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IRS Extends Employers’ Affordable Care Act Reporting Deadline, Provides Taxpayers with Relief when Filing 2017 Tax Returns by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on January 18, 2018 by Adam Cohen

Despite a repeal of the individual insurance mandate that is included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, U.S. taxpayers will still need to meet their 2017 Affordable Care Act reporting requirements on the tax returns they file this April. However, the IRS has reversed its earlier […]

3 Tax Tips for Gig Workers in the Sharing Economy by Richard Cabrera, JD, LLM, CPA


Posted on January 18, 2018 by Richard Cabrera

In today’s sharing economy, individuals need little more than an Internet connection to become self-made entrepreneurs. Thanks to platforms such as Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Upwork, there are countless opportunities for individuals to make money driving cars, renting out rooms or providing on-demand services, either as their primary source of income or as a side […]

Tax Reform for Real Estate Businesses and Investors by John G. Ebenger, CPA


Posted on January 17, 2018 by John Ebenger

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that overhauls the U.S. Tax Code represents new, often more-favorable tax treatment for real estate business owners and investors. However, the full benefit of these provisions will require careful evaluation and planning as the IRS catches up to the new law and provides technical guidance. Income Taxes for […]

Property Owners Can Expedite the Recovery of More Capital Improvement Expenses UPDATED with Tax Reform News by John G. Ebenger, CPA


Posted on January 11, 2018 by John Ebenger

The Internal Revenue Code permits owners of business- and income-producing real estate to deduct from their taxable income an allowance for the wear and tear, deterioration or obsolescence of property over time. In addition, some businesses have been able to accelerate depreciation deductions to more quickly recover the cost and other basis of certain capital […]

Partnerships Must Adapt to New IRS Audit Rules, Liabilities at the Entity Level – UPDATED Under Tax Reform


Posted on January 08, 2018 by Joseph Saka

For more than three decades, IRS partnership audits have operated under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), which required individual partners to pay their share of a partnership’s tax underpayments identified in an IRS audit, unless the partnership elected to be taxed at the entity level. Since TEFRA’s enactment, partnerships have […]

Outsourcing CFO Services Yields Significant Benefits for Small and Mid-Size Businesses by Anya Stasenko, CPA


Posted on January 02, 2018

Operating a small business in the U.S. comes with a wealth of opportunities and an equally abundant set of complexities, including tax reporting, regulatory compliance and meticulous financial recordkeeping. For many entrepreneurs, hiring full-time professionals to oversee these functions in-house is simply unaffordable. Instead, many are turning to outsourced CFO services to receive on-demand assistance with […]

Tax Reform Exempts More High-Net-Worth Families from the Dreaded Estate Tax by Rick Bazzani, CPA


Posted on January 01, 2018 by Rick Bazzani

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed into law in December of 2017 did not make many adjustments to the existing gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax regimes, what it does do beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, is significant. Doubles the Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption Under the new law, the federal estate tax exemption for […]