving Tuesday...more
“The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last.” With these words, Gandalf the White acknowledged that the decisive battle for control over Middle Earth had been joined. So it is now for the U.S....more
The IRS recently published Final Regulations and Notice 2019-12 largely blocking state efforts to circumvent limitations on deductions for state and local taxes. (See our alert on the Proposed Regulations, issued in August...more
Taxpayers can either itemize or take the standard deduction. They can’t do both. Many Taxpayers that were able to itemize deductions in prior tax years are unable to do so in Tax Year 2018 because the Tax Reform has made it...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) made substantial changes to the Tax Code of 1986 by reducing tax rates and “simplifying” tax compliance for many by significantly increasing the standard deduction and eliminating...more
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the state of New York, joined by the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, have instituted a lawsuit against the...more
The sweeping changes created by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) has resulted in some states enacting their own legislation in response to the federal tax reform. On May 31, 2018, Connecticut signed into law a bill...more
Charitable organizations work hard to maintain exempt status. These organizations operate in a highly regulated landscape: In exchange for enjoying freedom from income taxes, they must comply with strict organizational and...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates the need for tax planning with respect to several major life-changing activities individuals may encounter, including marriage, divorce, home ownership, casualty losses, medical...more