Venture Capital in the Headlights: How President Biden's Proposed Changes to Capital Gains Could Impact the Innovation Economy
May 13, 2021
Reuters Westlaw published an article by Louis Lehot entitled: Venture capital in the headlights: How President Biden’s proposed changes to capital gains could impact the innovation economy. President Biden recently shared his American Families Plan, which includes a proposal to double the tax paid on capital gains and other taxes on investment earnings.
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