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Disallowance of Excess Business Losses Made Permanent

  • October 22, 2025
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In their latest article for the New York Law Journal, Ezra Dyckman and Charles S. Nelson write:

“On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed P.L. 119-21 into law, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”).  Most significantly, the OBBBA made permanent many taxpayer-favorable aspects of the 2017 law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including the reduction in individual tax rates and a substantial increase in the lifetime gift and estate tax exclusion amount.  However, one often-overlooked provision that was made permanent by the OBBBA could have a significant negative impact on certain taxpayers, particularly those in the rental real estate industry.”

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