Category: Business Owners

Business Owners

IRS Makes changes to EO Determination Letters for 501(c)(3)s by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on May 14, 2024 by Adam Cohen

Earlier this year, the IRS introduced Rev. Proc. 2024-5, which requires public charities organized as 501(c)(3)s to follow new procedures when requesting IRS reclassification as a different tax-exempt entity. Nonprofit entities seeking tax-exempt status generally must file Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, within 27 months […]

Benefits of Working with Recruiting Specialists to Fill Finance, Accounting Positions by Mari Luque-Hanchett


Posted on April 30, 2024 by Joseph Saka

Businesses spend significant time and resources recruiting and hiring professionals for accounting and finance positions. In the current job market, the entire process can take more than six months. To reduce these burdens and enable your company’s executives to focus their efforts on growing your business, consider working with a third-party recruiting firm specializing in […]

Are you Ready for Tax Changes Ahead? by Michael Brennan, CPA


Posted on April 25, 2024 by Michael Brennan

Many of the taxpayer-friendly provisions of the tax code introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017 are set to expire at the end of 2025, exposing individuals and businesses to the prospect of significantly higher tax liabilities beginning in 2026. While it is possible lawmakers will intervene and extend some provisions […]

IRS Begins Audits of Business Aircraft Use by Joseph Leocata, JD, CPA, MBA


Posted on April 17, 2024 by Joseph Leocata

The IRS has begun auditing the use of corporate jets to ensure taxpayers properly allocate business use from personal use for tax purposes. These efforts are part of the agency’s larger strategic plan to increase audit enforcement and improve tax compliance among large corporations, partnerships and high-net-worth individuals. Under current law, businesses may deduct certain […]

Podcast – BPB Knows Cash Flow Management


Posted on March 05, 2024

On today’s episode Associate Director Debra Sears shares her thoughts about the importance of cash flow and strategies for making improvements.

IRS Sets Standard Mileage Rates for Vehicle Use in 2024 by Steven Rubin, CPA


Posted on January 22, 2024 by Steven Rubin

The IRS announced the inflation adjustments taxpayers may use to determine the deductible costs of operating a motor vehicle for business, charitable and medical purposes in tax year 2024. Taxpayers also have the option to calculate these expenses based on the actual costs they incur to use their vehicles. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the standard […]