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Rivkin Radler LLP

The Supreme Court’s Non-Opinion On The “Realization” of Income – A Lost Opportunity?

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In less than four months, the citizens of the United States will be electing their next President to a four-year term. They will also be deciding which of the two major political parties will “control” the Senate, the House,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New IRS Unit Leverages AI to Step Up Partnership Audits; Hundreds of New Inquiries Expected

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The IRS’s simmering concern with pass-through entities is heating up, with IRA funds earmarked for increased personnel, AI, and other resources for partnership audits. ...more

Gray Reed

Phantom Income: The Spooky Side of Taxation

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There’s a hidden tax horror behind pass-through entities, cancellation of debt, and even prizes, winning, and awards: “phantom income.” It even sounds scary, right? And when it comes to one’s tax liability, it can be...more

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Beware, the IRS is Coming: More IRS Audits to Focus on High-Net Worth Individuals and Passthrough Entities

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After much anticipation, the IRS has finally announced a strategic operating plan to spend the nearly $80 billion in funds that it was allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act. Since this bill was signed, the new IRS...more

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$1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Drops the Hammer on Conservation Easements

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Only months after the U.S. Tax Court and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the IRS failed to adhere to the Administrative Procedures Act when it promulgated Notice 2017-10 and designated most Syndicated Conservation...more

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Planning for the Interest Charge on Installment Sales: Decanting a Grantor Trust?

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I recently encountered an interesting situation in which someone suggested that a grantor trust be decanted into a non-grantor trust before the end of the taxable year. The reason? To avoid the special interest charge that...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

VAS Holdings v. Commissioner of Revenue - Taxing Out-of-State Entities on the Sale of a Massachusetts Business

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What Was At Stake - At issue in a recent, significant tax decision of the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) was whether the Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue could tax an out-of-state shareholder on the gains it derived...more

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California Provides Path to Deduct State Income Tax for Calculating Federal Tax [UPDATED]

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In IRS Notice 2020-75, the IRS invited the states to circumvent the $10,000 limit on the deduction of state taxes by individuals, trusts, and estates for purposes of calculating federal income tax by permitting the states to...more

Freeman Law

Syndicated Conservation Easements (and Other Tax Schemes) Beware

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Syndicated Conservation Easements - In an IRS news release of January 17, 2022, the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel announced that plans to hire up to 200 additional attorneys “to help the agency combat syndicated...more

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Proposed Regulations Regarding the Aggregate Treatment for Pass-Through Owners of PFIC Stock

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On January 25, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing provisions in prior proposed regulations which generally...more

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New York’s Pass-Through Entity Tax, F Reorgs, and the Sale of An Electing S Corp

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Timing- I had planned to post this piece during the third week of December, a day or so after the exchange between Senator Manchin and the White House sealed the fate of the Build Back Better plan, at least in its current...more

Foster Garvey PC

The Oregon SALT Cap Workaround for Pass-Through Entities Is Finally Here – Governor Kate Brown Has Signed Senate Bill 727 Into Law

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wyden’s Billionaires Tax

On October 27, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released draft legislation that would, if enacted, tax the roughly 700 wealthiest Americans on a modified mark-to-market basis by requiring them to pay...more

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One, Two, Three, Four . . . Can I Have a Little More? Another State Enacts SALT Cap Workaround

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While business owners wait to see whether Congress raises the U.S. long-term capital gains rate from 20 percent to 25 percent and enacts relief from the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT),...more

Freeman Law

The Section 965 Transition Tax And IRS Audits

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Section 965 audits are on the rise. Taxpayers under section 965 transition tax audits often face significant potential liability exposure. The IRS previously announced an active “campaign” specifically targeting unpaid...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Is On A Mission Is To Reduce The Tax Gap

The difference between the amount of tax owed by Taxpayers for a given year and the amount that is actually paid timely for that same year is known as the “Gross Tax Gap”. The IRS looks at this number as an estimate of the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Buyer Beware: S-Corp Status Can Be Revoked Anytime; Even in Bankruptcy

One of the best-known features of bankruptcy law is the automatic stay, which prevents a variety of actions to collect debts and to take possession or control of anything considered “property of the estate.” However, one...more

Dechert LLP

UK Asset Holding Companies – Alternative Credit Funds: A Chance to Shape the Future

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The UK government has published a response to the consultation announced last year in relation to the possible introduction of a new tax advantaged regime for UK asset holding companies (AHC) used in the context of...more

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NJ Enacts Elective Pass-Through Business Tax to Limit Federal Cap Impact on SALT Deduction

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New Jersey recently enacted the “Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act,” which allows pass-through businesses with at least one member liable for the New Jersey gross income tax to make an election to pay income...more

Burr & Forman

The New Section 199A 20% Profit Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses: A Case Study: Court Reporters

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Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for the owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain trusts. Section 199A is intended...more

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IRS Notice 2018-26: Important New Guidance on the Mandatory Repatriation Tax

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This document discusses Notice 2018-26, the third IRS Notice providing guidance on the new mandatory repatriation tax under § 965. Most importantly, the Notice sets forth extensive anti-avoidance rules in respect of...more

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Alabama Legislature Passes Bill to Address Calculation of Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States - State & Local Tax Alert: Alabama...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 384, into law last Wednesday, March 28, ending a debate that has lasted for almost a decade over the scope of the individual income tax credit for certain taxes paid to other states. ...more

Butler Snow LLP

Congress Fixes “Grain Glitch” Error in 199A

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On March 23, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the “Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Trump. Included in the Appropriations Act were certain tax law provisions, including technical corrections to the...more

Lowndes

Time to Reconsider Your Choice of Entity?

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One of the most publicized changes made by last year’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act was a reduction in income tax rates for corporations and individuals. The maximum corporate tax rate has been permanently reduced from 35% to 21%,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

CPA Shoptalk: 8 Takeaways

On January 10th, 11th and 18th our tax attorneys ?hosted a "CPA Shoptalk" seminar in ?Portland, Vancouver and Bend. Below are ?some key takeaways to consider... 1. Partnership Audit Rules Post-TEFRA - The Balanced...more

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