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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
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
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”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduced a number of significant amendments to the Internal Revenue Code. Among the OBBBA’s most notable changes are the revisions to Section 1202...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed a budget reconciliation bill entitled the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act). The Act extends the tax cuts that were enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, adds a...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) (OBBBA). This alert focuses on OBBBA changes regarding qualified small business stock (QSBS) and qualified opportunity zone (QOZ)...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands the qualified small business stock benefits available to founders and investors....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
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 119th Cong § 70431 (2025)) (“Act”) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, after narrowly passing the House on July 3, 2025....more
On June 30, 2025, New Jersey enacted legislation that now incorporates the US federal qualified small business stock (QSBS) rules under Section 1202, effective for dispositions of QSBS for tax years beginning on or after...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 recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) makes significant and immediate changes to the tax rules surrounding qualified small business stock (QSBS) under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code. These rules...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which included revisions to Section[1] 1202 for “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) unchanged from those initially introduced in the...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, which had narrowly passed through the United States Congress. The OBBBA makes permanent certain tax provisions that were due to expire...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”) into law. Among many changes, the OBBB included an expansion of the qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) gain exclusion under Section 1202 of...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
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill that would significantly expand the benefits available for qualified small business stock (QSBS). The expanded QSBS benefits apply to stock acquired after the...more
This presentation will cover essential aspects of QSBS eligibility, the tax benefits available under Section 1202, and practical approaches for maximizing exclusions on capital gains. This session will include recent updates,...more
Founders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other investors (all of which are collectively referred to herein as “investors”) should be familiar with Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, a valuable provision that...more
I’m ready to form a Delaware corporation for my startup! If you’ve decided to set up your business as a Delaware corporation, you’re in good company. While founders have many options to choose from for their business...more
It's human nature to take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude, which extends to allowing areas of your business to evolve and develop without scrutiny. This is why tuning up your business is an essential part of...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
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