Financial Resources & News
2023 Year-End Guide – State and Local Tax
With thousands of taxing jurisdictions, from school boards to counties and states, and many different types of taxes, state and local taxation is complex. Each tax type comes with its own set of rules — by jurisdiction — all of which require a different level of...
2023 Year-End Guide – Tax Accounting Methods
A taxpayer’s tax accounting methods determine when income is recognized and costs are deducted for income tax purposes. Strategically adopting or changing tax accounting methods can provide opportunities to drive tax savings and increase cash flow. However, the rules...
2023 Year End Guide – Business Incentives & Tax Credits
There has been a lot of activity with tax incentives and credits for business in 2023. Following is a list of incentives discussed in this article. Scroll down to the incentive(s) that are of interest to you. Employee Retention Credit Credit for Increasing Research...
2023 Year End Guide – Business Incentives & Tax Credits
Employee Retention Credit The employee retention credit (ERC) is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages and health plan expenses paid or incurred by an employer (1) whose operations were either fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19-related governmental...
2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals
With rising interest rates, inflation and continuing market volatility, tax planning is as essential as ever for taxpayers looking to manage cash flow while paying the least amount of taxes possible over time. As we approach year end, now is the time for...
2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses
U.S. businesses are facing pressure to drive revenue, manage costs and increase shareholder value, all while surrounded by economic and political uncertainties. Disruptions to supply chains brought about by the pandemic have continued into 2022. Inflation and...
IRS Provides Broad Penalty Relief For Some 2019, 2020 Returns
The IRS on August 23, 2022, announced it will grant automatic penalty relief for late-file penalties imposed with respect to certain returns required to be filed for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. Notice 2022-36 provides systemic penalty relief to taxpayers for certain...
Inflation Reduction Act Becomes Law
President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law at a White House ceremony on August 16, finalizing a legislation intended to address inflation by paying down the national debt, lower consumer energy costs, provide incentives for the production of clean...
Tax Changes for R&E Expenditures as of 2022
Businesses that invest in research and development, particularly those in the technology industry, should be aware of a major change to the tax treatment of research and experimental (R&E) expenses. Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), R&E expenditures...