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Section 1202 provides an exclusion from capital gains when a stockholder sells qualified small business stock (QSBS), assuming all eligibility requirements are satisfied. Section 1045 provides for the tax-free rollover of...more
On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations (the “regulations”) classifying certain partnership related party basis adjustment transactions and...more
It is a basic principle of the income tax that the gain or loss realized by a taxpayer from the conversion of property into cash, or from the exchange of property for other property that differs materially in kind from the...more
Another Mess- Congress has only a few days to avert a “shutdown” of the federal government. It’s not looking good in the House, as Speaker McCarthy has struggled to bring certain members of the majority into line, while...more
At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more
Withdrawing Value- In general, the owners of a closely held business have several options by which they may withdraw money from the business without selling their interest in the business....more
Taxes and Snowy Weather? How many of you awoke Saturday to find that the winter storm about which we had heard so much during the preceding days had lived up to its hype? What was your first thought? “Fudge,” right?...more
Capital Loss- If the amount realized by a taxpayer upon the sale of a partnership interest to a third party is insufficient to restore to the taxpayer their adjusted basis for the interest – i.e., their unrecovered...more
Setting the Stage- Over the last couple of months, I’ve encountered several situations involving the liquidation of a partner’s interest in a partnership. Years before, the partnership had borrowed money from a third party...more
I’m at the ABA Tax conference this week and one of this morning’s first panels included a discussion of hot topics in partnerships. Curtis Wilson, IRS Associate Chief Counsel in Passthroughs and Special Industries,...more