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If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking
Estate planning can be overwhelming. One reason is that it has a language all its own. While you may be
Last minute tax-saving business tips. As year-end approaches, if you own a business you could benefit from some tax-trimming moves.
Gamblers couldn’t deduct losses. “Professional” gamblers can deduct losses equal to their winnings, but the burden of proving the deduction
Exempt status revoked, but not denied. A volunteer fire department provided fire protection, ambulance and rescue services to the community.
Summons issued to bitcoin exchange. Coinbase, the nation’s largest bitcoin exchange firm, has been served with an IRS summons seeking
Attention employers: There are three ways to set up an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan. Many Americans are unprepared for retirement
Security tips for taxpayers. The IRS suggests that you always: use security software with firewall and antivirus protections, make sure
IRS puts personal info at risk. Employees in the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division often don’t follow the agency’s email policies
Expecting tax cuts next year? President-elect Trump declared one of his top priorities to be passage of a “major tax
Distributor’s TV packages don’t qualify. In two similar Technical Advice Memorandums, the IRS determined that a television subscription package sold
Taxpayers denied child tax breaks. For part of a year, a married couple lived with a child from the wife’s
The last month or so of the year offers accrual-basis taxpayers an opportunity to make some timely moves that might
Accrual-basis taxpayer? One way to save tax is to properly record and recognize expenses that were incurred this year but
The IRS has provided guidance to employers regarding the recent presidential action to allow employers to defer the withholding, deposit
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that existing home sales and prices are up nationwide,
With the federal gift and estate tax exemption now at a record high $11.58 million for 2020, most estates aren’t
As you’re probably aware, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on August 8 creating a payroll tax deferral. The development
Many companies are struggling as a result of shutdowns and restructurings during the COVID-19 crisis. To add insult to injury,
Has your organization laid off employees this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but you plan to rehire some of
A federal trial court recently invalidated several provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) temporary regulations implementing the paid
In a world that’s increasingly paperless, you’re likely becoming accustomed to conducting a variety of transactions digitally. But when it
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act made changes to excess business losses. This includes some changes that
Under current law, 100% bonus depreciation will be phased out in steps for property placed in service in calendar years
If you’re getting close to retirement, you may wonder: Are my Social Security benefits going to be taxed? And if
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, students are going back to school this fall, either remotely, in-person or under a hybrid schedule.