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For an active business in the post-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) world of lower corporate tax rates, buyers and shareholders considering a future exit should always consider C corporations and the availability of potential...more
In Leto v. United States, the taxpayer reincorporated an S corporation business into a C corporation, then the taxpayer later sold the shares in the C corporation and tried to exclude the gain from such sale under section...more
This sixth installment of my multi-part series on Subchapter S is focused on the revocation of an S corporation election. While the rules relating to revocation are fairly straightforward, there are a few nuances that may...more
Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more
The IRS recently provided guidance addressing inadvertent terminations of S Corporation (S Corp) status based on existing provisions in corporate documents that remain after a company makes an S Corp election. This can be a...more
This second installment of my multi-part series on Subchapter S is focused on two Code Sections, namely IRC Section 1375 and IRC Section 1362(d)(3)....more
Business owners are often attracted to the S Corporation as a hybrid between the entity-level tax planning opportunities afforded by C Corporations and the passthrough nature of a partnership, all while affording a business...more
Last fall, the IRS announced, with respect to pass-through entities (LLCs or other entities taxed as partnerships or S corporations), that, if state law allows or requires the entity itself to pay state and local taxes (which...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 20 – 24, 2021. September 22, 2021: The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and...more
On September 13, 2021, the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee introduced 880 plus pages of legislative tax proposals to help fund the House’s proposed $3.5 trillion stimulus package. Below are tax proposals relevant...more
Corporations, limited liability companies, and certain other business entities can make an election with the Internal Revenue Service to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. If such an election is made,...more
What A Ride- No one anticipated that the Administration’s proposed tax increases would fly through Congress easily – at least no one residing in a state in which the recreational use of marijuana has not been legalized....more
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
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 9, 2020 – November 13, 2020... November 9, 2020: The IRS released Notice 2020-75...more
On April 9, 2020, the IRS issued: Rev. Proc. 2020-24, which provides guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) relating to relinquishment of certain net operating loss (NOL)...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
We’re well into the income tax return “preparation-n-filing” season. It’s the time of year during which many businesses and their owners recognize the importance of working with a competent tax professional, one on whom they...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 30 – October 4, 2019. September 30, 2019: The IRS published a draft of the tax year...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19 – 23, 2019. August 20, 2019: The IRS released a proposed regulation that provides...more
On July 19, 2019, the Large Business and International (LB&I) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the addition of six compliance campaigns, bringing to 59 the total number of active campaigns. These six...more
Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service’s Large Business & International Division announced six more compliance campaigns, bringing the total number of campaigns announced to date to a whopping 59. These campaigns...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 15 – 19, 2019. July 16, 2019: The IRS issued a news release concerning its provision of...more
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...more
Letters, acronyms, initialisms – they seem to slip into every post these days. It has always been a goal of U.S. tax policy to ensure that taxable income sourced in the U.S. does not escape the federal income tax....more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 6 – 10, 2019. May 7, 2019: The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2019-22 updating Revenue...more