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Significant changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“H.R. 1”) have made Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code an even more valuable tax break for small business owners and investors. These updates expand who can...more
Stock qualifying under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) allows eligible non-corporate taxpayers to potentially exclude a portion or all of...more
Join Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Morgan Klinzing and Jay Jumper, along with Independence Capital Partners President and CFO Eric Emrich, as they delve into the intricacies of Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, commonly...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, contained a big, beautiful surprise for qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) investors. Individual investors, private equity funds...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”), which makes a number of highly beneficial changes to the tax treatment of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) acquired by...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The legislation permanently extends some of the changes to the tax code first introduced in 2018 while adding additional provisions designed to...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made the following changes to qualified small business stock (QSBS): The holding period is now graduated for stock acquired after July 4, 2025....more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was recently signed into law on July 4, 2025. One of the changes to the tax code in the OBBBA impacts qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) under Section 1202. The changes generally...more
For new stock issuances only, the OBBBA supercharges and updates the “qualified small business stock” (“QSBS”) exclusion under section 1202 (which has been a powerful tax incentive for certain investors in certain start-ups...more
With a name like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), you know two things right away: (1) it’s a mouthful, and (2) you’re going to have to wade through a lot to find the useful parts. Fortunately, two tax lawyers already...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
President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, signed into law H.R. 1, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). (For a detailed analysis of the bill, see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Trump Signs the One...more
The Senate Finance Committee's version of the Republicans' budget reconciliation legislation (the “Senate Bill”) would significantly expand the qualified small business stock (QSBS) benefits under Section 1202 of the Code...more
This article provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax incentives available to non-corporate holders of “qualified small business stock” (“QSB stock”) as defined under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue...more
If you own a small business, you may qualify for significant tax savings under section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 1202). Owners or investors of certain C corporations (C corps) may be...more
Proposal’s Effect Would Limit Access to Capital for Small Businesses - An overlooked provision of the new, sweeping tax bill currently under consideration by Congress as part of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion...more
What happened? - In the wee hours of December 16th, Congress passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (“TIPA”), a stopgap measure that, among other things, retroactively extends certain tax incentives...more