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
After your retirement, or if you’re retiring soon, you may be more inclined to make donations to charity. However, you may receive little or no tax benefit from your contribution, depending on whether you itemize deductions....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 Salter v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-9 |April 5, 2022 |Lauber, J. |...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
The $10,000 federal cap on the state and local tax itemized deduction for individuals (“SALT limitation”) continues to generate considerable debate, as well as efforts to narrow its scope. Several states have enacted...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
Charitable giving helps to improve social well-being by supporting a broad range of areas including education, scientific research, alleviation of poverty, and others. To encourage donations, the federal government makes...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 the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 (TCJA) was passed, a little-known deduction for unreimbursed partner’s expenses (UPE) has taken on more significance. Partner’s in partnership and members of an LLC often incur...more
The Democrats’ “sweep” of the White House and both chambers of Congress means that it is all but inevitable that tax legislation will be introduced in 2021, but the razor-thin nature of the Democrats’ majority in Congress...more
A unique provision in the tax code allows certain transfers, made directly from a traditional IRA to a qualified charitable organization, to avoid taxation. Although this benefit of a qualified charitable distribution (QCD)...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 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), while lowering taxes for most, raised them for a few. One group of those few taxpayers for whom taxes went up under TCJA were certain trusts and estates (generally those with large investment...more
As the 2020 year draws to a close, families should review with their tax advisers the CARES Act tax-related provisions in their tax and financial planning. Tax provisions that apply to individuals include the following: ...more