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Will America celebrate the Fourth of July with the passage of major tax reform? On May 22, House Republicans passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” under the budget reconciliation process. This marks a significant milestone...more
On April 24, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations with respect to Section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations are designed to provide guidance on...more
Current economic conditions have put additional strain on organizations across the health care spectrum in unprecedented ways. However, along with new challenges, both market conditions and new guidance from the Internal...more
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued FAQs clarifying the net operating loss (“NOL”) carryback rules under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) as they apply to tax-exempt...more
On April 23, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under Section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Section...more
On April 23, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued helpful proposed regulations under section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "proposed regulations"). Section 512(a)(6) was...more
On April 24, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued proposed regulations (REG-106864-18) addressing the manner in which tax-exempt organizations calculate their...more
The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (the “Relief Act”) has retroactively repealed a provision known as the “parking lot tax.” ...more
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Act”), enacted on December 20, 2019, significantly changed many retirement and other employee benefit plan rules. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...more
The IRS reminds Form 990-T Corporate Filers of new tax law provisions that could affect the tax rate applicable to their UBTI. Specifically, fiscal 2017 corporate filers should apply a blended rate to their UBTI for the...more
On December 10, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-99 (the "Notice") which is designed to serve as interim guidance on determining unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") related to nondeductible qualified parking offered by...more
On January 18, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the new pass-through income deduction for qualified business income (QBI) received from pass-through entities (such as sole...more
While corporate tax reform and reduced tax rates were the hallmark of sweeping 2017 legislation (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA), and thus the focus of the media and tax professionals, the renewables industry was largely...more
Tax-exempt organizations that have unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) may need to calculate their UBTI differently as a result of a change in the tax law made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). ...more
Do you provide parking for your employees? If so, take note: the expense has gone up (and, for tax-exempt employers, may now result in additional tax liability!)....more
In Notice 2018-99, the Internal Revenue Service sets forth interim guidance for taxpayers to determine parking expenses for qualified transportation fringes (QTFs) that are nondeductible and for tax-exempt organizations to...more
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance last December to help employers that own or lease employer parking facilities or reimburse employees for parking expenses to navigate the recent change to the parking expense...more
The Treasury Department recently published guidance on determining the amount of qualified transportation fringe benefit expenses that are nondeductible and, for tax-exempt organizations, the amount that should be treated as...more
December 10, 2018 saw significant activity with respect to Section 512(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which requires tax-exempt employers to increase their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) by...more
Charities and other exempt organizations face higher taxes, more complex returns and tough investment decisions under new unrelated business income tax rules effective for 2018. Despite recent guidance from the Internal...more
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA, December 22, 2017), tax-exempt investors must now calculate unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) separately with respect to each trade or business. As a result, a deduction from one...more
In Notice 2018-67, released on August 21, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sought comments and provided interim guidance on changes in the calculation of unrelated business income tax (UBIT) enacted in the Tax Cuts...more
On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) released its long-awaited “Analysis of Federal Tax Law Revisions on the State of Alabama,” a comprehensive review of the changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
Finding and Fixing Your Own Noncompliance - During the 2016 Legislative Session, the N.C. Assisted Living Association (NCALA) was instrumental in bringing about passage of House Bill 667 which modified existing law on...more