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Should Law Firms Make Pass-Through Entity Tax Elections?

As a result of the TCJA, the owners of pass-through entities are limited in the amount of state and local taxes they can deduct on their Federal income tax return. In response, over 25 states have enacted pass-through entity tax regimes, which allow the owners of law firms to preserve their state and local tax deduction on their income from the law firm.

3 minute read July 01, 2023 at 12:09 AM
By
Jonathan Weinberg
Should Law Firms Make Pass-Through Entity Tax Elections?

Law firms are often structured as pass-through entities (e.g., partnerships, LLCs, S-Corporations) due to traditional prohibitions against practicing law in corporate form.

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