Posted on May 07, 2025
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Jeremy Katz
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted on April 03, 2025
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John Ebenger
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.
Posted on April 01, 2025
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Joel Young
On March 26, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an interim final ruling lifting a previous requirement for U.S. companies to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). At the same time, however, the ruling reinforces a reporting requirement for a narrower scope of foreign companies. Domestic entities and […]
U.S. persons, businesses, trusts and estates with 10 percent or more ownership interest or voting control over a foreign business enterprise in fiscal year 2024 have a quinquennial requirement to file a Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Forms BE-10 by May 30 or June 30, 2025, depending on the number of forms they must file. […]
Posted on March 20, 2025
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Luke Lucas
In this episode, Associate Director of Tax Services Luke Lucas, CPA, shares often overlooked state and local tax issues, deductions and credits.
The Trump administration’s calls to reduce the size of the federal government and make the federal workforce more efficient[1] are expected to have a significant impact on the work of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and potentially end the agency’s 10-year plan to expand its tax compliance enforcement activities. However, savvy taxpayers should not assume […]
The 2017 tax cuts introduced a temporary bonus depreciation provision that allowed businesses to immediately write off 100 percent of their costs for new and used qualifying property they placed into service between Sept. 28, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2022. The rate of this first-year depreciation deduction has decreased by 20 percent each subsequent year […]
If you accepted more than $5,000 in online business payments in 2024 for goods and services via platforms such as Venmo, PayPal, eBay, Airbnb and Cash App, the IRS expects you to pay taxes on those earnings come April 15, 2025. While the IRS has always considered these payments as taxable business income, many taxpayers […]