Financial Resources & News
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...
IRS Penalties & Interest
How does the IRS go about applying penalties and interest to taxpayers? In this article we’ll be discussing the 4 types of penalty charges, and how the IRS goes about applying them. For clarity: Original Due Date = Generally April 15th for Individual Taxpayers...
There is an income tax with your PPP loan
There is an income tax with your PPP loan. As of today, any expenditures made with PPP funding is not tax deductible. To give you a quick example of the potential impact let us examine a $250,000 PPP loan. Assuming you followed the rules and properly documented your...
Employee Payroll Tax Deferral Update
Employee Payroll Tax Deferral Update On August 28, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 that provides some needed guidance for employers in regards to the employee payroll tax deferral described in the August 8, 2020 Presidential memorandum (often referred to as an...
Do Not Rush Your PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
Do Not Rush Your PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Most lending institutions are not processing loan forgiveness applications and when they are ready there is no reason you need to be first in line. Take your time. Let others iron out the process first. Some key...
Paycheck Proctection Program Flexability Act
Paycheck Proctection Program Flexability Act On Friday, June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. The PPP Flexibility Act provides some relief and flexibility in the use of the Paycheck Protection Program...
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. While the application is in final form, we should expect to...