Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 28, 2017 - Microcaptives.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute, a Kaplan Company.

This week we look at the following developments

• In its first look at microcaptive insurance companies, the Tax Court found no insurance was provided in specific case
• ESOP disqualified for failing to cover employees of related employer
• Social club found that measuring profit motive for UBIT differs from individuals
• Deduction denied to estate for gift tax liability on net gift
• Small partnerships are not, in the view of the IRS National Office, effectively exempt from the requirement to file tax returns.

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2017-08-28 Current Federal Tax Developments