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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

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Tax Law Increases the Benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock

Benefits Offer Enhanced Tax Exclusions and Eligibility for Founders, Early Employees, and Investors- The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes several taxpayer-friendly revisions to the rules governing Qualified...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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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reinforces and Enhances Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Savings – A Benefit for Prospective Startup...

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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

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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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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Expands Section 1202: Enhanced Capital Gain Exclusion for Qualified Small Business Stock

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBBA) into law, enacting extensions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as well as a broad set of tax reforms. ...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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QSBS Benefits Expanded Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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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

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Section 1202 “Qualified Small Business Stock” Tax Benefits May Be Significantly Expanded as Part of Tax Package

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On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft legislative text (the Senate Proposal) following the prior passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by the House of Representatives (the House Bill). ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Understanding Section 1202: The Qualified Small Business Stock Exemption

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

Rivkin Radler LLP

Wendy & Jen Wreck the Movies: Hobson’s Choice (1954) or The Importance of Not being a Jerk

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Henry Hobson is a widowed blowhard who fancies himself superior to everyone because he owns a shoe business. Hobson’s daughter Maggie actually runs the business, but Hobson does not pay her....more

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New Tax Bill Puts a Stop to Incentives for Startup Investing

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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

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - May 2021 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Startup Employees Should Pay Attention to Biden’s Capital Gains Tax Plans  The Biden Administration proposed significant changes to the capital gains tax....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Qualified Small Business Stock: Common FAQs by Startup Founders and Investors

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We receive many questions from founders, investors and others about qualified small business stock. And it’s no wonder, given the complexity of the concept. In this article, we provide a high-level overview of QSBS. A...more

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Blog: What is Qualified Small Business Stock and Why Does It Matter for You and Your Startup?

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Over the past 25 years, the US tax code has given founders and investors a significant tax break. Taxpayers holding qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) may be able to avoid tax on all or part of their gain from the sale...more

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Tax Exclusions for Sale of Stock Issued by Qualified Small Business Corporations Becomes Permanent — At Least Temporarily

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Over the past several years, Congress has sought to incentivize investment in small businesses by allowing taxpayers to exclude gains in certain small business stock sales. Gradually, Congress continued to increase these...more

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