President Trump Signs Tax Bill into Law
Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in News
President Trump signed the tax bill passed by the House and Senate this morning. The bill will be generally effective beginning January 1, 2018. Read the bill text here. Read more about the bill’s passage here.
Legal Alert: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Final Cut: A Methods-Based Review of the Tax Bill
View the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Alert discussing the particular provisions of the Final Tax Reform Bill that fall under the umbrella of income tax accounting and accounting methods, and the potential impact such reforms will have on corporate taxpayers, here.Title: Tax Bill Passes in House
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 in News
House Republicans voted to pass the Senate’s revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts today. Read More: House sends sweeping GOP tax bill to Trump’s desk
Tax Bill Passes in Senate Wednesday Morning, House Expected to Vote (Again) Later Today
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 in News
Senate Republicans voted to pass a revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts early Wednesday morning. The House voted yesterday in favor of the legislation, however several minor provisions of the bill did not comply with Senate rules and had to be removed. The House is expected to vote on the revised version of the bill sometime today. Read More: Senate passes sweeping GOP tax...
House Passes Revised Bill; Senate to Vote as Early as Tonight
Posted on Dec 19, 2017 in News
The House has passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as revised by the Conference Committee, along party lines. The bill will now go to the Senate, who may vote as early as this evening. Should the bill pass both houses, it will be sent to President Trump to sign into law. Read more: House Passes Final Tax Bill; Senate Votes Next on Republican Plan
Legal Alert: Tax Reform Provisions Affecting BDCs and Closed-End Funds
Posted on Dec 19, 2017 in Legal Alerts, News
View the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Alert discussing important developments that may affect closed-end funds, including business development companies (BDCs), and the portfolio companies in which closed-end funds invest, in the Final Tax Reform Bill here.
Legal Alert: Compensation and Benefits Provisions in the Final Tax Cuts Bill
View the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Alert focusing on key provisions affecting compensation and benefits in the Final Tax Reform Bill here.Legal Alert: Following the Senate’s Lead – The International Tax Provisions in the Final Bill
View the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Alert focusing on the international tax provisions in the Final Tax Reform Bill here.Legal Alert: Final Tax Reform Bill Released – What Does it Mean for the Energy Sector?
View the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Alert summarizing the principal provisions in the Final Tax Reform Bill that impact the energy sector here.Conference Committee Agreement Released for Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Posted on Dec 18, 2017 in News
House and Senate Republicans unveiled their collective tax bill with the Conference Report and Agreement early Friday night. The text follows the Senate bill, but resolves differences between the Senate and House bills, and makes modifications and clarifications throughout. Republicans are expected to vote this week. Conference Report and Bill Read more: GOP unveils sweeping tax...
Conference Committee to Release Tax Bill and Report Tonight but Passage not Guaranteed
Posted on Dec 15, 2017 in News
The conference committee has announced they will approved a conference report on the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The report and the bill text will be released tonight. The Republicans can only afford to lose two votes in the Senate in order to pass the final version. Senator Marco Rubio announced that he will not support the tax bill unless Senate Republicans are able...
With a Consensus Tax Bill, Christmas May Come Early for Republicans
An agreement between Senate and House Republicans on a tax bill was finalized Wednesday morning. According to lawmakers and reports from aides, Senate and House Republicans have agreed to provisions including the following: • Corporate tax rate will drop from 35% to 21%, to go in effect in 2018. • Individuals will be allowed to deduct up to $10,000 in state and local taxes, split...Conference Committee Working to Resolve House and Senate Differences
Posted on Dec 12, 2017 in News, State and Local Tax
Conference Committee negotiators in the House and Senate over the weekend did not reach a compromise on the different versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The main issues include the timing of the 20% corporate rate cut and whether to allow deductions for state and local taxes. Currently, Congressional Republicans hope to finalize the bill by December 20th, and Kevin Brady, Chair of...
Brady Indicates That Tax Legislation Will Include Repeal of Individual Mandate
Posted on Dec 6, 2017 in News
The Senate voted to go to conference in order to reconcile their tax bill with the House Tax bill today. However, there are many differences that need to be worked out between the two bills. Key differences include the repeal of the alternative minimum tax, the implementation timing of the corporate tax rate reduction, and the repeal of the individual mandate. The repeal of the...
House Sends Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to Conference Committee
Posted on Dec 5, 2017 in News
The House voted Monday to send the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conference committee to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The committee has 14 House total members, 9 Republican and 5 Democratic. The Republican members are: Keven Brady (the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee), Ron Bishop, Diane Black, Kristi Noem, Devin Nunes, Peter Roskam,...