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On July 16, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on crypto taxation. Congress and the Administration did not address tax issues in the most recent Digital Asset legislation, as previously discussed here. ...more
On July 1, 2025, a little over two weeks after the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title (the “Initial Senate Draft”), the U.S. Senate secured sufficient votes to advance its version of the “One Big Beautiful...more
As we power through what remains of this quarter, working to get deals closed before quarter end next week, you may have noticed some additional (and new!) blacklining in the tax section of your credit agreement thanks to a...more
On June 16, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released revisions to the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) passed by the US House of Representatives on May 22. As described in this June 4 Cooley client alert, the OBBBA...more
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
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its proposed version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Senate Bill). The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill on May 22, 2025 (the House...more
The US Senate released a draft tax bill (Senate Tax Bill) on June 16, 2025. We explore five key takeaways for fund sponsors, investors, and the broader asset management community, with a focus on how the Senate Tax Bill...more
When toddlers engage in parallel play, the children play adjacent to each other, but do not try to influence one another’s behavior. Apparently, parallel play can extend well into adulthood and to the writing of federal...more
The US Senate Finance Committee has released a substitute (the “Senate version”) for the tax provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the budget reconciliation bill currently under consideration by Congress. An earlier...more
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (the House Bill), which contained a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899 (House Bill Section 899). On June 16,...more
On May 22, the House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), which contains a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899. OB3 is now under consideration by the Senate, which...more
The House-passed reconciliation bill would significantly modify health savings accounts (HSAs) and individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs). Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group unpacks...more
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 1—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Bill) — by a vote of 215-214. The House-passed version of the bill, slated to be considered by the Senate...more
On May 22, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the BBB). The BBB proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that could have...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed by a one-vote margin the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “House Bill”), which has now moved to the Senate for consideration. This Memorandum discusses the House Bill’s...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA“), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (the “House“) on May 22, 2025, is a comprehensive legislative package that seeks to implement sweeping reforms in tax policy,...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a tax bill (House Tax Bill) that proposes to make permanent – and increase – the section 199A deduction for ordinary REIT dividends to 23 percent. This change would reduce...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Tax Bill). The Tax Bill proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that...more
On May 22, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which includes a temporary suspension of the amortization requirement for domestic research and experimentation (R&E)...more
On May 22, the House of Representatives passed proposed tax legislation titled, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (TOBBB), which will now be debated in the Senate. Among other proposals, if enacted into law, TOBBB would make...more
Senator Thom Tillis introduced a bill (called the “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act”) that would impose additional significant taxes on litigation funding investments. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OH) introduced a similar bill...more
The House reconciliation measure branded the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) would bar the IRS from paying any Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund claims filed after January 31, 2024. Section 112205 of OBBB also imposes...more
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This alert highlights the provisions in the Bill that could impact tax-exempt organizations....more
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the House budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”) by a party-line vote of 215 – 214. The House Bill, which includes significant tax law...more