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IRS Asked to Clarify Trump Tax Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses

The Republican tax law’s new deduction for pass-through businesses, intended to help small businesses, was “ill thought through” and will end up benefiting the wealthy, experts told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday at a hearing on the law’s …

Potential Trump Tax Loophole for Pass-Through Businesses

If exploiting a tax loophole is as much an art as a science, then the tax planning profession is poised for a creative renaissance. The inspiration is the tax law signed by President Donald Trump in December. The patrons are …

Mass. Proposes Corporate Tax for Insurer-Owned Pass-Through Entities

As part of his administration’s plan for new tax revenues, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick recently proposed applying a corporate tax rate to the state’s “pass-through entities” that are owned by insurance companies. The proposal was part of Gov. Patrick’s fiscal …