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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Top Tax Takeaways for Nonprofits

President Trump’s sweeping package of domestic legislation, H.R. 1 (originally titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”)), became law on July 4, 2025. In addition to dramatically reshaping the landscape for...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Scrutiny on Personal Use of Business Jets Intensifies: IRS to Conduct Audits

Initially, tracking systems were employed to monitor the private jet usage of celebrities like Taylor Swift. Now, similar scrutiny will extend to executives who utilize business aircraft for personal purposes while claiming...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

U.S. Climate Change and Healthcare Bill Moves Democrats’ Tax Policy Forward

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which was signed into law on August 16, is intended to fight inflation and address climate change. The Act provides for over $360 billion in energy- and climate-related investments,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup May 10 – May 14, 2021

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 10, 2021 – May 14, 2021... May 10, 2021: The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-25,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury and IRS Release Favorable Final Regulations on University Excise Tax

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On September 18, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue IRS (the “IRS”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

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Proposed Regulations Clarify Application of Excise Tax under Code Section 4960

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Proposed Regulations published by the Treasury Department last month provide helpful clarifications regarding the application of the excise tax under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)....more

Alston & Bird

Splitting the Difference: IRS Applies Exempt Organization Excise Tax to Split-Dollar Life Insurance Policies

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Our Federal Tax Group delves into proposed Treasury regulations addressing exempt organizations’ below-market loans used to pay for split-dollar life insurance premiums....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Does an Excise Tax Apply When Company Employees Serve as Directors and Officers of the Company Foundation?

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New proposed IRS regulations clarify that the tax will not apply in most cases when company officers/employees serve as directors and officers of the company foundation for no compensation from the foundation In a prior blog...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Executive Compensation at Tax-Exempt Organizations Back in the Limelight – IRS Issues New Guidance

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS recently issued proposed regulations providing guidance under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, which provides for an excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay certain executives in...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Code Section 4960 Excise Tax on Excess Executive Compensation – Part I: Tax on Excess Compensation and Potential Tax...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (signed into law in late 2017) added Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). Code Section 4960 imposes an excise tax (currently 21 percent) on certain excess executive compensation paid...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Executive compensation excise taxes due soon

Companies that have a private foundation (or are otherwise related to a tax-exempt organization) should take immediate action to determine whether they owe an excise tax under new section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

May 15 Deadline Approaching for New Excise Tax Triggered Even When Tax-Exempt Organizations Pay No Compensation

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Consider the following hypothetical: Bill and his wife, Melinda, are the sole owners of Microfix, Inc., a successful computer repair business....more

Snell & Wilmer

The Pass-Through Income Deduction for Charitable Remainder Trusts

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On January 18, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the new pass-through income deduction for qualified business income (QBI) received from pass-through entities (such as sole...more

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IRS Guidance Regarding the Section 4960 Excise Tax Is (Somewhat) Helpful

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IRS Notice 2019-09 provides guidance intended to help “applicable tax-exempt employers” determine whether compensation paid to their most highly compensated employees will be subject to the 21 percent excise tax imposed under...more

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New Excise Tax For Tax-Exempts Can Ensnare For-Profit Employers: Comment Deadline Fast Approaching

As discussed, the IRS’s initial interpretation of a new excise tax under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code could catch for-profit employers who set up foundations, trusts, PACs, and other tax-exempt entities off...more

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IRS Notice Offers Good News for State Colleges and Universities (at Least for Now)

In January 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-09, which provides interim guidance for Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a reminder, Section 4960 imposes an excise tax of 21 percent...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Notice Provides Guidance for Exempt Organizations on Excise Tax

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• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2019-09 (Notice) offering guidance under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code as added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. • Section 4960 applies to certain...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

IRS Notice 2019-9 Provides Interim Guidance For Tax-Exempt Organizations Paying Excess Executive Compensation

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The IRS has released a technical interim guidance on Section 4960, which was added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Very generally, Section 4960 imposes an excise tax in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and IRS issue interim guidance on executive compensation excise tax under section 4960

On December 31, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-09 (Notice) providing comprehensive interim guidance under section 4960 of the Internal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Good News / Bad News: The IRS has Released Interim Guidance Regarding the New Excess Compensation Excise Tax Applicable to...

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Just in time for the New Year and notwithstanding the government shutdown, on December 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2019-09 (the “Notice”), which provides interim guidance on the new excise tax...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

TCJA excise tax on excess executive compensation for nonprofits

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Beginning with the 2018 tax year, nonprofit organizations that pay their top executives more than $1 million per year are subject to a new 21 percent excise tax. ...more

King & Spalding

IRS Provides Guidance Regarding 21% Excise Tax on Tax-Exempt Organizations for Excessive Executive Compensation

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposes a 21 percent excise tax on charitable hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations that pay excess remuneration or excess parachute payments to certain highly-compensated employees. On...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

IRS Issues Interim Guidance Regarding Compensation Tax

As we previously reported, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law at the end of 2017, imposes an excise tax on certain tax-exempt organizations equivalent to 21% of “excess compensation” (including certain...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup December 31, 2018 – January 4, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 24, 2018 – January 4, 2019. Tax news is very limited because of the government shut...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

IRS Issues Guidance on Excise Tax on Executive Compensation of Tax-Exempt Entities

To start the New Year, the IRS issued 92 pages of interim guidance (Notice 2019-09) on Code Section 4960, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that imposes a 21% excise tax on remuneration in excess of $1 million and excess...more

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