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Kleinberg Kaplan Adds Experienced Tax Adviser Eli Shalam as Partner

Shalam strengthens sophisticated tax practice, previously with Simpson Thacher New York; March 17, 2025 – Leading private investment funds law firm Kleinberg Kaplan announced the addition of Eli Shalam as a partner in the tax practice. He arrives from Simpson Thacher. Mr. Shalam has considerable experience advising clients on tax aspects of private investment fund formation…

Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

On December 3, 2024, a Federal District Court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). Prior to the injunction, the CTA required certain privately owned entities (“reporting companies”) to report information regarding the entities themselves and the individuals who, directly or indirectly, exercise “substantial control” over…

The Corporate Transparency Act Is Here

The U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires certain privately owned entities to report information about the people who control them (their “beneficial owners”) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“FinCEN”). The CTA rules generally apply to privately owned limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs), corporations and other…

Corporate Transparency Act Imposes Significant New FinCEN Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

On January 1, 2024, the Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are scheduled to go into effect. The new rules represent a fundamental shift in the U.S. disclosure regime for privately held companies. The CTA A part of Congress’s historic bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act of 2021, the…

Kleinberg Kaplan Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®

Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has been recognized by Best Lawyers®. Five firm attorneys were listed in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Philip Gross (Tax Law) Jeffrey B. Kolodny (Trusts & Estates) James R. Ledley (Trusts & Estates) David Parker (Commercial Litigation) Bruce D. Steiner (Trusts & Estates) This marks…

Partner Phil Gross Published in Bloomberg Tax

Kleinberg Kaplan Partner Phil Gross was recently published in Bloomberg Tax’s year-end series featuring the top submissions covering tax tips and topics to watch out for in the new year. The article, “Tax Tip: Planning for the Excess Business Loss Rules,” discusses important considerations in planning for excess business loss (“EBL”) in light of potential…

Firm News | January 3, 2022 | High Net Worth Individual Planning | Business Advice and Planning | Hedge Funds

Tax Issues and Planning to Consider Before Year-End 2020

November 2020 This annual newsletter briefly highlights certain tax issues and planning that hedge fund managers (and other high-net-worth individuals) should consider (or reconsider) before year-end. Although year-end tax planning is always important, the potential increase in tax rates in 2021 makes it even more important this year-end. The election may be over, but uncertainty…

The Impact on Fund Investors and Fund Managers of the New Regulations on the Business Interest Expense Limitation under Section 163(j)

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), enacted on December 22, 2017, made significant changes to Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), regarding the deductibility of business interest expense. For tax years 2018 through 2025, Section 163(j) of the Code generally limits a taxpayer’s business interest expense…

Client Alerts | August 25, 2020 | Business Advice and Planning

Potential Tax Refunds If SCOTUS Rules That Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional

July 15, 2020 Deadline for 2016 Protective Refund Claims for Taxpayers that Did Not Go on Extension For 2016 July 2020 In December 2019, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the United States (the “SCOTUS”) has agreed to…

Client Alerts | July 13, 2020 | Business Advice and Planning

A Tax Planning “Hat Trick” for Funds Acquiring Portfolio Company Debt

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are having difficulty meeting payment obligations on their outstanding debt. However, thanks to a combination of the U.S.-Irish income tax treaty and Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), private equity funds (and other funds) may be able to find…

Client Alerts | July 9, 2020 | Business Advice and Planning | Private Equity Funds