Posted on August 29, 2019
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Daniel Hughes
As Hurricane Dorian menaces the Florida coast, it is not too late for businesses to prepare for the threat of a potential disaster that can interrupt normal businesses operations and cause millions of dollars in damages and lost revenue. Following are just a few things that businesses should consider as part of a well-thought-out disaster-preparedness […]
Posted on August 27, 2019
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Angie Adames
Under a Revenue Procedure recently issued by the IRS, eligible partnerships that made errors on their timely filed 2018 federal tax returns in March of 2019, for which no extensions were filed, may have a small window of opportunity to file superseding Forms 1065 and Schedules K-1 to partners by Sept. 15, 2019. Taxpayers eligible […]
Posted on August 22, 2019
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Andrew Leonard
The overhaul of the U.S. tax code was signed into law at the end of 2017, yet many taxpayers are continuing to conduct business as usual, paying little attention to how the new law impacts their tax liabilities for 2018 and beyond. To be sure, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in its original […]
Posted on August 12, 2019
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Joanie Stein
If you are among the more than 145 million people whose personal information was compromised in the Equifax data breach that occurred in 2017, you may now be entitled to compensation as part of the credit bureau’s nearly $700 million settlement with the government. However, before you file a claim or try to figure out […]
Posted on May 26, 2019
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Angie Adames
The U.S. tax laws have a long history of incentivizing taxpayers to invest in their domestic business operations and purchase equipment, machinery, vehicles and other capital assets that are essential to generating business income. With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) effective for tax year 2018, the government has sweetened the […]
Posted on May 23, 2019
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Adam Cohen
The March and April tax filing deadline have come and gone, and many individual and business taxpayers can happily bid farewell to their 2018 federal income tax-filing responsibilities. However, if you are one of the millions of taxpayers who applied for an automatic extension of time to file for 2018, don’t get too comfortable. The […]
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), businesses have an opportunity to claim larger depreciation deductions beginning in 2018 for qualifying new and used property, including passenger vehicles, they acquire and place into service between Sept. 28, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2026. However, it is critical that businesses pay particular attention to recent IRS […]
Posted on March 22, 2019
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John Ebenger
Two provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are throwing some business owners for a loop as they prepare to file their federal income tax returns for 2018. The new law introduced a limit on the deductions that non-corporate taxpayers could claim for excess business losses while also limiting deductions for net operating […]
Posted on March 15, 2019
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Adam Cohen
For many taxpayers, the joy they felt while taking home larger paychecks in 2018 due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has turned to frustration as they file their federal income tax returns. Many are finding that they have a surprise tax bill or their refund from the government is significantly less than what they received […]
Posted on March 07, 2019
Individual taxpayers have long relied on miscellaneous itemized deductions as a catch-all for a variety of business- and investment-related expenses that the tax code did not already allow as specified itemized deductions, such as those for medical expenses or contributions to charitable organizations. However, with the passage of the new tax law, these miscellaneous itemized […]
