KNOCK YOURSELF OUT - RESUSCITATING TAXPAYERS WITH BUYER'S REMORSE!
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
Is a new wave of U.S. expatriate income tax refund applications on the table? The answer to this question hangs in the balance as we await an appeal on the question of whether or not specific Foreign Tax Credits can be...more
Earlier this year, the OECD observed there has been a significant increase in global wealth inequality over the last two decades. It also acknowledged that “taxation is a key instrument . . . that governments have at their...more
The Washington Court of Appeals has held that investment funds are subject to Washington state business and occupation (B&O) tax on their investment income. Although Washington law allows taxpayers to deduct “amounts derived...more
Like Peas in a Pod? What do private, not-for-profit colleges and hospitals have in common? There are quite a few items that come immediately to mind: •They may qualify for exemption from federal income tax. •Tax-exempt...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 12, 2022 – September 16, 2022...more
Review of U.S. Tax Developments in 2021- Last year, we predicted that the biggest U.S. tax news in 2021 would be revenue-raising legislation that the Democrats would put forward after the election of Joe Biden as the 46th...more
Counting the Days?- We are 302 days away from the national mid-term elections, to be held November 8, 2022, yet the first full week of the new year has already highlighted some of the economic issues with which the...more
In general, tax experts were pleased that the Build Back Better Act, passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives, did not include many of the tax increases previously proposed by the Biden Administration. ...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
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
Having Fun? Hope you had a decent weekend. Perhaps you did something interesting, maybe even fun, like some end-of-season apple picking? Or maybe you had a cider donut with some hot coffee at a farm stand you stumbled upon...more
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of August 16 – August 20, 2021 - Catlett v. Comm’r, No....more
Report Card- A couple of weeks ago, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (“TIGTA”) released a report that presented the results of its review to determine whether the IRS’s “policies, procedures and,...more
President Biden has proposed major changes to the Federal tax laws, some of which are sought to be effective earlier in 2021 (i.e., we are already operating under these changes, if they later become adopted), as compared to...more
What A Ride- No one anticipated that the Administration’s proposed tax increases would fly through Congress easily – at least no one residing in a state in which the recreational use of marijuana has not been legalized....more
Tax Gap- In a report released last week, the U.S. Treasury Department explained that the so-called “tax gap” – i.e., the difference between the amount of federal income taxes owed by taxpayers for a taxable year and the...more
The Biden-Harris administration on April 28 introduced the American Families Plan (AFP), a $1.8 trillion legislative framework including provisions to “grow the middle class, expand the benefits of economic growth to all...more
What do professional athletes, punk artwork and digital kittens have in common? They are all part of the expansion of valuable collectible assets using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. You can collect digital items...more
Insurance: What is it? How does it work? Assume that Acme Co is paying premiums for commercial insurance coverage to protect itself from economic losses that may arise out of various events. These premiums are deductible...more
One of the feelings that all of us living on the Planet including those who have walked before us, experience is the remorse for actions taken or sometimes not taken, i.e., buyer's remorse. Individual taxpayers report their...more
In December, the IRS/Treasury (“IRS”) published final rules addressing how employers that fund health and welfare benefits through a VEBA (i.e., a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association described in Section 501(c)(9) of...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 24 – 28, 2019. June 24, 2019: The IRS updated its frequently asked questions for...more
It is not is too late to plan for 2018. Under Section 663(b) of the Code, the “65 Day Rule” provides an opportunity for estates and certain trusts to elect to treat distributions made within 65 days of year-end as if made on...more