Category: Tax

Tax

Certain High-Income Taxpayers at Risk of IRS Visit by Joseph L. Saka, CPA/PFS


Posted on March 12, 2020 by Joseph Saka

The IRS is taking steps to aggressively pursue high-income taxpayers who failed to timely file tax returns in 2018 or prior years. As part of a new initiative, the agency’s revenue officers will personally visit non-compliant taxpayers across the country whose annual income exceeds $100,000. These face-to-face encounters will focus on informing taxpayers of their […]

Is your Business Ready for the New Overtime Rules in 2020? by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on March 04, 2020 by Adam Cohen

With the cheer of a New Year, businesses must contend with new rules for calculating employees’ overtime hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the Department of Labor, companies will need to begin paying overtime in 2020 to approximately 1.3 million workers who were not previously eligible to receive it. In general, […]

IRS Warns Taxpayers to Report, Pay Taxes on Virtual Currency Transactions by Tony Gutierrez, CPA


Posted on February 27, 2020 by Anthony Gutierrez

Taxpayers’ increasing use of cryptocurrency as an investment vehicle and form of payment has fallen under the watchful eye of the IRS. Over the past few years, the service has taken several steps to regulate virtual currency, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple, and legally pursue those individuals who have evaded taxes on transactions using these […]

The Immediate Impact of 754 Elections When Selling, Buying or Liquidating Partnership Interest by John G. Ebenger, CPA


Posted on February 04, 2020 by John Ebenger

The sale, exchange or liquidation of partnership interest in appreciated property, such as real estate, is a common occurrence among partners and members of partnerships and LLCs taxed as partnerships. Whether due to disagreements among the partners, the death or divorce of a partner, or the addition of new partners, these transactions can result in […]

IRS Updates Standard Mileage Rates, Guidance for 2020 by Lewis Taub, CPA


Posted on January 29, 2020 by Lewis Taub

The IRS updated the standard mileage rates that taxpayers may use to substantiate the costs they incur, and may be reimbursed by their employers, when they use their personal cars, vans or trucks for business purposes. These are the rates taxpayers will use beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, for the tax returns they will file […]

How Can Individuals Prepare for the Start of Tax Season? by Rick D. Bazzani, CPA


Posted on January 16, 2020 by Rick Bazzani

The 2020 tax season officially begins on January 27, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing individuals’ electronically filed tax returns for 2019. With the federal filing deadline on Wednesday, April 15, taxpayers have just two-and-a-half months to gather important documents, meet with their tax advisors and pay any outstanding tax liabilities from 2019. […]