Author Archives: mgracey

With the season of giving upon us, it is a good time to remember that the charitable donations you make during the year help individuals in need and may provide you with a potential tax benefit. In addition to making donations to long-standing, well-established 501(c)(3) charities, taxpayers in 2017 are giving to organizations that provide […]

As 2017 comes to a close, it is time for individuals with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) to understand their responsibilities and potentially take action to use or lose any remaining balance in their FSAs before Dec. 31, 2017.   While FSAs can provide significant tax savings, such as lowering participants’ taxable income and reducing the amount of […]

Enrollment in Florida’s Prepaid College Program kicked off on Oct. 15, 2017, continuing the state’s 30-year tradition of helping families save for their children’s future college education. Florida residents have until Feb. 28, 2018, to enroll in the program and lock in today’s lower tuition costs at one of the state’s public universities. Prices for […]

House Republicans introduced on Nov. 2, 2017, the details of their plans for overhauling the tax code based on the vision outlined by the president a little over a month earlier. It is not expected that the plan will become the law in its present state, as lawmakers, lobbyists and other interested parties will debate, […]

As 2017 draws to a close, the future of tax and regulatory reform hangs in the balance. The House of Representatives just passed a budget resolution that includes allusions to major modifications to the tax rules, but details are scant. Despite this current environment of uncertainty, the end of the year remains a critical time […]

The new model for how businesses across all industries will need to recognize revenue from customer contracts in 2018 for public companies and in 2019 for nonpublic companies is a game changer. While privately held companies have an additional year to come into compliance, they must begin preparations now to account for the substantial changes […]

The wireless networks, cell phones, routers, printers and other electronics that businesses and their employees regularly use in the office setting could be the weak link to allowing hackers to take over an organization’s entire digital network.  According to the IRS, remote access takeover attacks are on the rise, putting businesses and their data at […]

Over the past several years, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS have taken aim at small captive-insurance companies (sometimes referred to as mini- or micro-captives).  While it is legal for businesses to create these structures and self-insure themselves against specific risks, the IRS is concerned about those businesses that structure their small captives […]

Among the many financial and emotional issues that couples will encounter on their road to a divorce are the implications that a final dissolution of marriage will have on their taxes. Following are some important tax-related issues for separated and divorcing couples to keep in mind. Tax Filing Status Legally separated and divorced couples have […]

It is not uncommon for taxpayers to realize that they left out important information from their federal tax returns long after the April 15th filing deadline. The IRS recognizes that mistakes can happen and has in place a simple process that allows taxpayers to update and make corrections to an already-filed tax return. Correcting an […]