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The Alternative Minimum Tax is an aspect of the United States federal tax code that seeks to capture a minimum level of revenue from all taxpayers and to ensure that some earners are not escaping tax liability... more +
The Alternative Minimum Tax is an aspect of the United States federal tax code that seeks to capture a minimum level of revenue from all taxpayers and to ensure that some earners are not escaping tax liability through certain tax breaks or deductions.  Liability under the AMT is calculated by adding certain deductions back into an individual's adjusted gross income, subtracting the AMT exemption and then, paying a percentage of the remaining figure. less -
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Client Alert: The Senate’s Other Big Beautiful Bill – Notable Changes to the House Version

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The House of Representatives previously passed H.R. 1-119th Congress (2025-2026), titled the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), a budget bill that, among other things, addresses sunsetting provisions of the Tax Cuts...more

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Nelson Mullins Tax Report – Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act

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On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation includes several key tax provisions, and addresses health insurance and prescription drug...more

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Senator Manchin Announces That He Will Not Support the Build Back Better Act – Where Things Stand Now

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Yesterday, on December 19, 2021, Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) said that he opposes the Build Back Better Act, which effectively prevents its passage.  While there are no immediate prospects for the Build Back Better Act to...more

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Tax Bill Passes in Congress, Off to President Trump for Signature

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Congress has passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and President Trump is expected to sign it almost immediately. ...more

Mayer Brown

House Passes Tax Reform & the Impact of Tax Reform on the Renewable Energy Market

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Yesterday, the House voted 227 to 303 in favor of the tax reform bill agreed to by the conference committee. No Democrats voted for the House bill, and 12 Republicans from high tax states voted against it. The Senate was...more

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Congress Releases Revised Conference Bill on Tax Reform - A Look at How It Compares with Earlier House and Senate Bills

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Congress released the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on late Friday evening, Dec. 15, 2017. This version of the bill is the result of a conference committee process to marry the different bills previously passed by the U.S. House of...more

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BREAKING: House Passes Final $1.5T Tax Cut Bill

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This morning, Congress passed the Republican’s tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”). President Trump is expected to sign the Act into law almost immediately. The Act will drastically change the Internal...more

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Tax Law Changes Under The Tax Cuts And Job Act

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On December 15th, the congressional conference committee charged with reaching a consensus on the competing versions of the Senate and House tax reform bills released its conference report containing the language of the final...more

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High-Level Summary of Conference Committee Version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” as Filed

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Details of a final agreement among House and Senate Republicans emerged last week -- including rate cuts for “C” corporations, individuals and pass-through businesses. Here’s a summary of what the conferees have agreed to,...more

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Planning for Tax Reform: Steps to Take Before the End of 2017

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Congress appears poised to pass the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986. It is expected that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be passed and signed into law before the end of 2017, and that most provisions will be...more

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Congressional Republicans Reach a Deal on Tax Bill

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As an update to our previous blog post entitled, Senate Stays Up Late to Approve Tax Bill, dated December 5, 2017, the Senate and the House appear to have come to an agreement on the final version of the tax bill that will be...more

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U.S. Senate Passes Its Version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1); Descriptions of the Bills Passed in the House and Senate and...

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In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Senate bill”), just over two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed its own version of the same legislation...more

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U.S. Tax Reform in Final Stretch

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This past week, on 1 December, the Senate voted 51-49 to advance its version of U.S. tax reform legislation. This sets the stage for a conference committee process to occur over the next two weeks, in which the Senate and...more

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Equity Compensation Rules Continue to Change in Latest Proposed Tax Reform Bill

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The tax reform bill passed by the Senate early Saturday morning, December 2, in a 51-49 vote contained a number of last-minute amendments which, among other things, continue to leave key equity compensation rules in flux....more

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Senate Passes Tax Reform Bill—Key Compensation and Benefits Provisions Stay Same as Senate Finance Bill and House Bill but...

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On December 2, 2017, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Senate Bill"). The passage of the Senate Bill follows approval by the Senate Finance Committee on November 16, 2017, of a version of...more

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Federal Tax Reform: An Analysis of the House and Senate Bills

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As we are sure you know, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have passed their own versions of tax legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The two different bills will be reconciled in a conference...more

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Senate’s Tax Bill’s Impact on the Tax Equity Market: Five Differences from the House Bill

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The US tax reform bill that the Senate passed on December 2, 2017—along partisan lines in a 51 to 49 vote—is a mixed bag for the tax equity market. The bill is now headed to the conference committee, consisting of House of...more

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Federal Tax Reform: Side-by-Side Comparison of the Senate and House Approved Bills, Plus the Big Picture

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Last updated December 5 - The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill,...more

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Tax Alert Regarding the Impact of the Senate Bill on the Energy Industry

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Early Saturday morning the Senate passed its tax bill by a vote of 51 to 49. The bill as passed included a large number of last-minute important changes that were needed to secure the votes for passage, including some so...more

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Federal Tax Reform: The Current State of Play & The Big Picture (Updated 12/5)

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The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill, and likely will not do so...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Update: Senate Approval Moves Bill Forward

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The Senate passed a version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that differs significantly from the House-passed bill but still contains several similar proposals that lower individual and business tax rates, completely revamp the...more

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Tax Reform Bills Seek Largest Restructuring of Tax Code in More Than a Generation

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On Nov. 16, 2017, the House of Representatives passed its version of the tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Senate Budget Committee voted on Nov. 28, 2017, to send the Senate version of the bill to the floor,...more

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Take Three: A Methods-Based Review of the Senate’s Initial Draft of Tax Reform Legislation

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On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the House proposal). On November 9, Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released a summary of the...more

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Proposed Tax Reform Bills of Senate and House Now Aligned on Key Compensation and Benefits-Related Tax Provisions

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This WSGR Alert provides a high-level comparison of the latest tax reform proposals from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as they relate to compensation and benefits matters....more

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2017 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

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The fourth quarter of 2017 concludes a unique year in the planning arena. With the new administration and a Republican-led Congress in power, both taxpayers and tax professionals have kept a close eye on the potential for tax...more

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