Shareholders, C-Corporation, Qualified Small Business Stock

Gifting Qualified Small Business Stock – Can You “Stack” the Section 1202 Odds In Your Favor?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/4/2025

C Corp - Imagine a closely held and growing start-up business (“Corp”) that was recently incorporated under state law and, so, is treated as a regular C corporation for purposes of the federal income tax. Thus, Corp will pay...more

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): Part V – Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion / Code Section...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/23/2025

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

Accidental Termination on Purpose? S Corp Ruling Could Be Huge For QSBS Owners

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/3/2024

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

State Taxation of Qualified Small Business Stock: Federal Tax Exclusion Not Always Replicated at State Level

WilmerHale on 6/16/2023

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

Basics of QSBS and its Application to the Energy Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/30/2022

One of the lesser-known yet very beneficial provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) relating to business investment is Section 1202. Originally passed in 1993 and amended several times over the years, Section 1202...more

Disposing Of Assets Under The Ways and Means Committee’s Proposals

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/21/2021

First Step- Last Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved that portion of the 2022 budget legislation with which it was tasked by the Congressional Budget resolution of August 24. The text of the bill...more

Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation

Verrill on 5/8/2018

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

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