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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
The Department of Commerce has floated a proposal to tax U.S. patent holdings as a means of reducing the national debt, as outlined in a recent Wall Street Journal article. It is a bad idea that reflects a troubling...more
Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response “Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving the door open to changing Illinois’ congressional maps to “counterbalance” an attempt by Texas politicians...more
One of the fastest trending topics in the employment and taxation blogosphere in recent weeks has been the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which, among other provisions, allows for a tax deduction of up to...more
In its quarterly briefing, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) recently updated its Employer Portal, issued a reminder for the private plan reporting deadline of August 31, 2025, and...more
A recent report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that the Internal Revenue Service increased audits of high-income taxpayers during fiscal year 2024, in line with a 2022 Treasury...more
The IRS has released Revenue Ruling 2025-15, which clarifies the federal tax withholding and reporting responsibilities of retirement plan administrators when a distribution check is issued but remains uncashed and a...more
Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice have announced plans to eliminate its Tax Division and relocate its attorneys to other divisions within the department. In existence for more than 90 years, the Tax Division is one...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 July 3, 2025, and by a vote of 218 to 214, the U.S. House of Representative passed the Senate’s amended version of H.R. 1 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or OBBBA 2025), which is the tax-and-budget...more
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more
On May 22, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” legislation authorized under the FY 2025 concurrent budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 14). The bill includes a broad range of...more
A sweeping federal tax bill that is currently under consideration in the US House of Representatives contains provisions that would significantly change the administration and enforcement of the Employee Retention Credit...more
Residence may seem to be a relatively simple thing to determine. It’s where you live, right? Well, leave it to the Internal Revenue Code to complicate this question. There are different tests for residency when it comes 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
Every year, the members of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association’s legislative committee and the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (the “DFR”) work to improve Vermont’s captive insurance laws and regulations....more
Between wildfires such as the ones in Southern California earlier this year and hurricanes and other major storms experienced by other parts of the country annually, there is no shortage of natural disasters affecting people...more
On January 16, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Revenue Ruling 2025-4 (the “Rev. Rul.”). The Rev. Rul. provides guidance on the federal tax treatment of contributions to and benefits paid under a state paid...more
The UAE has established comprehensive regulations to determine tax residency for individuals and businesses operating within its borders. Three key legislative instruments guide these determinations: Cabinet Decision No....more
On June 17, 2024, the IRS issued three pieces of guidance addressing certain “basis-shifting” transactions in the context of related-party partnerships: In new proposed regulations, the IRS identified several...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 13, 2023 – November 17, 2023. ...more
TAX TIDBIT - State of the Union Look Ahead. President Joe Biden will make his first State of the Union address tonight before a joint session of Congress. As of this writing, the speech has not been made available to the...more