IRS Releases Interim Guidance for Unrelated Business Taxable Income
Posted on Aug 21, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
The IRS released Notice 2018-67, which provides interim guidance addressing section 512(a)(6). Section 512(a)(6), added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, requires a taxpayer to calculate its unrelated business taxable income separately for each unrelated trade or business in which the taxpayer is engaged. In determining whether a taxpayer has more than one trade or business, the Notice...
Federal Register Publishes Proposed Passthrough Deduction Regulations
On August 16, 2018, the Federal Register published the Treasury and the IRS’s proposed passthrough deduction regulations. The regulations provide guidance on section 199A, which grants up to a 20% deduction for certain business income with respect to individuals and passthrough entities. The publication in the Federal Register begins the comment period for the proposed regulations, and...Proposed Pass-Through Deduction Regulations Released
The IRS has released proposed regulations on section 199A, a provision added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that provides a deduction for certain qualified business income with respect to individuals and pass-through entities. Read more: IRS issues proposed regulations on new 20 percent deduction for passthrough businesses; REG-107892-18.Proposed Regulations on Contribution Limits for ABLE Act Anticipated
Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
According to recently released Notice 2018-62, the IRS and the Treasury will issue proposed regulations to clarify the new rules regarding the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The ABLE program provides tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The TCJA increased the contribution limit to ABLE accounts under certain circumstances. The proposed...
Tax Reform 2.0 Outline Released with Three Main Themes
Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Employee Benefits, Individual Taxation
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady recently released an outline of the planned tax reform 2.0 legislation. The tax package will focus on making the individual and small business tax cuts permanent; promoting family savings through retirement and section 529 education savings programs; and encouraging the creation and development of new businesses. The legislation will...
Nunes’s Proposed Legislation Would Consider Inflation in Determining Capital Gains Tax
Posted on Jul 23, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
Devin Nunes, a Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has introduced legislation to index capital gains for inflation. Under Nunes’s legislation, the tax basis of a capital asset for purposes of calculating capital gains would be adjusted for inflation. Republican Senator Ted Cruz has introduced similar legislation in the Senate, and Congressional Republicans are...
Brady Announces that the Outline of Phase 2 of Tax Reform will be Released Next Week
Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced on July 18, 2018 that an outline of the “phase 2” tax reform legislation will be released during the week of July 23rd. Brady also stated that the phase 2 legislation will not include any technical corrections or refinements to the 2017 tax act and that the focus of the legislation will be to make permanent the...
Tax Reform 2.0 Not Expected to Address International Provisions
According to Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo, tax reform 2.0 will not address international tax provisions, such as BEAT or GILTI. Instead, the next round of tax legislation is projected to focus on making the individual provisions permanent. The excluded provisions are expected to be addressed in a future, separate technical corrections bill. Curbelo also noted that the draft...Vote on Technical Corrections Bill Not Expected Until After Midterm Elections
Posted on Jul 13, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
While House Republicans are in the process of drafting a technical corrections bill, House Republican leaders do not expect vote a on the bill until after the midterm elections in November. The technical corrections bill would be separate from the “phase 2” tax legislation that would make the individual tax cuts implemented by the 2017 tax act permanent. Kevin Brady, chairman of the...
European Commission Discussing Implementation of the TCJA with U.S. Officials
Posted on Jul 13, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
According to Valdis Dombrovskis, a European Commissioner, the European Commission is speaking with U.S. officials about the Commission’s concerns with the 2017 tax act. European finance ministers have claimed that some provisions of the act violate international norms and double taxation treaties, especially the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (or BEAT), which some commentators claim...
Legislative Changes to the International TCJA Provisions to Be Considered
Posted on Jul 11, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
In a recent interview, Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, stated that legislative changes to the international provisions of the TJCA are in the works and that these changes may be included in the legislation associated with phase 2 of tax reform, which Brady indicated would be reviewed by House Republicans in July. President Trump has also weighed in on the...
Brady Anticipates Legislative Outline of Tax Reform 2.0 in Early August
Posted on Jun 27, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, at a Washington Post event held on June 26th, stated that Committee Republicans would begin circulating a draft of the next tax package after the July 4th holiday, followed by the release of an outline of the tax cut package in early August and a vote in the fall. Brady sees the next round of tax cuts as a package of multiple bills...
Markup for Legislation for Phase 2 of Tax Reform Is Expected After August
Posted on Jun 26, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady indicated that a new tax bill may be marked up after the August recess, a date later than his previous estimate. Brady also noted that parts of the phase 2 legislation may be pulled from previous Senate and House proposals. Read More: Phase 2 Markup Likely Delayed Until After August Recess
Congress Unlikely to Act on Technical Corrections until after November Elections
Posted on Jun 26, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
Congress appears unlikely to pass a technical corrections bill for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act prior to the November elections. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn stated that the corrections are not imminent, and as an indication of further delay, Kevin Brady, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has stated that any technical corrections will be affected by the guidance released by...
House Budget Would Extend Individual TJCA Provisions
Posted on Jun 20, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
On June 19, 2018, the House Budget Committee released a 10-year budget plan that, if passed, would provide a vehicle to extend the individual tax provisions enacted under the TJCA past their current expiration date in 2025 through the budget reconciliation process. To help reduce the cost of extending the cuts, the budget plan requires committees to submit legislation to reduce the...