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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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

QSBS Gets a Makeover: Key Changes Under the OBBBA

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made the following changes to qualified small business stock (QSBS): The holding period is now graduated for stock acquired after July 4, 2025....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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Tax Benefits of QSBS Expanded under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

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Key Takeaways: - On July 4, 2025, “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was signed into law, introducing significant expansions of the tax benefits of “qualified small business stock” (“QSBS”) issued on or after July...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

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

DLA Piper

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

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Recognition of Undocumented Construction Costs for Capital Gains Tax in Israel

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently published an addendum to the 1987 circular  with the goal of minimizing disputes with sellers of residential apartments. The addendum contains procedures addressing instances when...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

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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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

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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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Impact Of President Biden’s Tax Plan On Estate Planning

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With Democratic control of the White House and Congress, there has been much speculation on what President Biden’s tax proposal will look like, as well as the likelihood that President Biden’s tax plan will be enacted into...more

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Summary of Proposed 2021 Federal Tax Law Changes

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President Biden has proposed major changes to the Federal tax laws, some of which are sought to be effective earlier in 2021 (i.e., we are already operating under these changes, if they later become adopted), as compared to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Putting the ‘S' in OTS: UK Capital Gains Tax

In the last six months, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published two reports evaluating the effectiveness of the capital gains taxation system in the UK. These reports suggest amendments to the existing system....more

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