Senator Thom Tillis introduced a bill (called the “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act”) that would impose additional significant taxes on litigation funding investments. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OH) introduced a similar bill...more
On Thursday May 22, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, hereafter the “Bill”). The Bill will now be considered by the U.S. Senate....more
5/27/2025
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Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SALT ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the draft tax legislation (the “Revised House Draft Bill”). The Revised House Draft Bill contains certain changes to the original bill that was released on May 12, 2025 by...more
On November 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law new legislation, which amends certain provisions of the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (the “N-PCL”). The legislation, described in detail below,...more
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law changes to the private foundation excise tax on net investment income under Section 4940 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For purposes of Section 4940, net investment...more
On October 23, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, signed legislation incorporating the federal Johnson Amendment into New York law. As previously described, the Johnson Amendment denies tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3)...more
11/12/2019
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First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Governor Cuomo ,
IRS ,
Lyndon B Johnson ,
New Legislation ,
Political Campaigns ,
Religious Institutions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trump Administration
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law on November 2, 2015, has significantly changed the partnership tax audit rules, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Under the current partnership...more
11/6/2015
/ Audits ,
Bipartisan Budget ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Federal Budget ,
IRS ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Partnerships ,
Registered Representatives ,
Tax Liability