On September 10, 2025, California’s Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) adopted final regulations (“Final Regulations”) amending the rules regarding market-based| Tax Talks
Compensation is generally subject to federal income tax and FICA tax when compensation is actually paid to an employee. However, nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) may be subject to FICA taxation before federal income taxation under a FICA tax special timing rule. The scope of NQDC subject to FICA taxation is broad, including voluntary deferrals of...| Tax Talks
Tax-exempt organizations, while not generally subject to tax, are subject to tax on their “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”). One category of| Tax Talks
On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court decision holding that the Mayo Clinic is entitled to an| Tax Talks
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released an updated text of draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”). There are two| Tax Talks
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Committee released an updated text of draft tax legislation (the “House Draft Bill”). Amongst the proposed provisions| Tax Talks
I. Introduction On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law.[1] The Act is similar to the Senate Finance Committee’s draft legislative text (the “SFC Bill”) (released on June 16, 2025), with several modifications and omissions. The Act’s key differences from the SFC Bill and the prior...| Tax Talks
On June 17, 2025, the Tax Court opinion in AbbVie Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue was issued, holding that the approximately| Tax Talks
On May 28, 2025, in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban II”), the Tax Court held the active role of limited partners in a fund manager caused them to fail to qualify as “limited partners” for purposes of section 1402(a)(13) and, therefore, the limited partners were subject to self-employment tax.[1] This...| Tax Talks
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, hereafter the “Revised House Bill”). The Revised House Draft Bill contains certain changes to the original bill that was released on May 12, 2025 by the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Original House Draft Bill”). As summarized in our previous blog post, there were several proposed changes in...| Tax Talks
Companies are increasingly allowing their chief executive officers and, in certain circumstances, other executives to use corporate jets (which may be chartered flights or fractionally or fully owned aircraft) for personal use due to various reasons. Although this benefit may be a relatively small percentage of an executive’s overall compensation package, it is still likely...| Tax Talks
June 2025 – The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on its proposal to change the tax treatment of carried interest, confirming the expected final shape of the new regime which will take effect from April 2026. The reforms, first announced in October 2024, mark a significant shift in how carried interest...| Tax Talks
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA"), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (the "House") on May 22, 2025, is a comprehensive legislative| Tax Talks
On May 18, 2025, the House Budget Committee approved the legislation entitled, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the “House Bill”). The bill is expected to| Tax Talks
On May 12, 2025, House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive 389-page package of tax provisions, setting the stage for a significant tax bill to be debated| Tax Talks
