Legal Updates & Commentary for Tax & Estate Planning
On March 1, 2020, New York had its first confirmed case of the coronavirus.[i] On March 6, pursuant to the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act[ii], over $8.3 billion in emergency Federal funding was appropriated to combat the spread of the coronavirus. On March 7, Governor Cuomo declared…
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act became law[i] on March 27, 2020. Almost immediately, “small” businesses[ii] from every industry – including real estate – began the process of determining whether they would be eligible for the forgivable, unsecured, non-recourse loans to be made under the Paycheck Protection Program, which is…
Earlier this month, the IRS proposed regulations regarding the additional first-year depreciation deduction that was added to the Code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”).[i] The proposed rules provide guidance that should be welcomed by those taxpayers that are considering the purchase of a closely held business or, perhaps, of an interest…
Perhaps the single most important day in the life of any closely held business is the day on which it is sold. The occasion will often mark the culmination of years of effort on the part of its owners.
The business may have succeeded to the point that its competitors seek to acquire it in…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017[1] went into effect only two weeks ago. Many of its provisions represent significant changes to the Code, and it will take most of us several months to fully digest them,[2] to appreciate their practical consequences, and to understand how they may best be utilized…
