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Client Alert: “Trump Accounts” – Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts for Children

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On Friday, July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) (“Big Beautiful Bill”) after narrow approval from both houses of Congress. The legislation extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and...more

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Taxes: An American Obsession?

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Last week the United States celebrated the 249th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Great Britain. In celebration of the occasion, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Act which, among other...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Elementos clave de la “One Big Beautiful Bill”

La Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. aprobó hoy, con una votación de 218 a favor y 214 en contra, la versión previamente autorizada por el Senado del proyecto de ley conocido como “One Big Beautiful Bill”. Se espera que...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is Revenge a Dish Best Served Under the Tax Code?

Among the myriad provisions of the budget bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month, one that has recently gained increased prominence in recent weeks is proposed Section 899, increasingly referred to as...more

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Update: Senate Finance Committee Releases Its Version of Section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill

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On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill (the House Bill), which contained a new addition to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code — Section 899 (House Bill Section 899). On June 16,...more

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President Names Yet Another Acting IRS Commissioner

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Turmoil continues to roil the highest ranks of the Internal Revenue Service, as the President has replaced the acting IRS Commissioner that he appointed just last week. As we previously wrote, on Tax Day, the President named...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Tax Law (and Controversy) Under the Trump Administration

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As it releases executive orders with unprecedented speed, the Trump administration has begun executing its vision for the United States and the world. This article addresses some of the tax-related topics likely to be the...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

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Trump May Revive Effort to Close Carried Interest Loophole

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President Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers to discuss potential tax code changes, including a proposal to eliminate the carried interest tax break. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the...more

Alston & Bird

Can Trump Replace Income Tax with Tariffs?

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President Trump has suggested using tariffs to lower the Federal Government’s reliance on income taxes....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Your Role in Protecting Tax-Exempt Bonds During Legislative Changes

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President Trump has indicated that one of his key economic priorities is to extend the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). However, Congress still needs to resolve disagreements on the cost and funding of...more

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New Guidance Regarding Deferral of Withholding of Employees’ Social Security Taxes

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On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster.” The order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use...more

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Potential Payroll Tax Deferral Is Available – Employers Must Understand the Program and Use Extreme Caution Before Blindly Jumping...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more

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Social Security Taxes Could Be Deferred for the Rest of 2020

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Under the CARES Act passed on March 27, 2020, Congress allowed employers and self-employed workers to defer payment of their portion of Social Security taxes that will accrue between March 27 and December 31, 2020. Fifty...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Employers Face Risks If They Reduce FICA Tax Withholding as a Result of the President’s Executive Order

On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Treasury Department to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain employment taxes that would otherwise be withheld and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Taxpayers That Paid The Net Investment Income Tax Or The Additional Medicare Tax Should Consider Filing Protective Claims For...

Individuals, estates, and trusts that paid significant amounts of the 3.8% net investment income tax or the 0.9% additional Medicare tax in 2016 or later years should consider filing protective claims for refund of those...more

Foster Garvey PC

Treasury Delivers Some More Good News – Notice 2020-20

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration that, in part, instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more

Bracewell LLP

COVID-19 Tax Update: Tax Return Filing and Tax Payment Relief

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Last week, in a pair of notices released under President Trump’s March 13, 2020 Emergency Declaration relating to the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS and the Treasury Department offered relief for tax return filing and tax...more

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Treasury Delivers Some Good News in a Time When Good News Is Rare

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration, which in part instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - May 2019 #2

Tax Tidbit - Regulators have until June 22 to finalize guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97). The 18-month mark since the legislation was signed into law is quickly approaching. The Treasury Department and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - March 2019 #3

IN THIS ISSUE - Tax Tidbit - - $43,060,000,000 Legislative Lowdown - - Extenders: Contenders or Pretenders? - Better Later Than Never - Democrats Budge on Budget ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Congress Releases Revised Conference Bill on Tax Reform - A Look at How It Compares with Earlier House and Senate Bills

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Congress released the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on late Friday evening, Dec. 15, 2017. This version of the bill is the result of a conference committee process to marry the different bills previously passed by the U.S. House of...more

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Treasury Report Proposes Substantial Revisions to Controversial Tax Regulations

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Last week, on October 2, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) delivered a report to President Trump that proposes substantial revisions to eight sets of controversial U.S. federal income tax regulations...more

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