Top Gun: Maverick - Core Estate Plan and Gifting Basics
US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 2 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
How Tax Works - Entity Selection
TRAs: Benefits, Complexities (and Private Jets) Explained with Tax Attorney David Peck
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 1 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Spotlight Series: A Conversation With Women Trailblazers in Tax
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Once Removed Episode 19: The Step-Transaction Doctrine and the Case of Smaldino
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Planning for Influencers
Once Removed Episode 18: The Reciprocal Trust Doctrine
Business Better Podcast Episode: Tax Audits, Investigations, and Global Enforcement - A Conversation with IRS Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz
Charitable Planning With Guest Stephanie Hood: Navigating Complex Rules and Traps for the Unwary
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 28 - Under the Microscope: Examining the Future of the ERC
Once Removed Episode 16: Gift and Estate Tax, Inflation Adjustments for 2024
Once Removed Episode 17: Annual Gifting to Individuals: Options, Opportunities and Pitfalls
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Inside the IRS: A Conversation With Former Agency Officials
The New Proposed Regulations on DAFs: Taxable Distributions and the Penalty Tax
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Pillar Two Analysis: An Asia Pacific Viewpoint
In a February Legal Update, we analyzed the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (the “Taxpayer Protection Act” or the “Act”), a statewide California ballot initiative that could potentially repeal the...more
In August 2023, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations to fulfill the Congressional mandate to require US tax reporting of digital asset transactions by brokers and other intermediaries. After evaluating...more
Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more
The Brazilian Tax Reform on consumption was enacted through Complementary Amendment No. 132/2023, which unified the main taxes on the consumption of goods and services in the form of a Dual VAT and through the creation of a...more
How will the administration’s new crypto tax proposal affect your current digital strategy? How do recent price surges in many cryptocurrencies affect the taxable events of US taxpayers? The value of many...more
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
On January 16, 2024, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced that the agencies are postponing the implementation of increased reporting requirements for digital asset transactions under the...more
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
After more than two decades of discussions, the National Congress approved, and the President of the Republic enacted the final text of the Constitutional Amendment n. 132/2023, known as the Brazilian Tax Reform on...more
Recent legislative action suggests that Congress is eager to resolve many unanswered crypto tax issues. On July 11, 2023, Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo released an open letter to the “members of the digital asset...more
On Thursday, April 6, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued their long-term Strategic Operating Plan (SOP), outlining how the IRS intends to spend $79.4 billion in funding provided by the Inflation...more
Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property. Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more
As President Biden reminded taxpayers in his recent State of the Union address, the federal government continues to pursue new taxes on high-net-worth individuals. While such efforts have foundered in Congress, causing many...more
In the January 2023 legislative session, New York State Senators Salazar, Brisport, Hoylman, Jackson, Myrie, and Rivera submitted a bill, S-318 which seeks to impose a mortgage tax on mezzanine debt on, and preferred equity...more
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
On December 9, 2022, Treasury released proposed regulations that would prevent consolidated groups from engaging in certain related party transactions to reduce the group’s Subpart F and GILTI inclusions. Specifically,...more
Legislative Lowdown - Last-Minute Attempt to Revive Permitting Legislation. According to sources familiar with the matter, several moderate lawmakers from both parties are pushing to include energy-permitting reform...more
Residents of Los Angeles have approved Measure ULA, a ballot measure widely known as the “Mansion Tax,” which increases transfer tax rates on real estate sales valued at $5 million or more. Prior to Measure ULA, real estate...more
Democrats’ Latest Push for an Expanded CTC. With the year-long effort to legislate a comprehensive energy, healthcare and tax bill finally completed, many Democratic lawmakers and members of the administration have fully...more
Join leading tax experts from across the globe, as we discuss tax trends that are reshaping international taxation - AN EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER - Find yourself on the cutting-edge of international tax law, with...more
On 4 July 2022, the government published a consultation document calling for engagement in relation to proposed reforms to clarify who is entitled to benefit from sovereign immunity and also to restrict the availability of...more
Kustoff Joins Ways and Means. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) has been selected to replace former Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), who resigned from Congress earlier this year, on the House Ways and Means Committee. He will sit on the Worker...more
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
On Tuesday, May 18, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on taxpayer fairness at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Testifying before the committee were Commissioner for Wage and Investment and...more
After a more than 26 year hiatus, on July 22, 2022, the Superfund chemical excise tax (the “Superfund Chemical Tax”) will again become effective. This excise tax, reinstated by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and...more