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The Internal Revenue Service has issued updated regulations regarding the Opportunity Zone tax break created by the 2017 tax reform legislation. Investors have proven slow to seek Opportunity Zone investments because of ambiguities and a lack of details in The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act statute and the limited scope…

We would be delighted if you could join us for our upcoming seminar for those seeking guidance with IRA planning. Williams Parker attorneys Colton F. Castro and Alyssa L. Shook will provide the necessary knowledge to enable IRA account owners to make informed decisions about how to structure their estate plan and…

The proposed Section 199A regulations provide anti-abuse rules to limit the ability of taxpayers to separate a specified service trade or business (“SSTB”) from a non-SSTB. One of those rules provides that if a non-SSTB has both 50 percent or more common ownership with an SSTB and shared expenses with…

The final Section 199A regulations, which were promulgated on January 18, 2019, make several clarifications to the rules regarding specified service trades or businesses (“SSTB”). Over certain taxable income thresholds, SSTBs are not eligible for the Section 199A deduction. The performance of services in the field of health is an…

Section 199A generally provides a 20 percent deduction for qualified business income of a trade or business. Many comments made with respect to the proposed Section 199A regulations focused on when rental real estate activities will constitute a trade or business, and thus be eligible for the Section 199A deduction….