QSBS stands for “Qualified Small Business Stock” and is regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under code Section 1202, offering tax benefits to accredited investors, investment funds, employees, and founders. QSBS is a tax benefit on a federal and in some cases also extends to a … Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil new tax proposals to support small businesses, and put the Democratic platform into action.. These proposals include a ten-fold increase in the federal government's small business tax deduction from $5,000 to $50,000. The campaign highlighted that this increase is intended … Read More
In today’s global economy, innovation remains on the central stage as the key enabler that leads to growth. Thus, it is important to have legislation that supports these fresh and innovative enterprises. One of the prominent policies in this area is the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), … Read More
Primary Venture Partner’s co-founder, Ben Sun, recently sat down with Samir Kaji (CEO and founder of Allocate) on Samir's Venture Unlocked podcast. Amongst the topics discussed, Sun detailed how QSBS played a role in Primary’s recent secondary sale of one of their portfolios. This discussion gives an … Read More
IRS audit activity regarding QSBS seems to be on the rise. During Q1 2024 we have seen multiple taxpayers receive requests for information, had QSBS claims rejected by the IRS and / or cases have gone to trial. Has the IRS challenged or rejected your QSBS claim? Let … Read More
IRS audit activity regarding QSBS seems to be on the rise. During Q1 2024 we have seen multiple taxpayers receive requests for information, had QSBS claims rejected by the IRS and / or cases have gone to trial. Has the IRS challenged or rejected your QSBS claim? Let … Read More
A recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision, Ju v. United States, has highlighted the importance of meticulous recordkeeping for taxpayers seeking to exclude capital gains from the sale of qualified small business stock (QSB) under Section 1202. Section 1202 offers a significant tax exclusion to incentivize innovation: … Read More
In December 2023, the Venture Capital Journal examined whether 2024 would be the year of VC secondaries. A confluence of factors makes the timing ripe for such deals, and the expected deal activity is already panning out. Secondary transactions are typically transacted at discounts to the fair market … Read More
IRC Section 1202 offers little guidance as to what is meant by certain excluded trades or businesses outlined in Section 1202(e) - such as “health services”, “consulting”, “engineering”, etc. As such, shareholders wondering whether the company they hold stock in is in a Qualified Trade have sought … Read More
The US tax landscape could be undergoing a significant shift with the proposed "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024", announced by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and summarized by PwC,. This bipartisan agreement … Read More