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Gray Reed

Tax Court Finds that SECA Limited Partner Exception Requires ‘Functional Analysis Test’

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A recent U.S. Tax Court decision provides clarity to what the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) considers a limited partner for purposes of the ‘limited partner exception’ to the Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) tax...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Guidance on Limited Partnership Exception May Include a Functional Analysis Test

In September, Treasury announced forthcoming guidance that will clarify whether the limited partner exception applies to limited partners that actively participate in their businesses....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Self-Employment Tax and the Limited Partner – Substance Over Form, or Something Else?

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Last week, the IRS announced “the start of a sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promoters abusing the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Case May Bring Clarity on Self-Employment Tax on Limited Partners

Taxpayers are once again challenging the IRS’s position that a partner cannot wear two hats (i.e., service provider and investor) and still qualify as a limited partner for Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) purposes....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Self-Employment Tax, LLCs, & The “Limited Partner” Exclusion

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In general, self-employed individuals are subject to employment taxes on their net earnings. The wages paid to individuals who are non-owner-employees of a business are also subject to employment taxes, regardless of how...more

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