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Closely Held Businesses and Their Owners Ask: What’s Big and Beautiful in the Recent Tax Law?

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was signed into law last week, on July 4. As promised by the White House, the Act extends – i.e., purports to make “permanent” – many of the otherwise expiring provisions that were...more

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Not Aware of Your Business Partner’s Tax Situation? Maybe You Should Be

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If you’ve worked with the owners of closely held businesses for even just a few years, you have realized they are only half joking when they complain about having the government as a partner. Consider how much federal, state,...more

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Intercompany Loan Treated As Constructive Distribution and Contribution

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Heads I Win, . . . - When closely held corporations that are under common control engage in any intercompany transaction, it is prudent for the corporations and their shareholders to ensure that the transaction is being...more

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Transferee Liability for Estate Tax: The Downside of Being a Beneficiary

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Death of a Parent- In the context of a family-owned business, it is often the case that the matriarch or patriarch of the family is also the chief executive of the business. They may have founded the business, or they may...more

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Debt or Equity? The Never-Ending Question For Closely Held Businesses

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What Was Intended? Transactions between commonly controlled, closely held businesses are often conducted in an informal manner. This is unfortunate because, in the absence of documentation, it is sometimes difficult to...more

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Reasonable Compensation Meets The Principal Shareholder of a C Corp

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Double Tax- The shareholders of C corporations have long sought legitimate operational and transactional structures by which they may reduce the double tax hit that is realized when such a corporation distributes its...more

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Gift Transfers: Not on the Congressional Agenda, But Still in the Crosshairs of the IRS

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Same old in D.C.- On Monday, November 15, the President will sign into law the approximately $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was finally passed by Congress when the House approved the Senate’s...more

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Tax Changes In The Offing? “Close Scrutiny” Of Business Owners’ Economic Benefits Remains A Constant

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I Read the News Today- Much of today’s news is dominated by the future of the Administration’s broadly defined infrastructure plan. Discussions among “those in the know” inevitably turn into debates over the wisdom of...more

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Obtaining Tax Return Information: Taxpayer’s Standing, And Timely Requests

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Tax Returns Are Like Paintings- A not insignificant portion of our tax practice involves disputes among the shareholders and partners of closely held businesses, or among the beneficiaries and fiduciaries of estates or...more

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