The 2025 tax law, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), makes a significant change to how businesses treat specific research and experimental (SRE) expenditures by permanently restoring taxpayers’ ability to fully deduct domestic research costs immediately in the year incurred. This is a considerable win for companies that were required […]
Businesses in or relocating to California have two opportunities in 2026 to apply for more than $600 million in valuable California Competes Tax Credits (CCTC) that they may use over multiple years against the personal or corporate income taxes they pay to the state. The online application periods for fiscal year 2025-2026 are Jan. 5, […]
Posted on November 20, 2025
In this episode, Director of Tax Services Christian Burgos, CMI, JD, LLM, shares details of Washington State’s new law that taxes a wide ranges of services, including advertising, software development and more.
Posted on November 18, 2025
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Brendan Kurpis
Charitable giving is a great way to support causes that are important to you and your community while establishing a legacy of philanthropy for your family members to carry on long after you are gone. For some, it also allows them to reduce their tax bill by understanding some basic rules. Who Can Claim Charitable […]
In this episode, Director of Tax Services Patti Giarratano, CPA, explains the sections of the recent tax law change and how they could impact high-net-worth individuals.
Posted on October 27, 2025
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Brandon Bowers
The recent global outage of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud platform is a powerful reminder that even the most robust IT infrastructure can experience disruptions. Whether or not your business was among the thousands taken offline, now is a good time to evaluate your organization’s reliance on technology and the resilience strategies you have in […]
Posted on October 23, 2025
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Joanie Stein
The IRS and Department of the Treasury recently issued final regulations concerning the SECURE Act that require certain high-income taxpayers’ 401(k) and 403(b) plan catch-up contributions to be designated as after-tax Roth contributions, beginning in tax year 2026. Background For more than two decades, individuals aged 50 and older have had the opportunity to supercharge […]
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 […]
Posted on October 07, 2025
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Carl Richie
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 […]
