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Latham & Watkins LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Introduces Major Changes to Federal Tax Law

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBB) into law, making permanent the reduced individual tax rates and brackets established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and modifying a...more

Williams Mullen

Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Tax Deductions for Businesses

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President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act) into law on Friday July 4, 2025. Among other changes to existing federal tax laws (many of which are discussed by other alerts from this firm), the OBBB Act...more

DLA Piper

Deductibility of Consultancy Fees Upheld by Supreme Administrative Court

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On 26 May 2025, the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favour of OneMed Sverige AB regarding the deductibility of consultancy fees and input VAT. OneMed had reimbursed its parent company for consulting services...more

Morgan Lewis

Düsseldorf Fiscal Court: Legal and Consulting Fees for Sale of Second-Tier Subsidiary Fully Deductible Irrespective of an Existing...

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In its decision dated February 26, 2025 (7 K 1811/21 K), the Düsseldorf Fiscal Court concluded that legal and consulting fees incurred by the indirect sale of a second-tier subsidiary by the subsidiary are deductible business...more

Foster Garvey PC

Hobby Loss Rules Revisited

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With the Corporate Transparency Act hopefully in our rearview mirrors, I decided to take a brief break from my ongoing series on Subchapter S and report on a different topic. In the last few weeks, the Magistrate Division of...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Denial of Tax Deductions for Marijuana Businesses - Who is this Inter-Loper to Section 280E [More with McGlinchey, Ep....

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Has the Supreme Court’s opinion overturning the Chevron doctrine altered the landscape for the denial of tax deductions for marijuana businesses under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code? Here to explore that question...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Taxing A Foreigner’s Sale of a Partnership Interest – Déjà Vu All Over Again

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There is no denying that many parts of the Code are complex and, in some cases, too obscure for many “laypersons” to comprehend. Over time, this reality spawned the need for advisers who are both knowledgeable and experienced...more

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Impacts of Cannabis Rescheduling on Bankruptcy

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Despite the excitement of many over rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the move does not make cannabis “legal” unless it is produced, sold, and used within the tightly regulated parameters of the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

High Time for Cannabis Businesses to Start Tax Planning

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Cannabis businesses should prepare now for certain tax benefits since the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) recent recommendation to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III...more

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Paid or Incurred: Marijuana Rescheduling, Taxes, and Section 280E

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The cannabis industry knows well the economic burden imposed by Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). It substantially increases the cost of doing business because it disallows deductions for expenses...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Is Your Lawsuit Tax Deductible? | How to know when it is, and isn’t, deductible

The costs associated with hiring attorneys, defending a lawsuit, and paying for damages or a settlement can be exorbitant, and will inevitably damage a company’s profitability. The good news is these payments are often tax...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Es Un Hobby O Negocio?

Los contribuyentes pueden enfrentarse a la pregunta: “¿Es un hobby o negocio?”. El IRS afirma que: “a veces la línea entre tener un hobby y administrar un negocio puede ser confusa, pero conocer la diferencia es importante...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Is It A Hobby Or Business?

Taxpayers may be faced with the question: “Is it a hobby or business?” The IRS states that: “sometimes the line between having a hobby and running a business can be confusing, but knowing the difference is important because...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Jets Corporativos Y El IRS

El 2/21/24, el IRS anunció que comenzará a auditar el uso de aviones corporativos como parte de su esfuerzo más amplio para asegurar que los grupos de altos ingresos “no pasen desapercibidos” en sus responsabilidades...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Corporate Jets And The IRS

On 2/21/24, the IRS announced that it will begin auditing corporate jet usage as part of its larger effort to ensure high-income groups “don’t fly under the radar” on tax responsibilities. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Can Cannabis Companies Deduct Business Expenses? Two Operators Say Yes

Federal tax relief could be on the horizon for New York cannabis companies with two multistate cannabis operators claiming to have found the secret to escaping the tax obligations imposed by Section 280E of the Internal...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Increased IRS Scrutiny on Use of Personal and Business Aircraft

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On February 21, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced plans to conduct dozens of audits on the use of business aircraft by large corporations, partnerships, and high-income individuals as part of its “campaign”...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blazing Trails: Exploring ESOPs in the Cannabis Industry

The budding cannabis industry, despite its rapid growth and gradual acceptance in recent years, still faces a major sustainability challenge: Cannabis businesses cannot deduct most ordinary business expenses. Under Internal...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

In NYC, Cannabis Business Expenses Now Deductible

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Friday, November 20, 2023, that allows New York City cannabis businesses to deduct business expenses paid or incurred in carrying on such business for purposes of determining...more

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Gregory v. Commissioner : A lesson in application of the ‘hobby loss’ rules

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Many of you are familiar with what are commonly referred to as the “hobby loss” rules. Section 183 of the Internal Revenue Code limits a taxpayer’s ability to deduct expenses associated with activities “not engaged in for...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court in Brief | Moore v. Comm’r | Research Credit and Computation of Research Expenses under Section 41(a)

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Summary: Petitioner Gayla Moore was the sole owner of Nevco, Inc. (Nevco), a subchapter S corporation, during the tax years in issue (2014 and 2015). Nevco claimed the section 411 credit for increasing research activities...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Avery v. Comm’r | Collection Due Process and a Lawyer’s Race Car Business Expense Deductions

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Summary: Since 1982, James William Avery (Avery) was a practicing lawyer, specializing in personal injury law as a solo practitioner primarily in Denver, Colorado for the period 2008–2013 but also some in Indiana during...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Distinguishing Investment and Business Expenses - Family Office Structuring After Lender

Structuring a family’s investment activities can be complex. Across assets, activities, relationships and the particular circumstances of each family member-investor, a family office will typically provide a spectrum of...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Craddock v. Comm'r | Deficiency for Disallowed Business and Travel Expenses

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Summary: In this non-precedential opinion (see section 7463(b)), the Tax Court addresses deficiencies for disallowed business expenses claimed by taxpayers, Mathew Craddock and Chasta Craddock. Mr. Craddock was employed...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Simpson v. Comm’r | Deficiencies for Unsubstantiated Expenses; Accountable Reimbursement Plans; and Basis in...

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Kyle Simpson and Christen Simpson, husband and wife (the Simpsons), were equal shareholders in a wholly owned S corporation (S Corp). Through S Corp, Mr. Simpson developed open-source software. He was also employed by three...more

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