Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
REFRESH Five Tax Traps for Business Lawyers Advising Nonprofit Organizations
Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification
Insider Transaction Traps for the Unwary
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 60 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit
REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 58 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: IRS Investigations
Are Overtime Wages and Tips Exempt From Income Tax? What Employers Need to Know to Prepare
Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Debt Financed Income - Part 3
The Demystification of Employee Retention Credits for Private Equity Deals — PE Pathways Podcast
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Modifications and Exceptions - Part 2
Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act: Insights on Brownfield Energy Community Credits - Energy Law Insights
4 Key Takeaways | Analyzing the Top Income Tax Cases in 2024
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Year-End Thoughts and New Year To-Do List
What's the Best Transaction Structure for My Sale?
Year-End and Trending Tax Considerations for Health Care Practices
Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking – Part 2 Income Tax Withholding Rules
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Tax Relief and Possible Retirement Plan Resources for Hurricane Victims
Now that the scurrying around and worrying relative to developments impacting the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that were coming at us with laser speed are on a slow simmer, I can turn my attention back to my multi-part...more
Are you aware of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights? We are reminded, especially during tax season, that taxpayers have 10 essential rights when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS expects its employees to understand...more
In ongoing litigation between the government and Liberty Global Inc. (“Liberty Global”), Liberty Global has appealed a district court’s decision that ruled in favor of the government to the Tenth Circuit. We have previously...more
In Moore v. United States, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the mandatory repatriation tax (MRT), saving a significant portion of the current tax code for now. The question in front of the Court was whether...more
As noted in our prior advisory, U.S. citizens and residents who receive gifts exceeding certain thresholds from foreign persons must generally report such gifts to the IRS on Form 3520, and the IRS does not hesitate to impose...more
In his State of the Union address, President Joseph Biden targeted tax breaks for corporations and wealthy individuals who use private jets as part of a broader goal to make big corporations and the wealthy pay “their fair...more
On August 9, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hoops, LP and Heisley Member, Inc., Tax Matters Partner vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, affirmed the Tax Court’s 2022 decision denying a deduction to a plan...more
Assumed Liabilities- If a taxpayer were to sell the assets that comprise the taxpayer’s business, they would realize gain if the amount realized by the taxpayer from the sale is more than the taxpayer’s adjusted basis for...more
On January 14, 2022, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 22-01 (CL IR 22-01) announcing the applicable 2022 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans. ...more
Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more
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
On December 17, 2020, the IRS published a document entitled “Closer Look”. It explains the IRS aspiration for balancing the Taxpayer burden with the potential benefit of its compliance effort when deciding which compliance...more
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
Las Instituciones Financieras Extranjeras (FFI) tienen múltiples responsabilidades de cumplimiento de reportaje de FATCA y enfrentan la posibilidad de sanciones por no cumplir....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two months (on March 31, 2020), the window closes for 403(b) plan sponsors to take advantage of the unique opportunity to retroactively amend their 403(b) retirement plans to correct document errors...more
On September 6, 2019, IRS announced Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens. These are procedures for certain persons who have relinquished, or intend to relinquish, their United States citizenship, who wish to come...more
The IRS recently issued guidance on the tax treatment, withholding and reporting for required distributions from tax-qualified retirement plans. Plan sponsors should contact their retirement vendors and trustees to ensure...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 2 – 6, 2019. September 3, 2019: The IRS issued a notice in which it released the...more
Tax fraud is often defined as an intentional wrongdoing on the part of a Taxpayer with the specific purpose of evading a tax known or believed owed. Tax fraud requires...more
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2018-67 to provide interim guidance to exempt organizations in calculating unrelated business taxable income (UBI)....more
Last week, Representative Mike Kelly (R) of Pennsylvania and Representative Mike Thompson (D) of California introduced the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2017 as H.R. 4459. The Act is simple;...more
Dear Littler: I’m in charge of our company’s party-planning committee, but I’m ready to give up my title as Head Elf. We’re working on choosing gifts for employees, and we’d like to raffle off nice prizes for employees and...more