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The qualified small business stock (QSBS) rules can be a powerful tax planning tool, and, following the recent enactment of a signature tax law, they have become even more potent....more
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that noncorporate taxpayers may exclude certain gains on the disposition of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) held longer than the minimum required holding period. One...more
The race to remake portions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and to prevent expiration of certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions reached completion with Legislation signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025....more
The tax benefits conveyed by Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code to owners of qualified small business stock (QSBS) have been available to small business owners in some form since Section 1202 was first enacted in 1993....more
The number of taxpayers seeking the benefits of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) has picked up steam in recent years, particularly since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) lowered the federal corporate tax rates to...more
Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more
On May 12, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published private letter ruling 202319013 (the PLR), which concluded that an enterprise cloud application software company is engaged in a qualified trade or business for...more
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides savvy business founders and investors an opportunity for large tax savings. In fact, if the entity and the business exit are structured correctly, upon an exit, the founders...more
Section 1202 offers a once little-known exclusion from income for gain on qualified small business stock (“QSB stock”). The provision has undergone substantial revisions over the years and came back into vogue as a result of...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
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals. Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more
Congress has other plans for tax practitioners this fall, starting with the House Ways and Means Committee’s initial draft of major tax legislation. The draft legislation proposes far-reaching changes to existing tax laws,...more
In the excitement of starting a new business, and during the headaches associated with growing that business, many entrepreneurs overlook important details that can have huge impacts on their finances. One large blind spot...more
The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, passed in December 2015, extended an often overlooked provision of the tax code with the potential to provide significant savings to small business owners and non-corporate...more
Legislation signed by President Obama on December 18, 2015, makes permanent a U.S. federal income tax exclusion from gross income of 100 percent of the gain recognized by non-corporate taxpayers on the sale or exchange of...more