With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden as the President of the United States yesterday, we expect to see a different focus, new guidance and new laws. Some of the major changes that may be delivered in the Biden administration include:

The IRS and Treasury Department released final regulations on January 7, 2021, that govern the tax treatment of partnership and LLC interests related to services, so-called carried interests, a/k/a applicable partnership interests (APIs), under Section 1061.

An often-used tax deduction for business meals was expanded by the most recent COVID-19 stimulus, passed in December and now effective in 2021.

The stimulus package passed last month may help certain Electing Real Property Businesses by including a provision that allows a shorter depreciation period for residential rental property acquired prior to January 1, 2018.

Last week, Congress passed a $900 billion Appropriations Act that includes a number of changes that affect businesses and their employees.

After months of intense negotiations, Congress passed a new relief bill this week. Assuming President Trump signs the bill, or Congress overrides a veto, it delivers change just in time for the new year.

The employee retention tax credit aimed at helping businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic will be extended and expanded under the new stimulus bill recently passed by Congress and awaiting President Trump’s signature.

If employers want to make vaccinations mandatory, can they force their employees' hands (or, more accurately, their arms)?

In this fourth installment of our Construction Interview Series on adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rich Reizen and Pat Johnson, members of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, talk with Eric Nixon, President of Maron Electric, about a variety of issues and opportunities facing the industry, including current attempts to meet economic and regulatory demands, as well as future opportunities and solutions.

Unfortunately, we have seen an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. We have also been warned that this winter will be a dark and difficult time, and that the pandemic will likely get significantly worse before vaccines are widely available and we begin our return to normalcy.