With the 2023 Louisiana Legislative Session under way, it is a good time to highlight the lobbying election available to qualifying public charities exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Nonprofit organizations that qualify for federal income tax exemption as public charities under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

New IRS guidance confirms no step up in basis for grantor trust assets that are not included in the decedent’s estate.

Rev. Rul. 2023-02 clarifies that the basis adjustment under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to “step up” the basis for assets in grantor trusts treated as owned by the

In the continuing saga of the (possible) use of Environmental Social and Governance (“ESG”) factors by retirement plan fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), on Thursday, March 23, 2023, the House in a 219-200 vote failed to reach the two-thirds majority required to overturn a presidential veto regarding a joint resolution of

Today the Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 23-009, concerning partnership filing requirements for the 2022 tax year.  The purpose of the RIB is to specifically provide administrative filing relief for certain eligible partnerships with regard to the 2022 tax year.  However, the RIB does indicate that at the appropriate time these

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced today that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on October 13, 2022, in order “to help employers and workers determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.”  This marks the Biden Administration’s second attempt to rescind the

Originally Posted on The Energy Law Blog

As announced in Louisiana Tax Commission Statewide Advisory 03-2021 on Hurricane Ida, pursuant to La. R.S. 47:1978.1, Louisiana Assessors in Parishes affected by Hurricane Ida have to reassess property for purposes of the upcoming annual property tax bills to take into account any reductions in fair market value