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2021 House Ways And Means Tax Proposals
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, contained a big, beautiful surprise for qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) investors. Individual investors, private equity funds...more
Prior to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 (the “OBBBA”) , Section 1202 provided that non-corporate taxpayers that acquired qualified small business stock after August 10, 1993 (“QSBS”)...more
As part of US tax planning for founders, employees, board members, and other individual service providers who receive equity that is subject to vesting in connection with their services, Section 83(b) elections are frequently...more
As part of the Autumn Statement, the UK government on 30 October 2024 announced a reform of its taxation of carried interest. This follows a call for evidence on the reform of the UK taxation treatment of carried interest in...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2024 on 30 October 2024. The Budget was the first to be delivered by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, following the election of the Labour...more
In the appeal case of Krishnamohan v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 346, the UK’s First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) determined that an agreement titled “Option Agreement” that was entered into to dispose of certain properties, does not, for...more
As part of the UK’s Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced the abolition of the remittance basis for income tax and capital gains tax for non-UK domiciled, UK resident individuals (the...more
Stepped-up basis is a tax law that applies to estate transfers when a person receives an asset from a giver after a benefactor passes away. In those circumstances, the asset receives a “stepped-up” basis – which is the market...more
The Washington Supreme Court recently upheld as constitutional the state’s capital gains tax (WA Cap Gains Tax) that was enacted in 2021. The new WA Cap Gains Tax creates new wrinkles and provides new planning opportunities...more
On April 13, the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved H.3770, a tax reform bill that includes significant changes for individuals, businesses and estates. The bill is now with the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee,...more
The Washington State Supreme Court recently upheld an excise tax on the privilege of selling capital assets within the State of Washington. The Court upheld the new tax over concerns that the tax violated both the state and...more
The new Massachusetts “Millionaires Tax” imposes an additional 4% income tax on the portion of annual taxable income in excess of $1 million (indexed for inflation), starting in 2023. The new tax will affect high-income...more
Is the grass always greener on the other side? Like any major life decision, deciding to uproot yourself (and potentially your family) and move from one state to another is not an easy decision. Although laws, taxes and...more
This year has been a banner year for cryptocurrencies, with the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum reaching all-time highs in November. Undoubtably, margin trading – the borrowing of capital from a broker or a margin lender to...more
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more
In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more
In the last six months, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published two reports evaluating the effectiveness of the capital gains taxation system in the UK. These reports suggest amendments to the existing system....more
The GameStop stock saga will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most mystifying market events Wall Street has ever seen. Indeed, the markets have seen a massive influx of new retail investors into the space. But...more
It appears the wild ride for traders in GameStop (GME) stock has ended with shares trading at a fraction of what they were trading just a few weeks ago. Shares which once soared from around $20 a shares to a high of $380, as...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - Extension of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses - Further to the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme), reported in the November issue of...more