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Troutman Pepper Locke

Unlocking Tax Planning Efficiency: The New Era of Online Section 83(b) Elections

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The IRS has introduced a significant update permitting electronic filing of Form 15620 to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. This update modernizes the compliance requirements of Section...more

Baker Donelson

IRS Streamlines 83(b) Election Process with New Online Filing Option

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continued recent improvements to the process for making elections under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). Until last year, an 83(b) election was made in a...more

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Partnerships Gain CAMT Alternative

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On July 29, the IRS issued interim guidance intended to reduce the compliance burdens associated with applying the corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) to partnerships.  In so doing, they announced their intention to...more

Roetzel & Andress

Social Security Still Taxed Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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As many people may remember one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises during the 2024 election was that he would eliminate taxes on social security. That did not happen. Instead, the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more

Frost Brown Todd

Section 1202 and QSBS: A Survey of States That Don’t Conform to the Federal Treatment

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Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a capital gains exclusion for certain qualified small business stock (QSBS) when a stockholder sells the same. This gain exclusion impacts venture-backed startups, angel...more

Jackson Walker

Income Tax Changes Warrant Consideration When Awarding Equity Incentives

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Tax law is an interrelated web of complex rules, and changes in one rule can impact compensation strategies for management and executives even if the change is to individual income tax calculation rules. Executives should...more

ASKramer Law

Tax-Loss Harvesting Part III: Investment Strategies

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Taxpayers invest to make money and hope to earn a decent return on their investments. Tax-loss harvesting can be used as part of a taxpayer’s overall investment strategy without affecting investment  returns, while offsetting...more

Littler

Recent U.S. Tax Court Opinion Illustrates How Language in Settlement Agreements Can Determine Tax Treatment of Payments

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In Mennemeyer v. Commissioner,1 the United States Tax Court reminds us that a settlement agreement that is not carefully drafted can have significant tax consequences....more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways: Business and Nonbusiness Income

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Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman recently co-presented the session “Income Subject to Allocation” at the Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s “2025 State Income Tax School” in Atlanta. Jordan addressed the distinction between...more

ASKramer Law

Tax-Loss Harvesting Part II: The Wash Sales Rule

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At the beginning of this series, I mentioned briefly that taxpayers can use tax-loss harvesting approaches in tandem with a number of investment strategies, which we will go into in more detail in Part III. Many of these...more

DLA Piper

What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Tax Provisions Mean for Businesses Operating in Puerto Rico

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President Donald Trump recently signed into law the bill commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA made permanent many of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA)...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Drop & Swap Like-Kind Exchange Passes Muster in New York

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New York’s personal income tax law, like that of other states, conforms with the federal system of income taxation. The reason typically given for such conformity is to simplify tax return preparation, improve compliance and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Missouri Eliminates Tax on Capital Gains

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 594 into law, amending RSMo. § 143.121 to exempt capital gains from its existing state income tax. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, income...more

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Navigating Massachusetts Taxes after Relocation: Key Takeaways from Welch v. Commissioner of Revenue

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Many Massachusetts residents have recently considered taking, or have undertaken, steps to relocate from Massachusetts to jurisdictions with lower or no state income taxes, especially in light of the recently enacted 2023...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

The Risk of California FTB Audits is Increasing

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Did you know that the number of California FTB audits is increasing when compared to the trend of IRS audits in 2025? The California Franchise Tax Board, or FTB, has recently invested in advanced data processing systems and...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Eliminates Capital Gains Tax

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 594, which will exclude both short- and long-term capital gains from Missouri individual income tax and, in certain circumstances, corporate income tax....more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] An Analysis of the 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Legislation

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The Honorable Peter Roskam, Federal Policy Team Leader, and Jeff Paravano, Tax Group Chair, break down the 2025 tax reconciliation legislation. They explore how the new law preserves key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Remote Work Challenges After New York Tax Appeals Tribunal Upholds Income Tax “Convenience Rule”

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In an opinion issued on May 15, 2025, the State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, the highest administrative forum for state tax appeals, upheld the application of the state’s income tax “convenience rule” imposing New York...more

Ruder Ware

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Stay Tuned for Our Client Alert Series

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As you may be aware, on July 4, 2025, a landmark piece of tax legislation – commonly referred to as “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – was signed into law, ushering in some of the most significant changes to the tax code in...more

JAMS

Are Emotional Distress Damages in FEHA Settlements Taxable?

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In California FEHA settlements, plaintiffs often recover damages for both emotional distress and lost wages—but how are those payments taxed? Employers often compel an allocation in damages between wages (economic loss) and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax considerations for institutional payments and Fontenot update

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As of July 1, 2025, institutions are permitted to make direct payments to student-athletes. Of the many issues raised by institutional payments to student-athletes, tax considerations may not be getting enough attention....more

Dickinson Wright

Tax Considerations in Analyzing Offers from Practice Groups

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Although in prior articles in this publication, I addressed tax issues faced by physicians and other practice groups, the purpose of this article is to guide physicians and other medical professionals as they compare the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS roundup: June 3 – 17, 2025

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June 16, 2025: Billy Long was sworn in as the 51st IRS Commissioner after having been confirmed by the US Senate on June 12. Long served as a US Representative for Missouri’s 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. His...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Congress Targets Partnership Disguised Sales and Services

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Both the House’s and Senate’s budget bills would clarify that certain rules applicable to disguised payments for services and disguised sales of property between a partner and a partnership under Section 707(a)(2) are...more

Hone Maxwell

Supreme Court Gives IRS Ability to Levy Taxpayers Without Tax Court Challenge

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In a pivotal ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 12, 2025, held that the U.S. Tax Court lacks jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s Collection Due Process appeal under IRC § 6330 once the IRS can no longer pursue a levy,...more

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