Oops
During the course of my career, I have sometimes gone months, if not years, without encountering a particular tax issue. I am aware of the issue and I am familiar with the relevant authorities, but it was not a concern for the clients whom I was then representing. Then, all of a sudden, the
Yesterday we reviewed the IRS’s determination that a nonstatutory stock option (NSO) violated Section 409A. Today we will review the income tax consequences of such failure.
Income Inclusion under Section 409A
Section 409A provides that, if at any time during a taxable year a nonqualified deferred compensation plan fails to meet certain distribution-timing requirements, or
Incentive Compensation
It is not uncommon for a closely-held business to provide an economic incentive to its key employee. Often, the incentive takes the form of an annual cash bonus. Alternatively, the business may provide the key employee with a longer-term incentive, in the form of a deferred compensation arrangement that may be payable on
Our last post examined what are commonly thought of as the most “direct” income tax consequences arising from a the buy-out of a departing shareholder by way of a cross-purchase or redemption of his or her shares. However, there are a number of other tax consequences to be considered that are no less direct, and
Last month we considered a situation in which the recapitalization of the equity in a family-controlled business resulted in a taxable gift. Today we will consider how a family-owned corporation’s redemption of shares from a parent-shareholder may be treated as a taxable gift from the parent, and may result in some unexpected consequences for the
Material Participation by S Corp. Trusts
Since the enactment of the “material participation” test, as part of the passive activity loss (“PAL”) rules, in 1986, the IRS has issued very little guidance on how the test applies to trusts. Neither the Code nor the Regulations are helpful.
When the IRS issued proposed regulations for the
One of the thorniest issues faced by the executor of an estate holding an interest in a closely- held business is the valuation of that interest. As if the preparation of the 
estate tax return was not daunting enough, the executor also has to determine the fair market value of the business interest. Although the
A recapitalization is an exchange between one corporation and its shareholders or security shareholders. It has been described as a “reshuffling of a capital structure within the framework of an existing corporation,” and it is one of the most common forms of reorganization encountered in the case of a closely-held business. Simple examples include the
Earlier this year, the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2013-30 to provide relief to corporations that have ceased to qualify as S corporations where the terminating event was not reasonably within the control of the corporation. In particular, the Rev. Proc. addresses late QSST and ESBT elections.
The issuance of the Rev. Proc., which consolidates various