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IRS Expands Business Tax Account Tools to Assist Entrepreneurial Business Owners, Partners, Shareholders by Claribel Velazquez


Posted on March 28, 2024 by Claribel Velazquez

The IRS introduced Business Online Accounts in the Fall of 2023 to provide small businesses with an easy-to-use, self-service method for interacting with the agency and accessing their tax transcripts in real time. The free online tool is a part of the agency’s efforts under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to modernize and improve its […]

Family Offices Help Quarterback a Variety of Wealth Management Functions by Heath Standorf, CPA


Posted on February 26, 2024 by Heath Standorf

Beginning in the 19th century, some of the U.S.’s wealthiest industrialists quietly abandoned Wall Street banks to hire their own teams of experts to discreetly manage, preserve and grow their business operations and family wealth for future generations. Today, these family offices have moved beyond the shadows of the Rockefellers, Morgans and Vanderbilts and expanded […]

IRS Resumes Automatic Collection Notices, Provides Failure-to-Pay Penalty and Accrued Interest Relief to Some by Angie Adames, CPA


Posted on February 22, 2024 by Angie Adames

The IRS announced it is resuming mailing automated collections and reminder notices to taxpayers with outstanding tax liabilities from 2021 and earlier, a practice it suspended in 2022. In certain circumstances, the agency will waive failure-to-pay penalties that accrued in tax years 2020 and 2021 during the height of the COVID pandemic. It is estimated […]

A Guide to Overcoming Identity Theft by Brandon Bowers


Posted on February 20, 2024 by Brandon Bowers

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), identity theft continues to be one of the fastest-growing crimes in the U.S., with more than 1.1 million cases reported in 2022. The repercussions of falling victim to this type of fraud can be overwhelming, but there are proactive steps you can take to mitigate the damage and […]

Expanded Tax Credits Available to Qualifying Residential New Home Builders, Contractors by Adam Fisher, CPA


Posted on February 07, 2024 by Adam Fisher

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) amended Section 45L of the U.S. Tax Code by expanding the Energy Efficient Home (EEH) credit available to builders and other contractors that construct or substantially reconstruct new single-family homes and multifamily structures after Dec. 31, 2023, and on or before Dec. 31, 2032, that meet specific energy […]

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 […]

IRS Again Delays Reporting Requirement for Commercial Transactions involving Venmo and other Payment Apps by Savannah Cabrera Snow, CPA


Posted on January 16, 2024 by Savannah Cabrera Snow

For the second consecutive year, the IRS is postponing the implementation of a 2021 law requiring e-commerce companies and mobile payment platforms, such as Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Square, to report certain business transactions to the IRS annually and issue to customers Forms 1099-K, Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transaction. Therefore, only taxpayers who […]