Insider Transaction Traps for the Unwary
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits
Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Modifications and Exceptions - Part 2
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Basic Rules for Charities - Part 1
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - IRS Clarifies Emergency Distributions Tax Exceptions
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REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Legislative Lobbying and Advocacy Rules for Public Charities
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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 176: Tax Exempt Healthcare Entities with Jim Pool, Maynard Nexsen Health Care Attorney
Scrutiny Around the Hospital Tax-Exempt Status
Nonprofit Basics: What Nonprofits Need To Know About Expenditure Responsibility Grant Requirements
Podcast - Charity Care: A Discussion on Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Nonprofit Basics: Document Retention Policies and Subpoenas, and a Conversation With Aviva Gilbert on Why Good Policies Matter
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention
Change of Control: Golden Parachute Rules in the Sale Process
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
On July 4, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) was signed into law, which includes provisions restoring immediate deduction of domestic research and experimentation (R&E) expenditures in tax years beginning after...more
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that noncorporate taxpayers may exclude certain gains on the disposition of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) held longer than the minimum required holding period. One...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which both extends many soon-to-expire provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and makes several additional changes to the...more
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”) was signed into law, introducing a broad package of policy reforms, funding reallocations, and regulatory changes set to reshape the nation’s infrastructure,...more
President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025. Among many other provisions, this bill permits taxpayers to deduct domestic research and experimentation (R&E) expenditures under new...more
On July 4, 2025, the legislation commonly known as “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “BBBA”) was enacted. The BBBA makes permanent, extends and, in certain cases, modifies, a number of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts...more
La Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. aprobó hoy, con una votación de 218 a favor y 214 en contra, la versión previamente autorizada por el Senado del proyecto de ley conocido como “One Big Beautiful Bill”. Se espera que...more
On June 17, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that AbbVie, Inc. could deduct the fee it paid to terminate its 2014 combination agreement with Shire plc. This decision represents a significant win for AbbVie, and it represents a...more
In a significant win for taxpayers, the U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in AbbVie Inc. v. Commissioner, Docket No. 2597-23, that a $1.6 billion "Break Fee" paid by AbbVie qualifies as an ordinary and necessary business expense...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
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, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the House Bill). The House Bill will next be considered by the U.S. Senate, and the administration has set a...more
On May 12, 2025, the Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means released a draft bill showing their tax plan for the budget reconciliation legislation. The legislation will likely undergo significant changes as it...more
A March 21 Federal Circuit decision in Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-1320 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 21, 2025) marked a victory for generic drug developers, affirming that legal expenses incurred defending...more
As Congress shifts into gear on the budget reconciliation process and tax day approaches, there are several key issues for horse owners to keep in mind. In the 119th Congress, there are two proposals that have been...more
As the clock ticks down to the end of 2025, the impending sunset of key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) looms large, threatening tax hikes for millions of Americans. With Congress at a crossroads, the...more
On February 12, 2025, the House proposed a budget resolution that earmarked up to $4.5 trillion for tax cuts over the next ten years. While the House has yet to elaborate on specific tax cuts or legislation, a widely...more
On February 6, 2025, members of the Trump Administration met with certain U.S. House of Representatives Republican legislators and discussed various tax and budgetary priorities in a private but well-publicized meeting. ...more
On January 17, 2025, multiple news outlets and other sources reported the existence of a memorandum circulated by the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee to the House Republican Caucus (the “Memorandum”) containing...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 28, 2024 – November 1, 2024....more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 7, 2024 – October 11, 2024. ...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 26, 2024 – August 30, 2024. ...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19, 2024 – August 23, 2024. August 19, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024....more