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IRS Increased Audits Of High-Income Individuals During FY2024, But Future Of Initiative Under New Administration Is Doubtful

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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

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Rollback of DeFi Reporting Regs Advances Through Congress

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On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed joint resolution S.J.Res.3, disapproving the DeFi broker reporting regulations Treasury finalized at the end of the Biden Administration. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the...more

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Final Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Regulations: A Closer Look

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On January 3, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released long-awaited final regulations regarding the clean hydrogen production tax credit under section 45V of the...more

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New Guidance on the Commercial EV Tax Credit

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In one of their final sets of guidance under President Biden, the Department of Treasury and the IRS released proposed regulations for the tax credit under Section 45W, which is available for purchasing electric vehicles for...more

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IRS Finalizes New Rules for DeFi Brokers: Challenge Immediately Filed in Texas Federal Court

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations that significantly impact the reporting requirements for brokers involved in digital asset transactions. The stated aim of...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2024 #4

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Construction Industry Wage-and-Hour Issues: 6 Tips for Laying a Foundation of Compliance - The construction industry feeds a significant part of the U.S. economy, providing millions of short- and long-term jobs across the...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, June 2024

We are pleased to share the June 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

White House FY2025 Budget Request: Key Tax Takeaways

On Monday, March 11, President Joe Biden released his budget request to Congress (“Budget”) and various accompanying documents. Separately, the Treasury Department released its General Explanations of the Administration’s...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

President Biden and Senators Support the Ramp Up in IRS Audits on Corporate Aircraft

President Biden announced that he will focus on ending tax breaks for corporate aircraft and “cracking down on corporate jet loopholes.” Several aviation and labor organizations, including the National Business Aviation...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Fiscal Year 2025 Greenbook Provisions Chart

On Monday, March 11, President Joe Biden released his budget request to Congress (“Budget”) and various accompanying documents. Separately, the Treasury Department released its General Explanations of the Administration’s...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Treasury Department/Internal Revenue Service Delay in Issuing Guidance Means Hydrogen Producers Remain Uncertain About Tax Credit...

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Overview of the federal Inflation Reduction Act - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA or Act), signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022, includes the largest Congressional investment in U.S. history to facilitate the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Guidepost | Issue 2

President Biden's New Executive Order on Environmental Justice Broadly Expands Environmental Justice Requirements - The Biden Administration has issued Executive Order (EO) 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to...more

King & Spalding

President Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency

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Last week, President Biden signed legislation formally ending the COVID-19 national emergency that was originally declared under the Trump administration in March 2020. The bill to end the national emergency, H. J. Res. 7,...more

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Treasury Department’s Greenbook Discusses Tax Treatment of On-Demand Pay

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a document to explain the revenue proposals included in President Biden’s FY 2023 proposed Budget.  For the second consecutive year, the General Explanations of the...more

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Summary and Analysis: White House FY2024 Budget Request Tax Proposals

On Thursday, March 9, President Joe Biden released his $6.9 trillion Budget and various accompanying documents. Separately, the Treasury Department released its Green Book, which provides more detailed descriptions of the tax...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and the IRS provide initial guidance on section 48C ITC for manufacturers

On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-18 (Notice), which establishes the program to allocate $10 billion of tax credits that were added by the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19 National Emergency Plan Deadline Extensions Set to End This Summer

On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced the Administration’s plan to extend the current declarations of the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) through May 11, 2023, and end both emergencies...more

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Treasury and the IRS Release Interim Guidance on the One-Percent Excise Tax on Stock Repurchases by Publicly Traded Companies

The “Inflation Reduction Act” introduced Section 4501, which contains a new one percent excise tax on certain stock repurchases and economically similar transactions undertaken by publicly traded U.S. corporations and certain...more

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Made in the USA - IRA Tax Credits for Renewable Energy Component Manufacturers

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The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) this past August saw the introduction of a number of new and expanded tax credits aimed at onshoring American manufacturing...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New U.S. Excise Tax on Stock Repurchase Transactions Applicable to Certain Canadian Companies

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by certain...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

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​​​​​​​On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by...more

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Hydrogen-Related Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed by the Senate on August 7, 2022, includes a number of provisions projected to result in significant investments in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon...more

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Key Digital Asset Tax Proposals in the Biden Administration's Green Book

On March 28, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Revenue Proposals and Green Book, which describes the tax proposals in the Biden administration’s FY 2023 budget (2023 Budget Proposal)....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, January 11, 2022

Tax Tidbit - Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Issue 9

Top IRS Official Says Marijuana Banking Reform Would Help Feds ‘Get Paid’ - "IRS’s Cassidy Collins talked about the 'special type of collection challenge' that the agency faces when it comes to working with cannabis...more

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