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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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Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – A Homage to Sergio Mendes and a Little Bit About Tax Planning for PPLI for Trial Lawyers

Litigation attorneys have had the ability to defer contingency fees since 1994. You are hard pressed to find another profession that has this tax advantage. Hedge fund managers have been running and winning the “Death Race”...more

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The Supreme Court’s Non-Opinion On The “Realization” of Income – A Lost Opportunity?

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In less than four months, the citizens of the United States will be electing their next President to a four-year term. They will also be deciding which of the two major political parties will “control” the Senate, the House,...more

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The IRS is Attacking Abusive Trust Arrangements

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Recent Government actions suggest that third-party promoters and potentially hundreds of taxpayers may be entering into abusive trust arrangements aimed at unlawfully eliminating or deferring federal income taxes....more

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Can You Defer Taxes on Your Crypto Investments? Ten Tips for What You Need to Know

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U.S. taxpayers have an obligation to both report their cryptocurrency transactions to the IRS and pay taxes on it. Individuals who hold on to their cryptocurrencies as an investment are subject to short- and long-term capital...more

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The Nonqualified Financial Property Limitation

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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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Cash In Hand, Tax Deferral, Monetized Installment Sales: No, You Can’t Have It All

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Ask the owner of a closely held business to describe their most recently recurring nightmare and you are likely to get an earful regarding the prospect of an increased federal income tax on their profits, an increased federal...more

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Potential Payroll Tax Deferral Is Available – Employers Must Understand the Program and Use Extreme Caution Before Blindly Jumping...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more

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IRS issues guidance on Social Security tax deferral

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On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 to provide guidance on the President’s decision to allow deferral of the employee portion of Social Security taxes owing for the rest of 2020 for employees earning up to $104,000...more

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Employers Have Little Incentive to Implement Social Security Tax Deferral Under New IRS Released Guidance

On Friday August 28th the IRS issued limited guidance on the payroll tax deferral that was part of President Trump’s August 8th executive order. Under IRS Notice 2020-65 (the “Notice”), employers are not required to withhold...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Guidance on Directive to Defer Payroll Tax Obligations Leaves Unanswered Questions

On August 8, 2020, the President directed the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the deferment of certain payroll tax withholding, depositing, and payment obligations otherwise incurred on wages and compensation paid...more

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Positive Tax News Keeps Rolling In – Treasury Provides Expanded Tax Relief With Notice 2020-18

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Thursday, March 19th, I reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued Notice 2020-17, extending the due date for payment of federal income taxes from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, because of the...more

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Treasury Delivers Some Good News in a Time When Good News Is Rare

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration, which in part instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more

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Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2020 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On December 28, 2019, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 19-17 (CL IR 19-17) announcing the applicable limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans for 2020....more

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