September 1st, 2024

August Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In Information Release 2024-216, IRS indicated that the cost of summer day camp, even one with a particular focus, may qualify the parents for the Dependent Care Credit, although the cost of a “sleepaway”…

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August 15th, 2024

39 Stein Sperling Attorneys Listed in 2025 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Stein Sperling is pleased to announce that 25 lawyers have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, 14 lawyers have been included in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers:…

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August 1st, 2024

July Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In Foradis v Commissioner, TC Summary Opinion 2024 – 13, the Tax Court concluded that a married couple who worked full time jobs were not real estate professionals as neither spent more time constructing…

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July 1st, 2024

June Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS Final Regulations under Code Sections 170 and 786 follow prior Proposed Regulations limiting charitable contributions flowing from partnerships based on conservation easements to 2.5 times the sum of each partner’s “relevant basis” and determine…

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June 1st, 2024

May Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In Excelsior Aggregates LLC v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2024-60, in a decision applied to 13 cases, the Tax Court doubted the value of conservation easements restricting sand and gravel mining and reduced the deduction…

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May 1st, 2024

April Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In Estate of Finnegan v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2024-42, the Tax Court concluded that settlement proceeds paid by a state as a result of improper findings of abuse and neglect of their children were…

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April 9th, 2024

Podcast: David De Jong Talks About Tax Implications of Catching a Record-Breaking Baseball

As the Major League Baseball season kicks off, tax attorney David De Jong shares insights with Money Life with Chuck Jaffe on what you have to consider from the tax perspective if you’re fortunate enough…

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April 1st, 2024

March Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In State of New Jersey v. Mnuchin, 133 AFTR2d 2024-________, a New York Federal District Court upheld an IRS Regulation nixing a “workaround” to the $10,000 state and local tax deduction maximum; the method…

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March 1st, 2024

February Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In Turner v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2024-20, the Tax Court held that a grandparent was not eligible to claim head of household status or to receive the earned income credit despite year-round support inasmuch…

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February 1st, 2024

January Federal Tax Updates

INDIVIDUALS In United States v. Cacchione, 133 AFTR2d 2024-________, a Pennsylvania Federal District Court denied a Net Operating Loss carryback generated by an S corporation loss when the taxpayer could not prove that he had…

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