Author Archives: mgracey

In this episode Associate Director of Tax Services Joel Young, JD, LLM, shares an overview of FIRPTA, the goals of the program and who might make a misstep.

Seeking out new career opportunities can have many financial implications, including taxes. When you switch jobs, your income may change along with your eligibility for certain tax deductions and credits that ultimately affect your tax liabilities today and in retirement. During these transitions, you must keep up to date with evolving laws to maintain tax […]

In a recent decision by the New York State Court of Appeals, an advertising research firm is liable for $2.3 million in unpaid sales tax for information services it provided to its customers over a three-year period. According to the court, Dynamic Logic Inc. (Dynamic) had erroneously treated one of its information services products as […]

The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) is a U.S. law enacted in 1980 to ensure foreign owners of U.S. real property interests pay their fair share of federal taxes on the profits they may yield from the eventual sale or disposition of those properties. It requires advanced planning and specific actions by […]

If you are between the ages of 60 and 63 in 2025 or later, there’s good news: you can give your retirement savings a significant boost, thanks to new changes in retirement contribution rules. Historically, the tax laws cap the annual contribution limits to 401(k), 403(b) and other qualified retirement plans. They also provide additional […]

In this episode, Director of Forensic and Advisory Services Scott Bouchner, CMA, CVA, CFE, CIRA,  shares how lost profits calculations are used in dispute resolution matters.

U.S. taxes are based on a pay-as-you-go system, in which individuals either have taxes withheld from their paychecks or make estimated tax payments directly to the IRS four times a year. These quarterly tax payments made every three months typically apply to business owners subject to self-employment tax and to individuals who receive income in […]

The $10,000 annual cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions introduced to the tax code in 2017 during President Trump’s first term is set to expire at the end of 2025. That could be good news for top-earning taxpayers in high-tax states, including California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, who have had to […]

Criminals are constantly developing new and more elaborate ways to deceive taxpayers, steal their identities and cheat them out of their hard-earned financial assets. To help protect yourself from becoming a victim of these crimes, the IRS annually publishes a list of the “Dirty Dozen” most common schemes and scams for which you should be […]

In this episode Director of Tax Services John Ebenger, CPA, shares the differences between real estate investors and dealers and how each classification impacts taxes.