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Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a capital gains exclusion for certain qualified small business stock (QSBS) when a stockholder sells the same. This gain exclusion impacts venture-backed startups, angel...more
In this fifth installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Steve Nofziger and I discuss a provision of the Act that impacts certain business owners who are contemplating a sale of their shares, Code...more
The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) implements significant changes under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), applicable to qualified small business stock (QSBS) issued on or after July...more
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
In recent years, the utilization of qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) under Section 1202 has grown considerably. Many businesses are formed as corporations at conception, private equity investors calculate the tax...more
In startups and early-stage companies, founders often receive restricted equity grants as compensation for their services. With some planning, founders can potentially lower the taxes they pay on the appreciation of the...more
The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies to potentially exclude up to 100 percent of the U.S. federal...more
Many non-US startup founders initially incorporate in their home country and then decide to reincorporate or create a subsidiary in the US. There are many advantages for foreign founders to move operations to the US,...more
In recent years, the utilization of qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) has grown considerably. Many businesses are formed as corporations at conception, private equity investors calculate the tax benefits from Section...more
The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies organized as corporations to...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
In the event of an M&A transaction, many stockholders plan to take advantage of the exclusion from federal taxable income of gain realized from the sale or exchange of “qualified small business stock” (QSB stock). Section...more
Are your shareholders leaving money on the table? Certain tax planning strategies, much like magic spells in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, require some pre-ordained incantations in order to bring them to life. The...more
The exclusion for gain on qualified small business stock (QSBS) under Section 1202 has garnered increasing attention in recent years. With little administrative guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, investors and owners...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
Brief commentary on the past week’s cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. Model Rules for a Global Minimum Tax Companies should start preparing for the implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax...more
A brief commentary on the past week’s cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. Medical Software Deemed a Qualifying Trade for Qualified Small Business Stock Gain Exclusion When certain criteria are met,...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
With the prospect of an increase in capital gain income tax rates looming on the horizon, what could be more welcome than an exclusion of 100% of gain from income? That is exactly what Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue...more
As widely discussed, the Treasury Department released “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals,” which includes a potential increase in the long-term capital gains rates for taxpayers...more
Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink- At the beginning of every week, after posting that week’s article, I start to think about a topic for the next post. There are times when I struggle to find something that...more
In this episode of Verrill Voices: Lawyers on Tap, Verrill Dana attorneys Jennifer Green and Jonathan Dunitz discuss the importance of entity formation to the overall success of a brewery business, and the differences between...more
Recent amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) have significantly expanded the opportunity for tax savings under Section 1202. Section 1202, which was originally added to the Code in 1993, provides relief...more
On September 5, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Private Letter Ruling 201436001 (the “Ruling”), which found that a company providing products and services primarily within the pharmaceutical industry was a...more
Among the taxpayer-favorable aspects of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act), the 100 percent exclusion from gross income of gain on the sale of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), provided for in section 1202 of...more