Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 7 of 7

Full-Text Articles in Law

The Lawyer, The Engineer, And The Gigger: § 199a Framed As An Equitable Deduction For Middle-Class Business Owners And Gig Economy Workers, Andrew L. Snyder Jan 2020

The Lawyer, The Engineer, And The Gigger: § 199a Framed As An Equitable Deduction For Middle-Class Business Owners And Gig Economy Workers, Andrew L. Snyder

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides owners of noncorporate, pass-through businesses such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations-as well as independent contractors and certain trusts-with an unprecedented deduction of up to 20 percent of "qualified business income." But the statute draws distinctions between industries and professions, thus creating inequities without a well-articulated policy rationale. Section 199A's critics have called for the provision's repeal entirely, citing efficiency and equity concerns. But Congress should not repeal section 199A or allow it to sunset in 2025. The provision can potentially provide tax relief to gig economy workers, for …


The Future Of The New International Tax Regime, Rosanne Altshuler, Fadi Shaheen, Jeffrey Colon, Michael Graetz, Rebecca Kysar, Susan Morse, Daniel Shaviro, Richard Phillips, Danielle Rolfes, David Rosenbloom, Stephen Shay, Steven Dean Jan 2018

The Future Of The New International Tax Regime, Rosanne Altshuler, Fadi Shaheen, Jeffrey Colon, Michael Graetz, Rebecca Kysar, Susan Morse, Daniel Shaviro, Richard Phillips, Danielle Rolfes, David Rosenbloom, Stephen Shay, Steven Dean

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The Unjustified Subsidy: Sovereign Wealth Funds The Foreign Sovereign Tax Exemption, Jennifer Bird-Pollan Jan 2012

The Unjustified Subsidy: Sovereign Wealth Funds The Foreign Sovereign Tax Exemption, Jennifer Bird-Pollan

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

The taxation of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the United States is outmoded and due for reconsideration. Offering a tax exemption to the billion dollar investment funds owned by foreign governments is both unfair and ineffective. Founded in the principles of sovereign immunity, the foreign sovereign tax exemption, codified in I.R.C. § 892, fails to satisfy the Congressional goals that motivated its creation. This Article explains the current taxation of foreign sovereigns and, by extension, Sovereign Wealth Funds. It then illustrates that the current exemption is simultaneously too broad, providing a tax exemption for activities that are clearly nongovernmental activities, and …


Personal Foul…Roughing The Taxpayer: The Irs’ Triple Penalty On Hardship Distributions, Michael Flynn, Craig C. Minko Jan 2012

Personal Foul…Roughing The Taxpayer: The Irs’ Triple Penalty On Hardship Distributions, Michael Flynn, Craig C. Minko

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

Everyone knows of someone, a family member, a co-worker, a neighbor or just an acquaintance, who has been adversely affected by the downturn in the economy. For many, this means dipping into retirement accounts to help out others, to fund college tuition, to pay for unexpected medical bills or just to make ends meet. Then the surprise hits. The retirement account funds, filled with money that each participant paid in for reasons just like these, are not readily available. To the extent that they are available, the funds come at a steep price even though the participant is in desperate …


Billions Of Tax Dollars Spent Inflating The Housing Bubble: How And Why The Mortgage Interest Deduction Failed, Rebecca N. Morrow Jan 2012

Billions Of Tax Dollars Spent Inflating The Housing Bubble: How And Why The Mortgage Interest Deduction Failed, Rebecca N. Morrow

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

The mortgage interest deduction is an incredibly popular, politically well-supported and hugely expensive tax incentive. Yet economic studies consistently show that the mortgage interest deduction fails to advance its fundamental purpose. It does not increase the rate of homeownership. On the contrary, to the extent that it is effective in influencing human behavior, it does so by inflating home prices and encouraging borrowing against equity. These effects – inflated home prices and excessive borrowing – contributed to the economic crisis of 2008. In the years leading up to the crisis, Americans spent billions of tax dollars further inflating a dangerously …


The New Section 1202 Tax-Free Business Sale: Congress Rewards Small Businesses That Survived The Great Recession, Beckett G. Cantley Jan 2012

The New Section 1202 Tax-Free Business Sale: Congress Rewards Small Businesses That Survived The Great Recession, Beckett G. Cantley

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

On September 27, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (“SBJA”) that contains a temporary amendment to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) § 1202. The amendment permits original shareholders of eligible corporation stock to sell the stock without being taxed on the sale. The temporary amendment initially only applied to certain stock acquired after the enactment of the SBJA and before January 1, 2011, but the amendment was extended on December 17, 2010 for another year ending January 1, 2012. With the impending sunset of the 15% capital gains rate at the end of 2012, …


Subsidizing Hate: A Proposal To Reform The Internal Revenue Service's Methodology Test, Alex Reed Jan 2012

Subsidizing Hate: A Proposal To Reform The Internal Revenue Service's Methodology Test, Alex Reed

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

Although a wide variety of organizations may qualify as tax-exempt public charities, reform is needed to ensure that hate groups masquerading as educational organizations do not receive preferential tax treatment. Since 1986, the Internal Revenue Service has utilized a methodology test to determine when advocacy of a particular viewpoint may be deemed educational so as to qualify the underlying organization as a public charity. Because Service has been reluctant to apply the test rigorously, however, a number of hate groups have been able to obtain charitable status under the guise of operating as legitimate educational organizations. This Article argues that …