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Court Upholds CSA, but Cannabis Businesses Still Have Deduction Options

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A recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld a lower court decision that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not violate federal law. The decision stems from Canna Provisions’ lawsuit against the government...more

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The Week in Weed: February 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at a new proposal that would prevent cannabis companies from deducting business expenses, even if...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Not Cool, Man: Senate Proposal to Expand 280E Taxes on Cannabis Businesses Even if Rescheduled

Anyone who thought that the momentum towards federal liberalization of marijuana would be a straight line found themselves with a cold dash of water to the face. Late last week Republican senators filed a bill, entitled the...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

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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

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Marijuana Rescheduling is Here: How DEA’s Decision Will Impact Cannabis Businesses

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After fifty years, the federal government finally acknowledged that marijuana has medical value and is not as dangerous as heroin. As first reported by the Associated Press and confirmed by Marijuana Moment, on April 30,...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

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Possible Demise of 280E in the World of Cannabis

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The Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S. Code §280E, is the bane of any business associated with the “trafficking” of Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances....more

Freeman Law

Moments in Tax History | Eisner v. Macomber | Income, an Origin Story

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In Eisner v. Macomber, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that for purposes of the Sixteenth Amendment, “income” was “a gain, a profit, something of exchangeable value proceeding from the property, severed from the capital however...more

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Decoupling of Section 280E from State Tax Codes

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On May 18, 2022, in a 153-2 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to amend the state’s tax code to provide income tax relief for Massachusetts cannabis businesses. ...more

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Massachusetts May “Decouple” From Section 280E

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Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code provides that no deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred in carrying on any trade or business if such trade or business consists of trafficking in...more

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Does a Tax Cut Jobs Act Provision Decrease Income Taxes on Marijuana Businesses?

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Key Takeaways: ..A pending U.S. Tax Court case presents an interesting theory to preclude the federal income tax disallowance of all deductions of a marijuana business. ..The theory rests on a provision in the 2017 Tax...more

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Section 280E and The Taxation of Cannabis Businesses

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Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits taxpayers who are engaged in the business of trafficking certain controlled substances (including, most notably, marijuana) from deducting typical business expenses...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Continues to Audit and Litigate Against Cannabis Businesses

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As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Enacted in 1982 in response to a...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

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It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

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The IRS Signals It Will Continue to Challenge Cannabis-Dispensary Business Deductions Under the Biden Administration

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The IRS recently indicated that it does not plan to reevaluate its position which precludes cannabis dispensaries from taking deductions for business costs and expenses under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. The...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Tax Court Confirms That Cannabis Businesses Cannot Take Advantage of Certain Tax Breaks Other Businesses Use

One of the most frustrating issues facing the US’s burgeoning cannabis industry has been the inequitable tax treatment that cannabis businesses face as compared to other industries. The IRS’s guidance for one section of the...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Internal Revenue Service Clarifies Tax Rule for Marijuana Industry

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on Thursday, September 10, 2020, to marijuana businesses. The new guidance does not change existing IRS rules, but briefly explains the rules for reporting income, paying...more

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Cannabis Business Takes Position That § 280E Is Unconstitutional – And It’s Like a Grocery Store For Adults

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Cannabis (or marijuana) dispensaries have long stated that they are subjected to harsher tax consequences under the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC” or “Code”) than their “legal” counterparts. Specifically, they have argued, in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Section 280E – Why Are We Still Having This Discussion?

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If you are in the cannabis industry, you should already know Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. It consists of only one sentence...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Growing Pains with Medical Marijuana Taxation - Cannabis Industry News Alert

More and more states across the South are adopting medical marijuana regimes. With this growth comes growing pains. One such pain for marijuana businesses is the tension between following state laws on a product that is still...more

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Tax Court Upholds Constitutionality of Rule Prohibiting Deductions for Marijuana Businesses

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I recently wrote about the Tax Court decision in Northern California Small Business Assistants Inc. v. Commissioner, which addressed whether Section 280E’s denial of tax deductions to marijuana businesses violates the Eighth...more

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Tax Court Strikes a Blow to Medical Marijuana Industry, Although Dissents Offer Some Hope

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As more and more states are allowing legal use of marijuana, medical marijuana businesses are faced with large tax bills because of marijuana’s continued classification as a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. ...more

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No Penalties in Harborside Case

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Last week, a tax court decided that California cannabis company Harborside Inc. owes approximately $11 million in income tax payments after a ruling last year that Code Section 280E (which disallows deductions for businesses...more

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