The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains several tax and development provisions that affect how real estate is owned, transferred, and developed in the United States. Below are key takeaways for real estate investors, developers, and owners.
The estate and gift tax exemption threshold has been permanently increased from $10
Louisiana has a new renewable energy law on the books, Act No. 279, set to take effect on August 1, 2025. It provides for the regulation of solar facilities, renewable energy batteries, and onshore wind projects, all under the permitting authority of the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR). The solar facility piece
On July 4, 2025, the President of the United States signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “Bill”), which included significant taxing and spending modifications. To pay for extending certain tax cuts and other changes, the bill adds an Adjusted Gross Income (“AGI”) floor for charitable contribution deductions for both individuals and corporations.
President Donald J. Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, H.R. 1, 119th Cong., on July 4th, just one day after the House passed it on a 218-214 vote.
On June 4, 2025, Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 44 into law, making changes to the state’s motion picture production tax credit program.
The IRS has obsoleted nine pieces of sub regulatory guidance in accordance with an executive order by President Trump to improve government efficiency by reducing regulations. In identifying the guidance documents for removal, the IRS determined that these guidance documents no longer provide useful information.
Among the guidance obsoleted by Notice 2025-22 is Notice 2015-73
Several bills aimed at making changes to Louisiana severance tax laws were filed on Friday, the deadline for pre-filing bills to be considered during the Louisiana Legislature’s upcoming regular session, which is a fiscal one.
On April 3, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue published Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-013 clarifying the proper sales and use tax treatment for rentals of cranes and other equipment with operators.
While voters in Louisiana may have rejected all four of the constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot (the Secretary of State reported just over 21% voter turnout), including Amendment No. 2 which contained significant tax measures, efforts at tax reform are likely to resume during the Legislative Session that convenes next month.
FinCEN announced an interim final rule on March 21, 2025 that removes both United States companies, regardless of ownership, and United States persons from the definition of Reporting Companies required to file a Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Report . Under the new rule, “Reporting Company” means only those entities “that are formed