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Internal Revenue Service Universities Excise Tax

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Troutman Pepper Locke

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Analysis of Key Amendments to the Excise Tax Imposed on Certain Private College and University...

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the BBB). This legislation includes significant amendments to the excise tax imposed on...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

January 2024 Legislative Round Up

Recent bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate demonstrate legislators’ concerns about several issues related to nonprofits, including: (1) admissions practices at institutions of higher education; (2)...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury and IRS Release Favorable Final Regulations on University Excise Tax

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On September 18, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue IRS (the “IRS”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

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IRS Notice Offers Good News for State Colleges and Universities (at Least for Now)

In January 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-09, which provides interim guidance for Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a reminder, Section 4960 imposes an excise tax of 21 percent...more

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Top State Colleges, Universities Could Dodge Excise Tax on Coaching Salaries

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The Internal Revenue Service has stated in recently promulgated interim guidance that a 21% excise tax will not apply to salaries of more than $1 million paid to coaches of sports teams at state colleges and universities that...more

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Not-for-Profits & the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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The new federal tax law that went into effect at the beginning of this year, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (Tax Act), will affect almost every type of individual and business in the country, and not-for profit entities...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

IRS Issues Guidance Regarding College and University Excise Tax

As we previously reported, the 2017 tax reform bill instituted an excise tax on the investment income of certain private colleges and universities under new Section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). ...more

Foster Garvey PC

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VIII: Charitable and Tax-Exempt Organizations / Estate and Gift Taxes

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Charitable organizations work hard to maintain exempt status. These organizations operate in a highly regulated landscape: In exchange for enjoying freedom from income taxes, they must comply with strict organizational and...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Let’s BOND over the Tax Act Part II - The Higher Education Edition

In the spirit of accentuating the positive, there are a few bits of good news for colleges and universities in the Tax Act…as Mary Poppins might say, a spoonful (or three) of sugar to help the medicine go down. Unfortunately,...more

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Updates for Tax-Exempt Organizations from the Senate Markup to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Over the last several days, there have been significant developments relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the pending tax reform legislation in Congress. On Thursday, a detailed summary of the Senate Finance Committee’s...more

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Tax Reform: Focus on the Sports Industry

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Over the last several days, there have been significant developments relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the pending tax reform legislation in Congress. On Thursday, a detailed summary of the Senate Finance Committee’s...more

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Tax Planning Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Flow-Throughs Are the Answer to Everything

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The tax reform bills introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate dramatically reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and create added incentives for taxpayers to invest capital into U.S. businesses with...more

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