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Treasury and Internal Revenue Service Crack Down on Related-Party Basis Shifting
In June of 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance attempting to address the perceived inappropriate use of existing partnership rules related to certain related-party basis-shifting transactions. These basis-shifting transactions are intended to generate tax benefits without any meaningful economic substance. IRS exam teams have reported repeated instances of inappropriate basis-shifting practices by related-party […]
Internal Revenue Service Plans Dozens of Corporate Jet Audits
On February 21, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it plans to begin dozens of audits on business aircraft involving personal use, contributing to the Inflation Reduction Act’s efforts to improve tax compliance for high-income individuals and businesses. These audits will focus on aircraft usage by large corporations, partnerships, and wealthy taxpayers, and […]
Two Easements Conserved But Not in Perpetuity
In February of 2020, the United States Tax Court issued a Memo, Railroad Holdings, LLC T.C. Memo. 2020-22 (U.S.T.C. Feb. 5, 2020), and an Order, Rock Creek Holdings, LLC, Tax Court Order, 2/10/2020. Both the Memo and the Order pertain to the conservation easement in dispute in the cases. In the first case, the Court […]