United States Tax Court, No. 3769-10, August 30, 2012 KEY QSBS TAKEAWAY(S): In Holmes v Commissioner, the taxpayer provided no evidence to demonstrate that they received the shares at original issuance (required as per IRC §1202(c)(1)(B)), and therefore failed to substantiate that their stock holdings qualified as QSBS. … Read More
The Washington State Legislature passed a bill this April that issued a capital gains tax on individual state residents. Historically, Washington’s non-existent state income tax carried over into capital gains meaning Washington investors paid zero state tax on the sale of long-term stock. When the new 7% … Read More
Not sure if the stock you’re invested in is QSBS, learn more about our QSBS Monitoring Platform Federal QSBS Exclusions and State Tax Implications Allowing capital gains tax exclusions for Qualified Small Business Stocks (QSBS) encourages investment in US small business. QSBS laws help provide capital for these businesses … Read More
On September 25, 2014, the IRS released Private Letter Ruling (PLR 201436001), addressing whether a corporation operating in the pharmaceutical field meets the Section 1202 / QSBS criteria of being a “Qualified Trade or Business”. The company in question in this PLR: works with pharmaceutical clients to commercialize experimental … Read More
On April 9, 2021, the IRS released Private Letter Ruling (PLR 202114002), addressing whether a corporation operating in the insurance field meets the Section 1202 / QSBS criteria of being a “Qualified Trade or Business”. The company in question in this PLR: helps customers obtain property, casualty, surety, personal, … Read More
Can I ask the IRS if my company qualifies as a Qualified Small Business? Taxpayers can seek guidance from the IRS to determine whether their company or a company in which they are a shareholder meets the definition of a Qualified Small Business (QSB). This would involve requesting … Read More
If there was a simple “yes or no” equation for this question, this would be a very short article. The reality is more complex, since individual circumstances will impact how companies handle QSBS-related requests. Because both the company and the individual shares held need to qualify, this … Read More
Stock in Coursera began trading with a double-digit gain after the online education company late Tuesday priced an initial public offering at the high end of the range investors had been told to expect. The stock opened for trading on March 31, 2021, at $39, up about 18% from … Read More
Not sure if the stock you’re invested in is QSBS, learn more about our QSBS Monitoring Platform If you have stock options you could be in for a big surprise because the various tranches of stock options can qualify for the QSBS 100% capital gains tax exclusion depending … Read More
How do you expect the recent election to impact QSBS in the state? After the results of the 2020 election were certified, we’ve seen QSBS investors take several potential tax law changes into account in their investment strategy. There have only been talking about the potential tax law … Read More