Author Archives: mgracey

On Aug. 1, 2024, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a tax bill that, among other things, would have restored businesses’ ability to fully deduct specified research and experimental (SRE) expenses in the tax year they are incurred. As a result, businesses that invest in innovation must continue to capitalize and amortize those costs over […]

The IRS scored significant wins in two separate cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and D.C. Court of Appeals. While both matters addressed different provisions of the tax code, the court’s decisions essentially fortified the IRS’s international reach and its ability to enforce compliance with various U.S. tax laws regarding taxpayers’ foreign investments and business […]

When small and mid-size businesses assess their existing accounting systems, the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” often comes to mind. After all, if employees are comfortable working with a solution that continues to function the way it is supposed to, why spend the dollars and resources to find and deploy a new […]

In this episode, employee benefit plan audit expert Melissa Fleitas explains some of the changes plan sponsors will need to comply with in the next few years.

Falling victim to a data breach that involves unauthorized access to a company’s confidential information can be especially costly for small and mid-size businesses in terms of lost revenue, loss of productivity and reputational damage. Yet even as the number of small businesses impacted by cyberattacks continues to rise, less than half have adopted cybersecurity […]

In this episode, Senior Manager Yovanny Hernandez shares the details about 1031 exchanges and how they help real estate owners mitigate taxes..

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 […]

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo,[1] overturning its 40-year long-standing precedent set forth in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council.[2] The latest ruling has far-reaching consequences concerning the courts’ power to override a federal agency’s interpretation (regulatory guidance) of the laws Congress designated […]

In this episode, Director of Tax Services Andrew Leonard explains foreign tax credits and a recent court ruling that could make an impact on taxpayers.

In July 2024, the IRS issued final regulations regarding the SECURE Act’s elimination of stretch IRAs for certain non-spouse beneficiaries. The announcement gives taxpayers and their advisors much-needed clarification on the law’s requirement that beneficiaries of inherited IRAs draw down those accounts and pay the related taxes within 10 years of an original owner’s death. […]