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The Renoir Spelling Bee
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Speaker Johnson Kicks Off Discussions for Reconciliation 2.0: House Republicans are laying the groundwork for a second reconciliation bill this fall that aims in part to revive key provisions excluded from the One, Big,...more
In this sixth installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), I discuss a provision of the Act that impacts the deductibility of corporate charitable gifts under Code Section 170(b)(2)(A)....more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
On Monday, May 12, House Ways and Means Committee (“Committee”) Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) released text of the Committee’s tax title for the FY 2025 budget reconciliation bill—the amendment in the nature of a substitute...more
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released an updated text of draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”)...more
On January 17, 2025, news sources reported that Republican members of Congress circulated a detailed list of legislative policy options, including tax proposals. This blog post summarizes some of the tax proposals and...more
Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more
As Congress heads into 2024 and President Biden starts the last year of his term, a host of tax issues remain unaddressed, including a much-anticipated expiring tax provisions package, pending regulatory guidance, the outcome...more
TAX TIDBIT - Progress on Werfel and Blatchford Appointments, Other Nominations Delayed. Following the retirement of former IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in early November 2022, the tax-administration agency has been...more
Recent tax proposals may bring significant changes to the US federal, international and state and local tax landscape. Join us for our first nationwide Tax in the City® program for a discussion on the key proposed changes...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
On Tuesday night, May 28, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 419, the Alabama Financial Institution Excise Tax Reform Act of 2019 (FIETRA), which resulted from a collaborative effort between the banking community,...more
Estonia, the small Baltic country of just 1.3 million people situated halfway between Sweden and Russia, was named “the most advanced digital society in the world” by Wired magazine. According to recent figures, Estonian...more
Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more
Our International Tax Group explores the hidden terrain for individuals found in the new tax on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI). - The Section 250 deduction - The renewed importance of Section 962 - Beware of...more
The application of §1248 and §338(g) in the context of the purchase or sale of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) has long been one of the most complex areas of the tax code. The recently enacted tax reform act — herein,...more
On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR or Department) released its long-awaited and quite comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (otherwise known as “federal tax reform”) on...more
New tax legislation was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the Act). The Act lowers the corporate rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent. Under the Act individuals and certain...more
On March 30, 2018, the New York Legislature passed the 2018–2019 Budget Bill (SB. 7509-C/A 9509-C) (Budget Bill), which addresses several provisions of the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) (TCJA) and...more
The 2017 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” is the most significant change to U.S. tax law in 30 years. It lowered the maximum federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, as well as lowering rates for many individuals,...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") into law. Although the individual and collective impact of the Act may not be evident for some time, the Act is generally viewed by the real...more
On December 20, 2017, both houses of Congress passed H.R. 1, a comprehensive tax reform bill commonly known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” (the Act) and was signed into law by President Trump on December 21, 2017. The Act...more
The House of Representatives on Nov. 16, 2017, voted on and passed their tax reform bill, along party lines (227-205). Passage was expected in the House, where the GOP hold a significant enough majority needed to move the...more
The Top Line - The House Ways and Means Committee completed its marathon "markup" of the tax-reform bill this week, paving the way for a floor vote on the measure as soon as next week....more
House GOP leaders on Thursday, Nov. 2, released their anticipated tax-reform proposal. Entitled the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," the House Bill includes several proposed changes to the corporate and individual tax system....more