By John G. Hodnette The landscape of the United States has changed in the past weeks as COVID-19 continues to sweep across our nation. The Federal government attempted to mitigate the economic damage of the virus on March 27 with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Although the programs created by the […]
By John G. Hodnette The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has changed the world as a global pandemic disrupts the day-to-day business operations of almost every country. The IRS has responded to ease the strain on taxpayers during this difficult time by modifying its procedures for collecting assessed federal tax liabilities. First, those with existing […]
By John G. Hodnette Prior to the 2017 Tax Act, Section 71 provided alimony payments entitled the payor to a deduction and required the payee to include them in taxable income. The 2017 Tax Act repealed Section 71. For alimony orders executed after December 31, 2018, a payor of alimony receives no deduction, and an […]
By Herman Spence III On November 7, 2019, John Hodnette posted an article on the Tax Section’s blog regarding employee educational fringe benefits. As noted in the article, Section 132(a)(3) provides an exclusion from gross income for working condition fringes. A working condition fringe is any property or service provided to an employee to the […]
By Keith A. Wood This is the first of two installments of this article. The second installment will soon be posted on the Tax Section blog. I. Damages for Emotional Distress Not Excludable from Taxable Income Unless Directly Associated with Physical Injury. A. Background. Section 104(a)(2) provides an exclusion from gross income […]
Please send articles for the Tax Section blog to: Herman Spence at [email protected]. By Kerri L.S. Mast C corporation income is generally subject to two levels of taxation. It is taxed at the corporate level when earned and at the shareholder level when distributed. An S corporation, on the other hand, generally is not taxed […]
By Helen Herbert Are you looking for a pro bono opportunity where you can use your tax expertise? The NCBA Tax Section is looking for tax attorneys to train selected military personnel to be tax return preparers through the Military Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The Military VITA Program is designed to assist US […]
By John G. Hodnette One of the most appealing benefits of working for a university is an educational assistance program. Free or discounted college education is extremely valuable given tuition continues to increase at an average of 8% per year. Whether these benefits are taxed as compensation or excluded from income is vitally important to […]
By John G. Hodnette The maxim “don’t let the tax tail wag the business dog” is often bandied about in the business world. Tax attorneys know, however, there are times, such as in Section 1060 allocations in asset acquisitions, when tax issues are an important part of the business negotiation. Section 1060 applies when a […]
By John G. Hodnette The net operating loss (“NOL”) rules in Section 172 are complex. A revisit every few years is beneficial, particularly given the 2017 Tax Act modified these rules to disallow NOL carrybacks and allow NOL carryforwards indefinitely, with a new limit of 80% of taxable income. While the rules seem simple at […]