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Recent U.S. Tax Court Opinion Illustrates How Language in Settlement Agreements Can Determine Tax Treatment of Payments

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In Mennemeyer v. Commissioner,1 the United States Tax Court reminds us that a settlement agreement that is not carefully drafted can have significant tax consequences....more

Freeman Law

Tax Cout in Brief | Christiansen v. Commissioner

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The Tax Court in Brief - Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose....more

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Supreme Court Gives IRS Ability to Levy Taxpayers Without Tax Court Challenge

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In a pivotal ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 12, 2025, held that the U.S. Tax Court lacks jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s Collection Due Process appeal under IRC § 6330 once the IRS can no longer pursue a levy,...more

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Substantiating the Right to Claim QSBS Tax Benefits | Part 1

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Section 1202 provides an exclusion from capital gains when a stockholder sells qualified small business stock (QSBS), assuming all eligibility requirements are satisfied. Section 1045 provides for the tax-free rollover of...more

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Tax Court Has De Novo Review Over Tax-Related Passport Denial/Revocation Cases

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In a recent case of first impression, the U.S. Tax Court has held that it does not have to rely solely upon the administrative record in determining whether the IRS erroneously certified a taxpayer as having a seriously...more

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The Tax Court in Soroban Holds that Limited Partners Were Too Active To Be Treated As “Limited Partners” and are Subject to...

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On May 28, 2025, in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban II”), the Tax Court held the active role of limited partners in a fund manager caused them to fail to qualify as “limited partners”...more

Stinson LLP

U.S. Tax Court Issues Ruling on Self-Employment Tax Exception for Limited Partners

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On Wednesday, May 28, the U.S. Tax Court ruled in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner that a "functional analysis" test applies when determining whether a limited partner who contributes services to a partnership may...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tax Court’s Decision in Soroban—Potential SECA Tax Implications for Management Fee Income

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Tax Court issued its decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban”), holding that “limited partners” of a management company organized as a Delaware limited...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Limited Partner Exclusion From Self-Employment Tax – But Who Is A Limited Partner?

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An Agency Under Siege - The mission statement of the IRS reminds taxpayers that it is their responsibility to understand and meet their tax obligations, while it is the role of the IRS to “enforce the [tax] law with...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Tax Court Rules That Limited Partners of an Investment Manager Are Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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On May 28, 2025, the United States Tax Court held that the limited partners of a limited partnership providing investment management services to various investment funds were not limited partners within the meaning of...more

Cooley LLP

Soroban: An Update After US Tax Court Ruling

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On May 28, 2025, the US Tax Court ruled that investment manager limited partners in Soroban Capital Partners were active limited partners and, as such, were ineligible for the limited partner exception to self-employment...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

YA Global Brings its Fight to the Appellate Level

On April 28, YA Global Investments, LP (“YA Global”) filed an appeal in the 3rd Circuit, contesting the Tax Court’s decision in YA Global Investments, LP v. Commissioner. In YA Global Investments, the court found that YA...more

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Employers Are Obligated to Comply with Tax Law Despite Increase in Frivolous Tax Arguments

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In the recent United States Tax Court case O’Connor v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Judge Arbeit sanctioned the petitioner for advancing frivolous arguments contesting the authority of the IRS to assess tax....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Norwich v. Comm’r: Private Credit Firm Prevails in Tax Dispute to Reverse Over-Reported Income

In Norwich v. Comm’r, the taxpayer mistakenly received $7.5 million[2] as a result of various bank errors between 2007 and 2014. Not knowing that the cash was incorrectly released to it, the taxpayer reported those amounts as...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

YA Global Heads to Appeals Court Over Tax Court Ruling on Offshore Fund’s U.S. Activities

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Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top Last month, YA Global Investments, LP (the “Fund”) filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, seeking review of the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vindication: The U.S. Tax Court Sustains IRS Position on Basket Options in GWA, LLC

In Advice Memorandum 2010-005, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) set out its position that “basket options” conveyed so many attributes of ownership over the securities referenced in these options to the optionee that the...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

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“Hey Mom, Can I Have A Few Bucks?” Is It A Loan? A Gift? A Little of Each?

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A parent will sometimes transfer money to a child to enable the child to make an investment that the child could not otherwise make on their own. For example, the child may have identified an attractive business opportunity...more

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Senators Crapo and Wyden Release Draft Bipartisan Taxpayer Rights Legislation

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On January 30, 2025, Mike Crapo (R-ID), the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft of the “Taxpayer Assistance...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS Roundup February 10 – 14, 2025

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 10, 2025 – February 14, 2025. TAX-CONTROVERSY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS - The previous IRS...more

Miller Canfield

Is the Chief of IRS Appeals Constitutionally Appointed?

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The United States Tax Court skillfully dodged answering the headline question with a holding on standing. The court decided, however, that IRS appeals officers and IRS appeals team managers are not officers of the United...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Final Regulations on IRS Appeals Issued

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In 2019, Congress introduced Internal Revenue Code Section 7803(e) that codified the IRS Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) as an administrative avenue for resolving disputes without going to court, focusing on...more

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The Taxpayer Bill of Rights - 10 Essential Rights for U.S. Taxpayers

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Are you aware of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights?  We are reminded, especially during tax season, that taxpayers have 10 essential rights when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS expects its employees to understand...more

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the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | February 2025 Special Tax Edition

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Welcome to the buzz: Special Tax Edition. April 15 is just over two months away. This Special Tax Edition includes practical considerations to help you prepare for tax filing season, including: A former DOJ attorney...more

Hogan Lovells

Another U.S. IRS Victory in the Self-Employment Tax Arena: Denham Capital Management

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For those keeping score at home, it’s currently two wins for the IRS in as many years, and nada/zilch/zero for the fund managers, at least when it comes to the limited partner exception for self-employment taxes (the “Limited...more

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