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Trump Administration Opens the Door to Double-Tax-Rate Penalty on Foreign Companies and Individuals

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As part of its “America First Trade Policy,” the White House is exploring an arcane IRS provision that allows the United States to double the tax rates of foreign companies and individuals....more

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Recently (January 15th) I celebrated my sixty fifth birthday. Where did the time go? If my East German father Willy Wolfgang Nowotny were still with us, I could hear him say, “Too soon old, too late smart.” While I was never...more

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Trump Administration Disavows the OECD Global Tax Deal

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On January 20, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”), announcing that the “Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal” (the “Global Tax Deal”) has “no force or effect...more

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New Guidance Regarding Deferral of Withholding of Employees’ Social Security Taxes

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On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster.” The order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use...more

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Potential Payroll Tax Deferral Is Available – Employers Must Understand the Program and Use Extreme Caution Before Blindly Jumping...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more

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Treasury Delivers Some More Good News – Notice 2020-20

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration that, in part, instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more

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COVID-19 Tax Update: Tax Return Filing and Tax Payment Relief

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Last week, in a pair of notices released under President Trump’s March 13, 2020 Emergency Declaration relating to the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS and the Treasury Department offered relief for tax return filing and tax...more

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Treasury Delivers Some Good News in a Time When Good News Is Rare

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration, which in part instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more

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Repeal of Unrelated Business Income Tax on Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits

Late on Friday, December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law government funding legislation for the 2020 fiscal year that includes a provision repealing Section 512(a)(7), commonly referred to as the “parking tax.”...more

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Hurricane Florence: Federal and South Carolina Tax Return Filings and Payments

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Recognizing the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence, President Trump on September 10, 2018 declared that an emergency exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal assistance to be available beginning...more

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IRS Says Not So Fast to States' Attempts to Convert High State and Local Tax Obligations to Charitable Deductions to Escape TCJA...

In Notice 2018-54, the IRS has notified taxpayers that proposed regulations are forthcoming which will deny state attempts to convert a taxpayer’s state and local tax obligations to a charitable deduction in order to avoid...more

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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

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Partnership Audit Rules Clarified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act

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Technical corrections to the partnership audit rules were included in the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed by President Trump on March 23rd (the “Appropriations Act”). ...more

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Illinois Confirms Treatment of Deemed Repatriated Foreign Earnings Provisions

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On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Revenue (Department) issued additional guidance concerning its treatment of the new deemed repatriated foreign earnings provisions found in Internal Revenue Code Section 965, enacted...more

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Foreign Partners Victims of Tax Reform - Tax Update, Volume 2018, Issue 1

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More than 25 years after the IRS announced its position that foreign partners were subject to tax on the gain from the sale of the partnership interests, the Tax Court decided in favor of taxpayers. ...more

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Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VII: Family Matters and Major Events in the Lives of Individuals

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates the need for tax planning with respect to several major life-changing activities individuals may encounter, including marriage, divorce, home ownership, casualty losses, medical...more

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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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IRS Extends ACA Reporting Deadline

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As it did last year, the IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals by 30 days. This reprieve will allow employers, health insurers, and other plan sponsors to distribute the forms on...more

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Congress Passes Final Tax Reform Bill: U.S. Tax Reform: The Current State of Play

With the affirmative vote in the House today, both Houses of Congress have now passed a final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, clearing the legislation for President Trump’s signature. President Trump is widely expected...more

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