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French Tax Authorities’ Guidelines Clarify the New Legal Framework Applicable to Management Package Instruments

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The regime sets new rules regarding the taxation of gains realized on the sale of securities held by employees or executives in the frame of management packages....more

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Section 1202 and QSBS: A Survey of States That Don’t Conform to the Federal Treatment

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Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a capital gains exclusion for certain qualified small business stock (QSBS) when a stockholder sells the same. This gain exclusion impacts venture-backed startups, angel...more

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Section 1202 – Enhanced Opportunities in Increased Exclusions and Caps

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Prior to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 (the “OBBBA”) , Section 1202 provided that non-corporate taxpayers that acquired qualified small business stock after August 10, 1993 (“QSBS”)...more

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Missouri Eliminates Tax on Capital Gains

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 594 into law, amending RSMo. § 143.121 to exempt capital gains from its existing state income tax. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, income...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key One Big Beautiful Bill Act implications for family offices and high-net-worth investors

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the most significant US tax overhaul since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The OBBBA includes critical changes impacting family offices,...more

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Canada's Federal Election 2025 — A Tale of Two Tax Policies

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With the Canadian federal election just under two weeks away, the two major parties leading the current polls, the Liberals (led by Mark Carney) and the Conservatives (led by Pierre Poilievre), have yet to formally release...more

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Lawmakers Revisit Tax Treatment of Carried Interest

The tax treatment of carried interest has long been a subject of political debate. Since 2007, almost annually, the taxation of carried interest has found its way into either proposed legislation or presidential budget...more

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2025 Carried Interest Tax Reform and Impact on Sponsors and Investors

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On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump met with Republican lawmakers to discuss budget priorities, proposing to end carried interest. On the same day, Democrats introduced bills in both the House and the Senate that...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Tax Update: Proposed Increase to Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Deferred to 2026

On January 31, 2025, the Minister of Finance (Canada) announced that the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds, previously intended to be effective for dispositions occurring on or...more

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The UK Government’s Autumn Budget 2024

The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2024 on 30 October 2024. The Budget was the first to be delivered by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, following the election of the Labour...more

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Change to non-domicile tax regime forms part of UK Spring Budget 2024

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As part of the UK’s Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced the abolition of the remittance basis for income tax and capital gains tax for non-UK domiciled, UK resident individuals (the...more

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Massachusetts Tax Reform Enacted – Estate Tax Exemption Increase and Other Help for Residents

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The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more

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House Republicans Introduce Expansive Tax-Reform Package: The American Families and Jobs Act

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) unveiled committee Republicans’ economic-growth package on June 9, introducing three individual bills that encompass tax provisions relevant to a broad cross-section...more

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Massachusetts Tax Law Update - May 2023

On April 13, the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved H.3770, a tax reform bill that includes significant changes for individuals, businesses and estates. The bill is now with the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Potential Constitutional Challenge: Biden Budget Proposes Mark-to-Market for High-Net-Worth Individuals

In President Biden’s State of the Union address, he called on all Americans to pay their “fair share.” The Treasury Department’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue Proposals contains several...more

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Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith’s Potential Legislative Agenda

Following two rounds of votes, the House Republican Steering Committee elected Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) to serve as the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee for the 118th Congress. Smith has served on the committee...more

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Volatile Reaction to UK “Mini-Budget”

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Bank of England market intervention after presentation of tax package - On 23 September, the new U.K. Government conducted the emergency fiscal event it had scheduled when taking power at the beginning of the month. Many...more

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Senate Passes Significant Tax Changes Over the Weekend

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Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) as part of the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. The U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Act this...more

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BG Tax Alert - Take Two: Biden’s Budget Proposes Tax Hikes

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On March 28, 2022, President Biden announced his 2023 federal budget (Budget), which is often referred to as the President’s Green Book. While much of the Budget harkens back to the “Build Back Better Framework” (Framework),...more

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The Proposed Build Back Better Act Moves Forward After the House Passes a Revised Version of the Bill

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Overview - Over the past year, several tax law changes have been proposed by the Biden administration and, in September 2021, draft legislative language was circulated, which set forth proposed changes to the Internal...more

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House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Look at the House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Proposals

I. Introduction - On September 15, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee approved tax provisions for proposed inclusion in the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA). If enacted in their current form, the proposals would,...more

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Big Potential Tax Changes on the Horizon for Clients

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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released proposed budget reconciliation legislation on September 13, 2021. The bill still must complete many steps in the legislative process – including passage by the full House of...more

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The House Ways and Means Committee Finally Provides Draft Legislative Language for the Tax Changes First Set Forth in President...

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In April 2021, President Biden announced the “American Families Plan,” which included some significant tax law changes. On May 28, 2021, the United State Department of Treasury issued a report entitled “General Explanation of...more

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Are My Taxes Going Up? Seven Proposals to Watch from the House Ways and Means Committee’s Draft Tax Legislation

Congress has other plans for tax practitioners this fall, starting with the House Ways and Means Committee’s initial draft of major tax legislation.  The draft legislation proposes far-reaching changes to existing tax laws,...more

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