In this episode, Director of Transaction Advisory Services Fabio de Filippo, CPA, shares the importance of getting books in order when contemplating the sale of a business.
Under a new law that took effect on Oct. 1, 2025, the state of Washington is imposing and collecting retail sales tax on certain business activities that were previously exempt from taxation. Vendors providing services, such as advertising, IT support and temporary staffing, must prepare their businesses to comply with the law and begin collecting […]
Sales and use tax audits of Florida construction and building contractors are becoming increasingly common, due, in part, to the complexity of the state’s laws governing the taxability of their services and the nature of the work they do. While no business wants to be audited, there are key issues contractors must understand to help […]
The Federal Reserve Bank reduced interest rates by .50 percent in September 2024 and by a quarter point in November 2024, its first cuts since the start of the pandemic. These announcements may signal a new cycle of lower borrowing costs and a heightened appetite for mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity that had slowed considerably […]
The July 4, 2025, enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) amends the tax code and its impact on not-for-profit entities. These include changes to charitable deductions and an extension of excise taxes on highly compensated employees and net investment income for private colleges and universities. Charitable Deductions The OBBBA retains charitable deductions […]
Among the various provisions of the new tax and spending bill is a significant change to the tax accounting method condo developers must use to recognize income, removing a significant irritant to developers’ cash flow and tax efficiency. Background Developers of single-family homes and townhouses historically had the option to use the complete contract method […]
Taxpayers in high-income-tax states breathed a collective sigh of relief with the July 2025 passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), which provides a temporary increase to the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction from $10,000 to $40,000 in 2025 through 2029, subject to income limitations. While the new law preserves […]
In this episode Real Estate Tax Director Art Lieberman explains the percentage of completion method of accounting, why it’s going away and why this is so valuable for condo developers.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in July 2025, makes dramatic changes to prior tax laws that encouraged individual and business taxpayers to invest in clean energy solutions that reduce carbon emissions. In many cases, taxpayers have a very narrow window of opportunity to claim these credits that are expiring at a much […]
The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) redefines and makes permanent the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program introduced in 2017, ushering in new tax benefits for a broader range of qualifying investors. Background The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced the concept of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) to help incentivize private investment […]