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S-CORP Testifies on Built In Gains

Long-time S Corporation Association advisor Jim Redpath testified Tuesday before the Ways and Means Committee in support, among other items, of making permanent the 5-year recognition period for built in gains.

The hearing focused on making permanent a handful of so-called “extenders” that were part of Chairman Camp’s Discussion Draft released earlier this year, including the shorter built-in gains recognition period plus increased deductions for S corporations making charitable contributions.

Jim’s testimony, along with that of the four other witnesses, is available here. You can watch Jim’s testimony by clicking below:

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admin2019-02-01T20:05:24+00:00April 10, 2014|

More on Extenders

The Finance Committee markup is scheduled to begin this morning and the amendment list just released shows there’s lots of pent-up demand for tax policy within the Committee. Over 90 amendments have been filed, which begs the question, “When was the last time the Finance Committee held a markup on tax policy?” Answer – August of 2012. As the old Wolf Brand Chili commercial used to say, “Well, that’s too long!”

There are lots of extenders that benefit S corporations along with other businesses, but two items in particular apply to S corporations only:

A two-year extension of the shorter, five-year …

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admin2014-04-03T14:02:56+00:00April 3, 2014|

Moving on Extenders

Extenders are back in play in the House and Senate. Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) plans to release his package Monday, with amendments due on Tuesday and markup to begin on Wednesday.

Details of the Wyden plan are not available, but early indications are that his package will include most of the tax provisions that expired at the end of 2013 and that they will be extended for both 2014 and 2015. It doesn’t appear that the Chairman plans to offset the revenue loss of the package unless there are more modifications to the language than a simple date change.

Meanwhile, on …

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admin2019-02-01T20:05:24+00:00March 28, 2014|

Tax Reform Rehash

The release of Finance Committee tax reform discussion drafts on cost recovery and international tax have laid bare a reality that’s been hiding just below the surface for two years now the visions for reform embraced by the key House and Senate tax writing committees are dramatically different and move in opposite directions.

The international drafts are a good example. The Ways and Means draft would move the tax treatment of overseas income towards a territorial system, while the Baucus draft would move towards a more pure worldwide system by largely eliminating deferral. Here’s how the Tax Foundation described it:

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admin2019-02-01T20:19:33+00:00December 12, 2013|

Budget & Tax Policy Outlook

The agreement earlier this month between Senators Reid and McConnell reopened the government for a few months, but it failed to resolve any of the issues that precipitated the shutdown in the first place.B Thereb s still no consensus on spending levels or tax policy beyond the end of the year.B Key dates in the agreement are:

December 13^th — Target for budget conferees to agree to a uniform budget
January 15^th — Current government funding resolution (CR) expires
February 7^th — Debt limit reached again

At this point, agreeing to a budget resolution would be a big deal.B Not only could …

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admin2019-02-01T20:19:44+00:00October 31, 2013|