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OBBBA Introduces New, 100 Percent First-Year Depreciation Deductions For Manufacturers by Joseph C. Leuchter, CPA


Posted on September 11, 2025 by Joseph Leuchter

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in July 2025, brings significant tax benefits to domestic manufacturing companies. For example, the law restores taxpayers’ ability to fully write off domestic research and development (R&D) expenses in the year they are incurred. It also reinstates 100 percent special depreciation for a long list of new […]

Navigating the Pass-Through-Entity Tax as a Workaround to State and Local Tax Deduction Limits by Maxwell Jewell, CPA, MST


Posted on August 25, 2025 by Maxwell Jewell

Taxpayers in high-income-tax states breathed a collective sigh of relief with the July 2025 passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), which provides a temporary increase to the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction from $10,000 to $40,000 in 2025 through 2029, subject to income limitations. While the new law preserves […]

Florida Extends, Makes Permanent Annual Back-to-School Sales-Tax Holiday by Luke Lucas, CPA


Posted on August 05, 2025 by Luke Lucas

The Florida legislature has designated the entire month of August a sales-tax holiday on back-to-school supplies, while also extending this tax relief to residents on an annual basis. From August 1 through August 31, families can purchase the following school supplies in Florida without incurring state and local sales tax: Personal computers, laptops, tablets, e-readers […]

One Big Beautiful Bill – An Introduction by Mike Greenwald, CPA


Posted on July 08, 2025 by Michael Greenwald

In a week when airports across the country saw flight delays, some of which made it difficult for members of Congress to return to Washington, DC, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (the “Bill” and more formally known as “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res.14) arrived right […]

Florida Adopts More Flexible Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act for Trusts By Sarah Gaymon, CPA


Posted on June 10, 2025 by Sarah Gaymon

Florida laws relating to the fiduciary administration of trusts, estates and life estates with succeeding beneficiaries became more attractive on Jan. 1, 2025, with the enactment of the Florida Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act (FIPA). The law provides fiduciaries with more flexibility in trust administration and aims to make Florida an even more appealing […]

Is Your Business Prepared for Hurricane Season? by Kevin McNally, JD


Posted on June 04, 2025 by Kevin McNally

Another hurricane season kicked off on June 1, reminding businesses along the Gulf and Eastern seaboards of the devastation that tropical-force winds and rain can inflict and their long-term impact on continuing normal business operations. The following checklist outlines best practices to help you protect and preserve your assets, mitigate losses before a storm strikes, […]

UPDATED – Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadline Looms for Law Firms and Their Corporate Clients by Dan Hughes, CPA/CFF, CGMA, CVA


Posted on November 05, 2024 by Daniel Hughes

UPDATED – On March 2, 2025, the Department of Treasury announced CTA will be narrowed to only foreign reporting companies.   UPDATED – On December 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas ruled that the CTA is likely unconstitutional and prohibited its enforcement. This set off a review, injunction and follow-up hearing date in March […]