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Tax

IRS Makes changes to EO Determination Letters for 501(c)(3)s by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on May 14, 2024 by Adam Cohen

Earlier this year, the IRS introduced Rev. Proc. 2024-5, which requires public charities organized as 501(c)(3)s to follow new procedures when requesting IRS reclassification as a different tax-exempt entity. Nonprofit entities seeking tax-exempt status generally must file Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, within 27 months […]

IRS Begins Audits of Business Aircraft Use by Joseph Leocata, JD, CPA, MBA


Posted on April 17, 2024 by Joseph Leocata

The IRS has begun auditing the use of corporate jets to ensure taxpayers properly allocate business use from personal use for tax purposes. These efforts are part of the agency’s larger strategic plan to increase audit enforcement and improve tax compliance among large corporations, partnerships and high-net-worth individuals. Under current law, businesses may deduct certain […]

Tax Credits for Clean Vehicles Change in 2024 by Brendan Kurpis, CPA


Posted on April 09, 2024 by Brendan Kurpis

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, it is easier for individuals to claim federal tax credits for the purchase of new electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell electric vehicles, but there are fewer cars and trucks that qualify for the full $7,500 credit this year. The clean vehicle tax credit was amended in 2022 as part of the […]

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 […]