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Expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed a budget reconciliation bill entitled the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act). The Act extends the tax cuts that were enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, adds a...more

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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

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OBBBA Extends, Modifies Opportunity Zone Program

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One of the highly anticipated provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more

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Tax-Loss Harvesting Part I: Overview

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What is tax-loss harvesting? “Tax-loss harvesting,” in its simplest form, is the sale of a capital asset at a loss to “mop up” tax that would otherwise be due on capital gain from the sale of another capital asset. Capital...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits Expanded for Early-Stage Companies and Investors

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The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) implements significant changes under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), applicable to qualified small business stock (QSBS) issued on or after July...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Analysis of Key Provisions for Investment Funds and Sponsors

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). As discussed in our prior alert following the passage by the House of...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for Private Equity Funds and Their Portfolio Companies

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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

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Navigating Interest Income in 1031 Exchanges: Strategic Considerations for Tax Deferral

As investors increasingly leverage Section 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains taxes, nuanced scenarios involving interest income on exchange proceeds require careful analysis. A critical but often overlooked aspect arises...more

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Unlocking Tax-Free Gains: The Power of QSBS in Mergers & Acquisitions

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized...more

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Carried Interest in the Crosshairs…Again

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On February 6, 2025, Democratic Senators and Representatives proposed the Carried Interest Fairness Act, which would treat carried interest as ordinary income. Additionally, on the same day President Trump met with...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Receiving Debt-Financed Distributions From a QOF: IRS Allows Significant Flexibility (And Some Traps)

Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) offer generous tax incentives but are bound by a complicated set of rules, not to mention the complexity of Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as QOFs are typically organized...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

First Stand-Alone Crypto Tax Fraud Case Leads to Guilty Plea

On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Frank Richard Ahlgren III pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from selling $3.7 million in Bitcoin. As we discussed...more

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Opportunity Zones: Should Your Startup Make One Its Home?

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A Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) is an economically distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. The U.S. federal government created this tax...more

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Taxation of Stock Options Held by Investors: What to Know

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When it comes to the taxation of stock options, the Internal Revenue Code (Code) does not define capital assets. Rather, it identifies those assets that are not capital assets. ...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Tax Losses Realized During the Crypto Winter

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Debacle- Understanding the etymology of a word often enables us to better understand or appreciate its use in contemporary speech. For example, the word “crypto” is derived from the Greek word “krypto,” which describes...more

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New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap

As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How Will Virtual Currency Be Taxed?

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Despite the confusing interpretations by US regulators, non-compliance with crypto tax rules can cost taxpayers dearly. Unfortunately, the answer to “how is virtual currency taxed” depends on who you ask....more

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IRS Puts Brokers On The Hot Seat for Crypto Tax Reporting

Definition of a broker is debated The Biden Administration’s 2021–2022 Priority Guidance Plan (the Plan) supports a push from the IRS and the US Treasury to more closely scrutinize the virtual currency industry....more

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How to Invest in a QOF

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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The IRS Is Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting

If you’ve engaged in cryptocurrency or other virtual currency transactions worth $20,000 in any one year between 2016 and 2020, the IRS wants to hear from you. The IRS believes thousands of taxpayers are not telling the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Proposes Carried Interest Regulations

On July 31, 2020, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations under section 1061 of the tax code. Section 1061 imposes a three-year holding period as a precondition to recognizing long-term capital gains on carried...more

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Taxpayer Guidelines for Cryptocurrency in 2021

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Cryptocurrency is more accessible than ever before. Banks are continuing to both implement procedures for and, in some cases, develop their own cryptocurrencies. Paypal allows users in the U.S. to buy, sell and hold select...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Virtual Currency

On Oct. 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24 concerning the tax consequences of virtual currency hard forks, as well as FAQs on the taxation of virtual currency generally. This...more

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Taxpayers, have you sold, received, exchanged or acquired Virtual Currency?

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During the month of October 2019, IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24,  FAQ’s on Virtual Currency Transactions and a DRAFT Form of Schedule 1,  which, for the first time presents the question:  “At any time during 2019, did you...more

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Stick a Fork in It? IRS Issues Updated Guidance on the Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency Forks and Provides Answers to a List of...

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Five years or so years ago, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) provided its first, and until this week, only formal advice on the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions in Notice 2014-21. This guidance, while helpful in...more

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