The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently disclosed two settled enforcement actions against Prager Metis CPAs, an audit firm linked to FTX, the now-defunct crypto trading platform. The firm’s…
Gray Reed Tax Planning Partner Austin Carlson will be speaking about 1031 exchanges on a webinar hosted by ROI-Muse’s Commercial Investors & Brokers Alliance.
Scheduled for September 20, 2024, at…
U.S. persons who make outbound investments in foreign corporations often have thorny federal reporting obligations. In addition to the commonly filed IRS Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With …
In one of my favorite legal movies, A Few Good Men, the lack of evidence on a particular point is brought up when Demi Moore’s character says to Tom Cruise’s…
Disagreements happen. In the corporate context, one or more shareholders may share a different vision for the company than the other shareholders. Or, there may be acrimony amongst the shareholders…
Through their leadership positions with the State Bar of Texas Tax Section, Gray Reed partners Joshua Smeltzer and Matt Roberts recently submitted comments to the Treasury and IRS related to…
With the IRS ERC moratorium still in effect, employers are carefully considering their options including litigation. Recently, the IRS indicated it was prioritizing low-risk claims while flagging others as problematic.
In the upcoming months, the U.S. Treasury and the IRS will be defending regulations aimed at curbing what they deem abusive tax practices, such as the economic substance doctrine, the…
Gray Reed Partners Austin Carlson and Joshua Smeltzer will be speaking in a webinar hosted by the CalCPA. CalCPA is the largest state CPA society in the nation, representing and…
On June 20, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling upholding the constitutionality of the transition tax in Moore v. United States. The Court did not address issues…
The Treasury Department and IRS have just published proposed Regulations that would identify transactions resembling certain basket contract transactions as listed transactions per the meaning of Section 6011, making them…
Gray Reed has recently filed two significant amicus briefs challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial “regulation by enforcement” approach, particularly in emerging technology sectors.
The first brief was…
Co-author Lee Bratcher, Founder and President of the Texas Blockchain Council
Cryptocurrency has grown from a niche digital curiosity to a mainstream financial instrument. With the surge in popularity and…