The hedge fund, private equity and alternative asset industries will be impacted by a number of tax provisions from the final tax reform bill called the “Tax Cuts and Job Act” that was signed into law by the president on Dec. 22, 2017. Provisions will affect carried interest, general tax rates, compensation, like-kind exchanges and more. This article is intended to provide a high-level summary of some of the key provisions of the act

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To help everyone out a little bit, I thought I’d use my 11+ years in the emerging and diverse manager space to create a handy-dandy checklist to determine whether or not a fund may be emerging. After all, it seemed like a great project for a winter weekend when 0.5 inches of snow has me pinned inside the house like the Southerner I am

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Interest in cryptocurrency funds is surging, but the area is new, complex, and unique. Uncertainty about trading, compliance, valuation, custody, and taxation of digital assets abounds – listen to the podcast

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was enacted Dec. 22, 2017. Among the many provisions included in the TCJA is new code section 199A, which allows a deduction of 20 percent for certain pass-through income. For this purpose, pass-through businesses include partnerships, S corporations and sole proprietorships. Due to uncertainty as to the types of businesses that may qualify for the deduction, and the many limitations and exceptions, this code section is one of the more complex provisions in the TCJA

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