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Understanding Section 1202: The Qualified Small Business Stock Exemption

The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies to potentially exclude up to 100 percent of the U.S. federal...more

Senate Finance Committee Proposes Permanently Restoring Expensing for Domestic R&D Expenditures

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft of the tax provisions in H.R. 1 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the SFC Bill)). We previously covered the original legislation passed by...more

Senate Finance Committee Proposes Significant Expansion of the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Tax Exemption

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released draft text of the tax provisions in the Senate’s version of H.R. 1 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the SFC Bill)). Notably, the SFC Bill would...more

Understanding Section 1202: The Qualified Small Business Stock Exemption

The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies to potentially exclude up to 100 percent of the U.S. federal...more

Eligibility of Life Sciences Companies for Qualified Small Business Stock

The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies organized as corporations to...more

Alternative Cash Management Strategies Should Not Have an Impact on Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Status

In light of the banking crisis of 2023, many emerging growth and start-up companies have explored alternative cash management strategies, including holding cash in money market funds or investing in cash equivalents such as...more

IRS Rules That an Enterprise Cloud Application Software Company Is Engaged in a Qualified Trade or Business for QSBS Purposes

On May 12, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published private letter ruling 202319013 (the PLR), which concluded that an enterprise cloud application software company is engaged in a qualified trade or business for...more

House Democrats Propose to Limit Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Exemption

On September 13, 2021, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released proposed tax legislative text as part of a broader $3.5 trillion budget proposal. Among the proposals is a substantial limitation of the...more

Understanding Section 1202: The Qualified Small Business Stock Exemption

The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies to potentially exclude up to 100% of the U.S. federal capital gains...more

Tax Relief Under the CARES Act

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a $2 trillion stimulus package thought to be the largest in U.S. history. The CARES Act contains several key...more

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