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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Expands QSBS Tax Incentives for Small Business Investment

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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

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: An Overview of Impacts on the Tax Code for Business Owners

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

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Qualified Small Business (1202) Stock: Easier to Qualify and Exit; Bigger Tax Savings

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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

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The Return of Bonus Depreciation and Other Big Deductions

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Businesses looking to purchase certain property (e.g., equipment, machinery, vehicles, furniture) to use in their business now have a few extra incentives for doing so. Under recently enacted provisions in the “One Big...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits

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

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Tax Benefits of QSBS Expanded under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

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Key Takeaways: - On July 4, 2025, “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was signed into law, introducing significant expansions of the tax benefits of “qualified small business stock” (“QSBS”) issued on or after July...more

McGuireWoods LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Provides Expanded Tax Benefit Opportunities for Qualified Small Business Stock Investors

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted July 4, 2025, made a number of changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), including certain notable changes to the provisions of Code Section 1202 for...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The One Big Beautiful Bill: Major Tax Reforms That Could Reshape Your Planning

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduced major changes impacting individual, estate, state, local, real estate, and business tax rules. Understanding these updates is key for tax...more

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The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Permits Immediate Deduction of Domestic R&E Expenditures, in Some Cases Retroactively

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On July 4, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) was signed into law, which includes provisions restoring immediate deduction of domestic research and experimentation (R&E) expenditures in tax years beginning after...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill and Opportunities To Avoid or Defer Tax on Gains

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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

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Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits Expanded Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. Among the many changes, the Act expands the favorable tax treatment for Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) under Section 1202...more

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What the One Big Beautiful Bill Means for Qualified Small Business Stock

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Entrepreneurs and investors should consider significant changes to the rules governing qualified small business stock (QSBS) included in H.R. 1, often referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). The OBBB was passed...more

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OBB-BA-Di, Ob-La-Da, Life Goes On, Brah? Life – and Tax Policy – Goes On

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On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law P.L. 119-21, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), enacting significant changes to the US tax system....more

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Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits Expanded in New Tax Bill

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands the qualified small business stock benefits available to founders and investors....more

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Key Tax Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, 2025, the federal government enacted H.R. 1, “An Act to provide for reconciliation” which is popularly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). OBBBA’s 870 pages included significant tax changes, making...more

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Top 10 Biggest Business Tax Breaks (and Hits) in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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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

Paul Hastings LLP

Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits Expanded for Early-Stage Companies and Investors

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Expands Qualified Small Business Stock Exemptions

President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) on July 4, 2025 (the “Signing Date”). Among the Act’s significant tax extensions and changes to tax law are several taxpayer-favorable revisions to...more

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Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Key Tax Changes for Business Owners and Estate Planning Clients

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, 2025. This legislation introduces changes that will impact estate, tax, and business planning strategies for many business owners and high-net-worth individuals and...more

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New Jersey Adopts QSBS Exclusion: A Game-Changer for In-State Investors and Founders

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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

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The Sun Will Not Set: The One Big Beautiful Bill

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The long-anticipated “sunset” of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was slated for the end of 2025. Upon this “sunset,” the federal estate and gift tax exemptions—which reached $13.99 million per individual in...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock: Tax Benefits for Startup Investors are Bigger and More Beautiful

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In a move to bolster investment in small business, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“OBBBA”), signed into law on July 4, 2025 (the “Applicable Date”), introduced significant changes to the Qualified Small Business Stock...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Closely Held Businesses and Their Owners Ask: What’s Big and Beautiful in the Recent Tax Law?

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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

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Big Changes for QSBS: What the 2025 Trump Tax Bill Means for Founders and Investors

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping tax reform package that includes major updates to the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) rules under Section 1202 of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

One Big Beautiful Bill Act brings major changes to Section 1202 capital gains exclusion

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

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