Having Fun?
Hope you had a decent weekend. Perhaps you did something interesting, maybe even fun, like some end-of-season apple picking? Or maybe you had a cider donut with some hot coffee at a farm stand you stumbled upon...more
11/10/2021
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Adjusted Gross Income ,
Capital Gains ,
Fair Market Value ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Net Investment Income ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Reorganizations ,
Rollover Equity ,
S-Corporation ,
Sale of Assets ,
Surcharges ,
Surtax ,
Tax Deductions
Tax the Rich?
A few days ago, an opinion piece that appeared in the Wall Street Journal began as follows:
“President Biden’s effort to pass the largest tax increase in U.S. history is based on the verifiably false...more
10/18/2021
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C-Corporation ,
Congressional Budget Office ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Fair Market Value ,
Joe Biden ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Liquidation ,
OECD ,
S-Corporation ,
Sale of Assets ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Increases ,
Taxable Income ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
Wealth Tax
Where Are We?
Have you seen the Triumvirate of late? No, not Julius, Pompey, and Crassus. I’m referring to more contemporary political figures, whose names and exploits are not likely to appear in volumes that will be...more
9/28/2021
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Fair Market Value ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Green Book ,
Income Taxes ,
Joe Biden ,
Obama Administration ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Planning ,
Trust Income ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ways and Means Committee
The Dog Days-
I’ve never much cared for the month of August. In New York, at least for me, the eighth month of the year – named by the Roman Emperor, Augustus, to honor himself – evokes memories of very warm, very humid...more
8/2/2021
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Budget Reconciliation ,
Business Losses ,
Business Ownership ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Fair Market Value ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
Loans ,
Partnerships ,
Tax Increases ,
Unsecured Debt
Recap-
Last week, we considered several of the revenue proposals included in the Biden Administration’s 2022 Budget that are probably of interest – or should we say, “of concern”? – to the owners of closely held...more
6/7/2021
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Capital Contributions ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Compensation ,
Fair Market Value ,
Federal Budget ,
Gift Tax ,
Green Book ,
Hedge Funds ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Partnerships ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
Partnerships ,
Profits Interests ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Equity ,
Tax Equity Partnership ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Valuation ,
Vested Benefits
Extra, Extra!-
Last Friday afternoon, as millions of unsuspecting Americans prepared for the long Memorial Day weekend – for many, perhaps, their first mask-less holiday celebration in almost 15 months – the Biden...more
6/2/2021
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Biden Administration ,
C-Corporation ,
Capital Gains ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dynasty Trust ,
Fair Market Value ,
Family Businesses ,
Federal Budget ,
Fiscal Year ,
Gift Tax ,
Green Book ,
Interest Rates ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
IRS ,
Like Kind Exchanges ,
Loans ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
Popular ,
Public Charities ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Spouses ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Increases ,
Taxable Income ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Trust Assets ,
Trusts ,
U.S. Treasury
Ask the owner of a closely held business to describe their most recently recurring nightmare and you are likely to get an earful regarding the prospect of an increased federal income tax on their profits, an increased federal...more
5/17/2021
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Bona Fide Purchaser ,
Capital Gains ,
Cash Transactions ,
CCA ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Estate Tax ,
Fair Market Value ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Investigations ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
OCC ,
Promissory Notes ,
Tax Advice ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Increases ,
Tax Liability ,
Unsecured Debt
A Night to Remember?
Did you listen to the President’s speech last Wednesday? He addressed a joint session of Congress to pitch the Administration’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. Due to COVID-related...more
5/3/2021
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Capital Gains ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Fair Market Value ,
Gift Tax ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
Liquidity ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Liability ,
Taxable Income ,
Wealth Tax
Approximately two weeks ago, Gov. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature agreed upon a budget for the State’s 2021-2022 fiscal year. Although most businesses and their owners have understandably focused their attention on...more
4/19/2021
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Duty to Act ,
Fair Market Value ,
Fiscal Year ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Grantors ,
Liquidation ,
Personal Liability ,
Property Tax ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Taxable Income ,
Transfer Taxes