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"Businesses seeking to lower their 2018 bills are splitting in two, changing their legal status and reclassifying workers," the Wall Street Journal's Ruth Simon and Richard Rubin report: "Long before most clarifying regulations have been issued, the new law has led to a burst of activity in tax circles as lawyers, accountants and businesses look for ways around some of the proposals meant to pinch them — and for ways to extend the reach of new tax breaks."
Why it matters: "The legislation contains more uncertainties than usual for a tax overhaul because of the speed of its drafting, which left little opportunity for the public and congressional scrutiny that often identifies confusion in bills."