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Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act – Comments from the ABA Tax Section

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On January 30, 2025, a bipartisan group of US Senators released a discussion draft of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (“TAS Act”), a taxpayer-friendly legislative proposal. While it is uncertain whether the TAS Act...more

Mintz - Tax Viewpoints

Summary of Proposed Section 899 of the US Internal Revenue Code and Its Impact on Section 892 Benefits and Tax Treaties

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Proposed Section 899, introduced as part of the “Defending American Jobs and Investment Act” (H.R. 591) and incorporated into the House Ways and Means Committee’s tax package titled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the...more

Freeman Law

Residency for Federal Taxation

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Residence may seem to be a relatively simple thing to determine. It’s where you live, right? Well, leave it to the Internal Revenue Code to complicate this question. There are different tests for residency when it comes to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2025 Tax Bill – Summary and Analysis

On Monday, May 12, House Ways and Means Committee (“Committee”) Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) released text of the Committee’s tax title for the FY 2025 budget reconciliation bill—the amendment in the nature of a substitute...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

House Ways and Means Committee Budget Completes Reconciliation Markup

On Tuesday afternoon, May 13, the Ways and Means Committee (“Committee”) started its markup of the tax title for the FY2025 budget reconciliation bill. The Committee favorably reported the bill on Wednesday morning, May 14,...more

Mayer Brown

Amendment of the Brazilian Black and Gray Lists: Normative Instruction Irs Nº 2265/2025

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On May 13, 2025, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (IRS) published Normative Instruction no. 2,265/2025, which amends the Brazilian black and gray lists established by Normative Instruction no. 1,037/2010....more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, and Policy Implications

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Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently moderated a panel discussion at the ABA Tax Section May 2025 Meeting in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, and Policy Implications.”...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - May 14, 2025

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BALTIMORE—Bill Introduced to Address Housing Shortage- On Monday, Mayor Brandon Scott (D) introduced his Housing Options & Opportunity Act, which aims to expand zoning laws for multi-family homes and provide more housing...more

Carey Olsen

Why the Cayman Islands continues to be a popular jurisdiction for offshore funds

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Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands have established themselves as a leading jurisdiction for alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. As...more

Snell & Wilmer

Morongo Band v. California: Reexamining Impermissible Compact Provisions

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California has become a battlefield for state versus tribal governance. As of May 6, 2025, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Morongo Band), a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in the State of California, filed suit...more

Morgan Lewis

Taxation of Dividends Received by Non-Residents in Kazakhstan Starting 2026

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Kazakhstan will soon adopt a new tax code, with the bill currently in Parliament. It is expected that the new tax code will be adopted this year and come into force beginning 2026. This LawFlash summarizes the general...more

Clark Hill PLC

When does a converted entity or a merged entity need a new Employer Identification Number from the IRS?

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What is an EIN? An EIN is a federal tax ID number for an entity, estate, trust, or other organization. For example, the following are generally required to obtain an EIN: partnerships, limited liability companies (“LLC”),...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard – Quarter 1, 2025

This is the first edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2025. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more

Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 199

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PAUTAS: STF – CONTROLE CONCENTRADO E REPERCUSSÃO GERAL | STJ – REPETITIVOS | TCU – PLENÁRIO | CÂMARA DOS DEPUTADOS | SENADO FEDERAL - Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Global Capability Centers in 2025: Key Legal and Strategic Considerations

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) have become strategic hubs for multinational corporations, financial institutions and other organizations because they can provide centralized control over high-value technology and...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Deferred Pay at Risk: The Hidden Dangers of Rabbi Trusts

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News that Steward Health Care executives may lose millions in unqualified retirement savings due to the company's use of a "rabbi trust" has sent a jolt through the ranks of corporate leadership. Steward's deferred...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 – May 2025 #2

With the end of the 2025 legislative session fast approaching, legislators are working to approve the omnibus finance bills necessary to implement a FY 2026-2027 Biennial Budget. Legislative leaders and the Governor continue...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Dollar Limits for 2026

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The IRS has announced the 2026 cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Washington State to Raise Capital Gains, Estate Tax Rates

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By June 7, 2025, Gov. Bob Ferguson is expected to sign legislation into law that would increase funding for Washington State's Education Legacy Trust Account (ELTA) by raising the capital gains and estate tax rates. ...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Recent Updates on the Applicability of IRC Section 280E to Cannabis Companies

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Cannabis companies are increasingly taking non-280E positions on their current year federal income tax returns, while many, such as public “MSOs,” have amended prior years’ returns to reflect this position. Foley Hoag’s Tax...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

HSA/HDHP Limits for 2026

On May 1, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2025-19, which provides the 2026 inflation adjusted limits related to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Economic Ownership of Shares Transferred as Collateral

Dividends from shares are taxable for shareholders, even if the dividends do not remain with them economically. This (not entirely new) finding can be gleaned from a recent Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) ruling in which the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Government Targets Reform of the Investment Manager Exemption

On 28 April 2025, the UK government published draft legislative amendments to: - Align the UK’s domestic tax rules on permanent establishments (PE) with the 2017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Trump and Congress Nullify IRS Reporting Rule for Digital Assets

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The federal rule that would have required crypto platforms to report users’ transactions to the IRS has officially been scrapped. President Trump signed a joint congressional resolution overturning the so-called DeFi...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Announces 2026 Limits for Health Savings Accounts, High-Deductible Health Plans, and Excepted Benefit HRAs

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced (see Revenue Procedure 2025-19) cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), and...more

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