Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
5/21/2025
/ Business Taxes ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Excise Tax ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Senate Committees ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. House ,
Ways and Means Committee
On May 12, 2025, the Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means released a draft bill showing their tax plan for the budget reconciliation legislation. The legislation will likely undergo significant changes as it...more
5/15/2025
/ Amortization ,
Bonus Depreciation ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
EBITDA ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Research and Development ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
On June 27, US Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announced proposed legislation referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The proposed legislation includes changes that would expand the scope of IRC...more
8/2/2022
/ C-Corporation ,
Carried Interest ,
Holding Periods ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Partnership Interests ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On August 14, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Rev. Proc. 2020-39 to provide guidance on the proper treatment of excess deferred taxes under the normalization provisions of section 168(i)(9) of the Internal...more
On May 7, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-33 (Notice) announcing its intention to issue guidance under section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code to clarify the normalization requirements for...more
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued much-anticipated proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of...more
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended...more
As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress enacted sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, which were intended to promote investments in low-income communities designated as “Opportunity Zones.”...more
As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the TCJA), Congress added new rules to the Internal Revenue Code intended to promote investments in low-income communities designated as “qualified opportunity zones.” New IRC...more
Last year, the federal government enacted the most substantial tax reform legislation since 1986 in Public Law 115-97, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Of the many business-friendly changes,...more