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In this fourth installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), Steve Nofziger and I discuss a provision of the Act that impacts pass-through business entities and their owners, Code Section...more
Every conveyance of property or of an interest in property from one person to another is prompted, or at least influenced, by economic considerations. The parties to the transaction may swap properties, or one party may...more
What is now considered as the “abusive use of partnerships,” and why would this matter to the IRS? The agency recently released IR-2024-166, which is intended to provide “new guidance to stop partnerships from using...more
Last week, Sen. Warren reintroduced her “Ultra-Millionaires” wealth tax proposal to the Senate. Query her timing. The measure has the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hell of being enacted by this Congress.Perhaps the Senator...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
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
Last fall, the IRS announced, with respect to pass-through entities (LLCs or other entities taxed as partnerships or S corporations), that, if state law allows or requires the entity itself to pay state and local taxes (which...more
One of the most controversial individual income tax changes enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is the $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local income and property taxes (“SALT”) for federal income tax...more
On September 13, 2021, the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee introduced 880 plus pages of legislative tax proposals to help fund the House’s proposed $3.5 trillion stimulus package. Below are tax proposals relevant...more
Earlier this year, Alabama became one of 19 or so states to enact a pass-through entity tax as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap” enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that limits the deductibility of...more
Illinois enacted a pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) that may be elected by partnerships and S corporations to permit a federal deduction of state income taxes that otherwise are limited to $10,000 per year from 2018 to 2025...more
On July 16, 2021, Governor Baker approved a $47.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget, but sent back a provision the Massachusetts Legislature passed creating a workaround for the federal cap on the state and local tax deduction. ...more
On July 16, 2021, Governor Baker enacted legislation that allows (a) individual, trust and estate taxpayers who are partners in partnerships (or limited liability companies taxed as partnerships) and (b) individual, trust and...more
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation that is both good news and bad news for Illinois taxpayers. The good news is that, if approved by Gov. Pritzker, Illinois taxpayers will be able to take advantage of a workaround...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
Memory Lane- You may recall how clear it became, as the bill that would become the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) moved through Congress in late 2017, that C corporations were about to realize a number of tax benefits,...more
One of the most controversial individual income tax changes enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) is the $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local income and property taxes (“SALT”) for federal income tax...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017 Tax Act) limited the deduction of state and local taxes to $10,000 for individuals. Several states, including Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, have passed legislation that imposed income...more
On January 13, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act” (the Workaround Act). The Workaround Act establishes an elective entity level tax on an individual’s...more
Partners in partnerships are allowed to deduct operating losses in partnerships that their shareholder counterparts in S corporations cannot deduct. The difference results from a difference between partners and shareholders...more
As part of the 2017 tax overhaul, provisions were put in place that allowed those holding property for rental purposes to write off up to a fifth of their rental income for tax purposes. The deduction was included in Code...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 30 – October 4, 2019. September 30, 2019: The IRS published a draft of the tax year...more
In the Spring of 2018, the Connecticut Legislature adopted a Pass-Through Entity Tax (the “PE Tax”), which imposes a 6.99% tax on pass-through entities (partnerships, limited liability companies and S-corporations). The PE...more
“You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely.” The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and its undeniable bias in favor of C corporations, has spurred the owners of many closely held businesses, along with their advisers, to...more
From its inception, Section 199A made it fairly clear that the deduction for qualified business income (“QBI”) would not apply to all income in respect of pass-through businesses. Aside from limitations dependent on the...more