There is a possibility for one or more additional reconciliation bills during late 2025 and 2026 and therefore opportunities for enactment of additional provisions, as well as changes and improvements to the Legislation....more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “2025 Act”). The Act makes permanent some provisions originally enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Act”),...more
On July 1, 2025, a little over two weeks after the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title (the “Initial Senate Draft”), the U.S. Senate secured sufficient votes to advance its version of the “One Big Beautiful...more
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
President Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill, which the House of Representatives passed last week, contains several provisions applicable to nonprofit organizations and their donors. While the Senate could still revise...more
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “BBB”) as part of the Republican Congress’s reconciliation package. The BBB generally extends certain tax provisions of the 2017...more
For restaurant owners, divorce brings a unique set of challenges—especially when it comes to financial obligations like alimony and child support. Unlike salaried employees with predictable income, restaurant owners often...more
Kennedys partners Jared Greisman, Aaron Konstam, Louis Kozloff and Colin Willmott will be presenting a webinar on understanding business income claims on May 1, 2025. The webinar will survey key contours of business income...more
Consistent with the decisions in several other states interpreting the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act’s (“UDIPTA”) definition of nonbusiness income, an Arkansas Circuit Court concluded that gains from the...more
It's human nature to take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude, which extends to allowing areas of your business to evolve and develop without scrutiny. This is why tuning up your business is an essential part of...more
Be wary: The US Department of the Treasury’s proposed disregarded payment loss (DPL) regulations lay surprising new traps for multinational taxpayers – and those ensnared are unlikely to see what’s coming. Under the...more
In M&A and private equity transactions, buyers and sellers are consistently looking for ways to maximize value, which requires a critical focus on structuring the transaction in a tax-efficient manner. This pursuit of tax...more
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a report that contains the staff’s findings from its review of disclosure statements from 70 multi-level marketers (MLMs). The report is just the latest in a...more
Many business owners and executives fail to realize that accounting is the information connection within your own business. Accounting doesn’t simply capture the box scores of your company’s business transactions. A...more
The recipients of some merchant cash advances have an opportunity to defend, and even counterclaim for treble damages and attorneys’ fees, when funders of certain loans characterized as merchant cash advances sue them in...more
The IRS’ determinations in a notice of deficiency are generally presumed correct. Therefore, unless specifically excepted by Tax Court Rule or statute, the burden of proof in civil tax proceedings is ordinarily on the...more
Los contribuyentes pueden enfrentarse a la pregunta: “¿Es un hobby o negocio?”. El IRS afirma que: “a veces la línea entre tener un hobby y administrar un negocio puede ser confusa, pero conocer la diferencia es importante...more
Taxpayers may be faced with the question: “Is it a hobby or business?” The IRS states that: “sometimes the line between having a hobby and running a business can be confusing, but knowing the difference is important because...more
There is a case called Sheridan, that requires judges to report the failure to report income to the proper authorities. Like Big Foot and the Lochness Monster, many people have heard of a Sheridan, but few have actually seen...more
Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more
Last week, Sen. Warren reintroduced her “Ultra-Millionaires” wealth tax proposal to the Senate. Query her timing. The measure has the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hell of being enacted by this Congress.Perhaps the Senator...more
The Fifth Circuit added to the emerging body of case law addressing the recovery of business income losses in the cyber insurance coverage context to kick-start 2024 in Southwest Airlines Company v. Liberty Insurance. ...more
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently held that the gain from the sale of goodwill was subject to apportionment as business income derived from a unitary asset rather than allocation of nonbusiness income pursuant to Minnesota...more
The Tax Court recently ruled that a limited partner’s share of business income may be earnings from self-employment. Earnings from self-employment are subject to the self-employment tax. Earnings from self-employment...more
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. Some of us probably feel we ate or drank either too much or not enough, watched too much or not enough football, or spent too much time discussing politics and the state of the...more