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Partnership and LLC Taxation

Carried interests regulations are finalized

The IRS finalized proposed regulations on certain carried interests to account for changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TCJA extended from one year to three years the holding period for making carried interests eligible for capital gain treatment.

Partnerships and S corps. can deduct state and local taxes

The IRS said it would issue proposed regulations allowing S corporations and partnerships to deduct “specified income tax payments” paid to state and local governments above the line and not as passthrough items for partners and shareholders.

IRS proposes rules on carried interests

The IRS issued proposed regulations under Sec. 1061, enacted by the TCJA, which requires owners of certain partnership interests to hold them for three years to be eligible for capital gain treatment.

Economic issues when forming an LLC

A number of issues must be considered when reviewing the organizational documents for a limited liability company, including member compensation, allocation of income and loss, and when distributions will be made.

Upcoming deadline to amend certain BBA partnership returns

While the ability to temporarily file amended returns is welcome by many BBA partnerships,
some unanswered questions remain about the consequences of doing so, and in some circumstances filing an AAR could be preferable.

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IRS generally eliminates 5% safe harbor for determining beginning of construction for wind and solar projects

IRS proposes using NAICS to determine lines of business for certain fringe benefit exclusions

IRS rules that community trust and affiliated nonprofit corporation can file a single Form 990

Prop. regs. issued on new qualified tips deduction

IRS rules for first time that REIT’s income from markup on electricity from EV charging stations is rents from real property