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Foster Garvey PC

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): Part V – Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion / Code Section...

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In this fifth installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Steve Nofziger and I discuss a provision of the Act that impacts certain business owners who are contemplating a sale of their shares, Code...more

Foster Garvey PC

A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XVI – Changes in...

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Now that the scurrying around and worrying relative to developments impacting the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that were coming at us with laser speed are on a slow simmer, I can turn my attention back to my multi-part...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Do I Need a 409A Valuation for my Company?

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If you have equity as part of your retirement or executive compensation plans, you likely need a 409A valuation. The need for a valuation also applies if you are preparing to issue equity (equity grants or stock options) or...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Surprising IRS Tax Bracket Changes for 2025

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Have you come across the surprising IRS tax bracket changes for 2025? Yesterday, the IRS released the 2025 income tax brackets for U.S. taxpayers. The inflation adjustments to tax brackets were a pandemic-boosted 7% for...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Final Tax Rules and Transitional Guidance for Broker Reporting

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently finalized Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) and published two notices and a Revenue Procedure (the “Transitional Guidance”) for broker reporting of certain...more

Carlton Fields

Tax Court Upholds IRS Decision That Premiums Paid to Microcaptive Insurance Companies Did Not Qualify for Tax Deductions

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The U.S. Tax Court recently upheld a determination by the IRS that premium payments to certain microcaptives could not be deducted for tax purposes because the premium payments were not actually for “insurance.”...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

The Sunset of the TCJA – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 – Is Scheduled for the End of 2025

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The sunset of the TCJA – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, is currently scheduled for the end of 2025.  The TCJA contributed substantial changes to the US tax code that have benefited many US taxpayers.  How should a US...more

Morgan Lewis

Biden Highlights IRS Plans to Audit Corporate/Partnership Jet Use in State of the Union Address

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In his State of the Union address, President Joseph Biden targeted tax breaks for corporations and wealthy individuals who use private jets as part of a broader goal to make big corporations and the wealthy pay “their fair...more

Littler

Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2022 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On January 14, 2022, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 22-01 (CL IR 22-01) announcing the applicable 2022 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans. ...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How does the IRS enforce the Nation’s Tax Laws for the benefit of all Taxpayers?

On December 17, 2020, the IRS published a document entitled “Closer Look”. It explains the IRS aspiration for balancing the Taxpayer burden with the potential benefit of its compliance effort when deciding which compliance...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Proposes Carried Interest Regulations

On July 31, 2020, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations under section 1061 of the tax code. Section 1061 imposes a three-year holding period as a precondition to recognizing long-term capital gains on carried...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

After Ten Years, FATCA is NOT GOING AWAY!

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FATCA was signed into law in March 2010 with the objective of combating international income tax reporting non-compliance by US citizens and U.S. taxpaying residents (US Taxpayers). It requires Foreign Financial Institutions...more

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US Treasury Proposes Regulations Addressing the New Holding Period for Partnership Profits Interests

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 31, 2020, the US Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) published long-awaited proposed Treasury regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that provide detailed guidance on the new Code Section enacted...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Responding To The Democratic Party’s Tax Plans

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The Convention- The Democratic Party’s “virtual” convention last week seems to have gone pretty well. All the stars of the Party’s firmament were on hand and spoke in “virtually” one voice in their assessment of the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Tiene su Consultor Externo de FATCA la Experiencia para Interpretar el Complejo Código Fiscal de los EE.UU.? - Foodman CPAs and...

Las Instituciones Financieras Extranjeras (FFI) tienen múltiples responsabilidades de cumplimiento de reportaje de FATCA y enfrentan la posibilidad de sanciones por no cumplir....more

Epstein Becker & Green

IRS Memo Concludes No There Is Statute of Limitations for ACA Employer Mandate Penalties Under Internal Revenue Code § 4980H

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel recently issued a memo which, in a surprise to many, concluded that the filing of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) Forms 1094-C and 1095-C (“C Forms”) does not start the statute of limitations...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Fix a Decade of Document Errors? Yes You Can!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In two months (on March 31, 2020), the window closes for 403(b) plan sponsors to take advantage of the unique opportunity to retroactively amend their 403(b) retirement plans to correct document errors...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS issues FATCA Relief but not for All

On September 6, 2019, IRS announced Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens.  These are procedures for certain persons who have relinquished, or intend to relinquish, their United States  citizenship, who wish to come...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Still Tax, Even Without the Distributed Cash

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The IRS recently issued guidance on the tax treatment, withholding and reporting for required distributions from tax-qualified retirement plans. Plan sponsors should contact their retirement vendors and trustees to ensure...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup September 2 – 6, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 2 – 6, 2019. September 3, 2019: The IRS issued a notice in which it released the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup August 19 – 23, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19 – 23, 2019. August 20, 2019: The IRS released a proposed regulation that provides...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup August 12 – 16, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 12 – 16, 2019. August 12, 2019: The IRS issued a news release announcing that John...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Can the IRS release Taxpayer information to a third party?

Tax Return information is protected from disclosure by the IRS to other parties by the IRC Section 6103 -Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return information. ...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Inflation Adjustments: A Safe Conversation for the Thanksgiving Table

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It’s that time of year again when people’s thoughts turn to…inflation adjustments! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions for the year 2019,...more

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