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Don’t Lose Flexible Spending Account Dollars at the Year-End by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on November 30, 2017 by Adam Cohen

As 2017 comes to a close, it is time for individuals with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) to understand their responsibilities and potentially take action to use or lose any remaining balance in their FSAs before Dec. 31, 2017.   While FSAs can provide significant tax savings, such as lowering participants’ taxable income and reducing the amount of […]

When is a Building Considered “Placed in Service”? by John G. Ebenger, CPA


Posted on November 29, 2017 by John Ebenger

In order for businesses to take advantage of bonus depreciation on qualified improvement property (QIP), they must first understand how to determine the date that a building is considered to be “placed in service.” In 2015, the PATH Act extended 50 percent bonus depreciation to non-leased QIP that is acquired and “placed in service” after […]

Florida Families Can Plan Now for Child’s Future Education by Joanie B. Stein, CPA


Posted on November 29, 2017 by Joanie Stein

Enrollment in Florida’s Prepaid College Program kicked off on Oct. 15, 2017, continuing the state’s 30-year tradition of helping families save for their children’s future college education. Florida residents have until Feb. 28, 2018, to enroll in the program and lock in today’s lower tuition costs at one of the state’s public universities. Prices for […]

Republicans Unveil Latest Tax Plan by Edward N. Cooper, CPA


Posted on November 13, 2017

House Republicans introduced on Nov. 2, 2017, the details of their plans for overhauling the tax code based on the vision outlined by the president a little over a month earlier. It is not expected that the plan will become the law in its present state, as lawmakers, lobbyists and other interested parties will debate, […]