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OBBB Enhances Opportunity Zones, Qualified Small Business Stock and Other Business Perks

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The OBBB made several modifications to the Opportunity Zone program. Established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) in 2017, the Opportunity Zone program was intended to encourage investment in businesses located in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Makes Permanent Certain Tax Benefits, Phases Out Others for Businesses

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Donald Trump, delivers sweeping changes to the U.S. tax code, with major implications for businesses — particularly regarding solar and wind tax...more

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Timing is Everything for QSBS After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, establishes new phased-in benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) held for at least three years. ...more

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Expansion of QSBS Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, which had narrowly passed through the United States Congress. The OBBBA makes permanent certain tax provisions that were due to expire...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Updates to Qualified Small Business Stock Rules under Section 1202

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As part of the newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBBA),[1] Congress adopted the first substantive amendments to Section 1202[2]–which prescribes the qualified small business stock (QSBS) rules–in over a decade...more

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OBBB Act Brings Significant Changes to Section 1202 QSBS Gain Exclusion

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On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”) into law. Among many changes, the OBBB included an expansion of the qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) gain exclusion under Section 1202 of...more

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Congress Passes One Big Beautiful Bill Act With Impacts on Housing

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On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which contains provisions impacting the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), opportunity zones (OZs) and...more

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QSBS Benefits Expanded Under Senate Finance Proposal

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On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its own version of proposed legislation following the House’s passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1). While the House bill did not introduce any changes to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Senate Bill Unexpectedly Proposes Significant Expansion of QSBS Benefits

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill that would significantly expand the benefits available for qualified small business stock (QSBS). The expanded QSBS benefits apply to stock acquired after the...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock: Pre-Acquisition Planning for Tax Savings Upon Exit

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Issuing qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) is a valuable tool that can provide significant tax savings to searchers and independent sponsors alike upon the eventual sale of one or more of their portfolio companies....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Quebec Budget 2025-26: Important Changes to Quebec Flow-Through Share Regime and Refundable Tax Credit Regime for Mining and Other...

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The 2025-26 Quebec budget, released on March 25, 2025, includes important (and adverse) changes to the deductions and exemptions available under the Quebec flow-through share regime, removing many of the additional provincial...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock – Overview and Useful Strategies

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Founders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other investors (all of which are collectively referred to herein as “investors”) should be familiar with Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, a valuable provision that...more

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Bennett Jones Leading the Way in Employee Ownership Trusts

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Effective January 1, 2024, Canada introduced detailed rules into the Income Tax Act (Canada) to facilitate and encourage employee ownership of small and medium sized Canadian businesses through the creation of employee...more

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Carried Interest in the Crosshairs…Again

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On February 6, 2025, Democratic Senators and Representatives proposed the Carried Interest Fairness Act, which would treat carried interest as ordinary income. Additionally, on the same day President Trump met with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Receiving Debt-Financed Distributions From a QOF: IRS Allows Significant Flexibility (And Some Traps)

Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) offer generous tax incentives but are bound by a complicated set of rules, not to mention the complexity of Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as QOFs are typically organized...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Prorogation of Parliament and the Proposed Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Increase

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On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and the prorogation of Parliament until March 24, 2025. At the federal level, prorogation is an act by the Governor General,...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Principaux changements réglementaires et fiscaux touchant les fonds de capitaux privés

Comme les fonds de capitaux privés évoluent constamment, les investisseurs doivent composer avec un environnement de plus en plus complexe façonné par divers facteurs incontournables, notamment des réformes fiscales, des...more

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Drafting Partnership Agreements: Ensuring You Get the Returns You Bargained For

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PIP (partners' interests in the partnership) allocations are very commonly used in partnership agreements. For this reason, Investors and managers should understand the basics of PIP allocations and whether and when they...more

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FY2025 Budget Supports Biden Administration's Focus on Fairness in the Tax Code

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Overview - On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in...more

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Estate, Gift, GST & Related Income Tax Proposals – What is the White House Doing?

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Earlier this week the White House released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. Of course, the federal government has not yet adopted a budget for the Fiscal Year 2024 even as we approach that year’s halfway mark. But I digress. The...more

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New York Can Be Stingy Giving Credit – Resident Tax Credit, That Is

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The Office of the New York State Comptroller just released a new report that examines taxpayer migration trends during the pandemic. The report, which builds on an earlier analysis of pre-pandemic taxpayer migration trends,...more

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Government of Canada Releases Package of Proposed Domestic and International Tax Legislation

The Department of Finance (Finance) released draft tax legislation for public consultation on August 4, 2023, with a stated focus on promoting tax fairness and a clean economy. The most significant item released is the...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Massachusetts Tax Law Update - May 2023

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

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Biden’s FY2023 Budget: Key Real Estate & Corporate Tax Proposals

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On March 28, 2022, President Biden released his FY2023 budget (the “FY2023 Budget”), and the U.S. Treasury released the so-called “Green Book,” which provides details related to the revenue provisions in the FY2023 Budget....more

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Washington State Legislature Passes Capital Gains Tax Bill

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On 4 May 2021, Governor Inslee signed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096 (the Act), establishing a state-level tax on long-term capital gains for Washingtonians, beginning 1 January 2022....more

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