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Passthrough Deduction Eyed for Bigger Boost in Future Bill: House Republicans are weighing the possibility of a second major tax package following the recent enactment of their One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, Public Law...more
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
On June 17, 2025, the Tax Court opinion in AbbVie Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue was issued, holding that the approximately $1.6 billion termination fee AbbVie (a Delaware corporation) paid to its...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
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released a draft package that includes a major provision aimed at curbing the use of state pass-through entity taxes (PTETs) to bypass the federal $10,000 cap on state and local...more
If you’ve been around closely held businesses long enough, you know that a transfer of money between a business and its owner, or between two related businesses, is sometimes characterized by the parties as a loan (“related...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
A break fee in a merger-gone-south can be deducted as an ordinary expense, the U.S. Tax Court held today, finding for biopharmaceutical giant AbbVie and rejecting the IRS’s argument that AbbVie must treat the fee as a capital...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
On January 17, 2025, news sources reported that Republican members of Congress circulated a detailed list of legislative policy options, including tax proposals. This blog post summarizes some of the tax proposals and...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
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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
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 1, 2024 – July 5, 2024....more
El IRS se centra en las empresas desde la aprobación de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación. Según el Plan Operativo Estratégico (financiado por la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación), el IRS está aumentando las tasas de...more
IRS is focused on Businesses since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the Strategic Operating Plan (funded by the Inflation Reduction Act), the IRS is increasing audit rates, expanding enforcement and targeting...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 17, 2024 – June 21, 2024. ...more
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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 15, 2024 – April 19, 2024. ...more