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Brazilian Federal Revenue Establishes Rules for New ‘DIRBI' Tax Return

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In a move to regulate the ancillary obligation created by Provisional Measure No. 1,227/2024, on June 18, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB) published Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,198/2024 (the...more

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D.C. Government Publishes Proposed Rules on Tax Abatements for Residential Conversions

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Washington D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) released its proposed rules establishing how the D.C. government will implement the Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement program. A...more

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Converting an LLC to an S Corporation: A Mistake Waiting to Happen

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Limited liability companies (LLCs) offer significant tax flexibility – for one thing they can elect to be treated as disregarded entities, partnerships, C corporations, or S corporations, and can even shift between those tax...more

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Brazil’s New Tax Rules for Infrastructure Investments

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Below we list some key tax legislative changes that are relevant to new investments in infrastructure projects and that are already in force or have been announced by the government and are under discussion in the National...more

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Brazil Tax News: Laws, Provisional Measures, Normative Instructions, and Bill of Law Approved at End of December 2023

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Several new rules were approved on December 28, 2023, all extremely relevant to tax law. Our tax team summarizes some of the more relevant new rules...more

Gray Reed

IRS Takes Warning Shot at Section 643(b) Trust Arrangements

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For some time, promoters have shopped around an arrangement known as a “section 643(b) trust,” known alternatively as a “non-grantor, irrevocable, complex, discretionary, spendthrift trust.”  On August 9, 2023, IRS Chief...more

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Bipartisan Bill Proposes Changes to Opportunity Zone Benefits

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If you acquired or built a senior living facility that is located in an opportunity zone, or are considering doing so, a recent bipartisan bill introduced in Congress proposes making changes to the opportunity zone rules. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Working Capital Safe Harbor

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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Make Your Year-End Charitable Gifts to Take Advantage of Expanded Tax Benefits

Because of the hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic and several weather related events, the demand on charitable organizations has increased significantly this year, increasing the need for charitable giving. Tax benefits to...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Passes Legislation Enacting Work Around to Federal $10,000 SALT Deduction Limitation, but Governor Baker...

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On July 16, 2021, Governor Baker approved a $47.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget, but sent back a provision the Massachusetts Legislature passed creating a workaround for the federal cap on the state and local tax deduction. ...more

Freeman Law

[Webinar] Legal and Tax Update - July 28th, 2:00 pm CT

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Join us as we discuss important developments and bring you up to speed on current initiatives. Many businesses are still facing unprecedented challenges, and we are here to provide insights. During this information-filled...more

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Pending Changes to Illinois Tax Laws Include SALT Workaround

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Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation that is both good news and bad news for Illinois taxpayers. The good news is that, if approved by Gov. Pritzker, Illinois taxpayers will be able to take advantage of a workaround...more

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HIPPER THAN HIP

Nowotny On Death and Taxes podcast episode #36 Hipper than Hip introduces the corporate sponsored malta pension plan. Learn more about the powerful 401(h) medical plan #maltapensionplan #nonqualifieddeferredcompensationplan...more

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“HIPPER THAN HIP” Introducing the Corporate Sponsored Malta Pension Plan

Over the last two years I have written extensively about the Malta Pension Plan (MPP) as an alternative to the Roth IRA. Like a Roth IRA, the MPP is an individual Plan but unlike a Roth IRA, it does not have a contribution...more

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What Makes a Trust a "Foreign" Trust?

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In a previous post, we discussed the tax implications for U.S. beneficiaries who receive a distribution from a foreign trust. That discussion assumed that the trust in question was, in fact, a foreign trust for U.S. federal...more

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IRS-Provided Relief for Certain Opportunity Zone Requirements in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Year-End Planning...

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In light of the disruption of business activities this year and the economic uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-39 (the IRS Notice) on June 4, 2020,...more

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WHERE EAGLES DARE-INTRODUCING MALTA SPLIT DOLLAR

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #31 Malta Split Dollar speaks to using Split Dollar to convert tax deferred dollars into tax-free dollars. ...more

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SO VERY HARD TO GO (NOT)! In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Tax Incentives

Live in the United States and gain the benefits of Puerto Rican tax incentives! ...more

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SO VERY HARD TO GO (NOT)! In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Tax Incentives

Nowotny On Death and Taxes, episode #30 focuses on planning strategies to minimize the impact of any potential tax increases in 2021. A business owner can repatriate the profits of the Puerto Rican exempt company without...more

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IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - INTRODUCING THE MALTA FREEZE

Malta Pension Plans offer huge tax-fee benefits to the high net worth taxpayer. Learn more!...more

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IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - INTRODUCING THE MALTA FREEZE

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #29, It Never Rains In Southern California -Introducing the Malta Freeze Plan. Malta Pension plans offer huge tax-free benefits. The Malta Freeze addresses 70-80% of tax problems which...more

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THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V video

The Accidental Entrepreneur Series Part V is a great idea for health reimbursement accounts for small business. ...more

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THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V Podcast

Nowotny On Death and Taxes Podcast episode #27 is Part V in the series The Accidental Entrepreneur and covers using the ideal corporate structure for personal healthcare cost savings....more

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[Webinar] US Taxation of Grantor/Non-Grantor Trusts - June 24th, 3:00 pm BST

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Astrid Owen leads this interactive webinar to discuss the US taxation of US beneficiaries and US settlors of non-US trusts. The benefit of using non-US grantor trusts established by a non-US person for US beneficiaries...more

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Why Should I Get My Estate Planning Done Now?

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Last Sunday I learned that my mother’s dear friend who is very active, hikes daily, gardens daily, does senior yoga weekly, eats a healthy diet, and has many volunteer and social commitments that keep her happy, went on a...more

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