Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

New Tax Law Limiting Deductions for Interest Expense Impact M&A Transactions by Lewis Taub, CPA

Posted on August 07, 2019 by Lewis Taub

The new tax law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, has had a tremendous impact on business activities, including merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. As businesses prepare to file their tax returns this year, they are just now quantifying how much the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affects their bottom line. Prior […]

Expanded Tax Deductions Make Now the Perfect Time to Invest in Your Business by Angie Adames, CPA

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Angie Adames

The U.S. tax laws have a long history of incentivizing taxpayers to invest in their domestic business operations and purchase equipment, machinery, vehicles and other capital assets that are essential to generating business income. With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) effective for tax year 2018, the government has sweetened the […]

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of State and Local Tax Refunds under new SALT Deduction Limit by Karen A. Lake, CPA

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Karen Lake

The IRS recently issued guidance to help taxpayers in high-tax states understand how the new tax law’s $10,000 annual limit on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT), and property and real estate taxes affects the tax treatment of SALT refunds they receive beginning in tax year 2019. In general, taxpayers may exclude from their […]

The Art of Bunching Deductions for Charitable-Minded Taxpayers by Joanie B. Stein, CPA

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Joanie Stein

Many individuals filing their first federal income tax returns since the enactment of the new tax law are surprised to learn that they were not able to write off the donations they made to non-profit organizations in 2018. While few people give to charity solely for a tax break, much ink has been spilled over […]

IRS Issues Safe Harbor for Business Vehicles that Qualify for First-Year Bonus Depreciation by Cherry Laufenberg, CPA

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Cherry Laufenberg

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), businesses have an opportunity to claim larger depreciation deductions beginning in 2018 for qualifying new and used property, including passenger vehicles, they acquire and place into service between Sept. 28, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2026. However, it is critical that businesses pay particular attention to recent IRS […]

IRS Warns of Top Tax Schemes for 2019 by Edward N. Cooper, CPA

Posted on April 05, 2019 by Edward Cooper

By Edward N. Cooper, CPA The IRS has issued its annual list of the Dirty Dozen scams that taxpayers should look out for in 2019. Under U.S. laws, taxpayers are legally responsible for the information contained in their tax returns, even when those documents are prepared by someone else. Therefore, it is critical that you […]

IRS Expands Penalty Waiver for Underpayments of 2018 Federal Tax Liabilities by Jeffrey M. Mutnik, CPA/PFS

Posted on April 02, 2019

In response to a chorus of concerned taxpayers and tax preparers, the IRS is providing additional penalty relief to taxpayers who have found that they did not pay enough in federal taxes in 2018 through W-2 withholding, quarterly estimated tax payments or a combination of the two. Effective immediately, individual taxpayers, trusts and estates that […]

Businesses Face Challenges of New Limits to Excess Business and Net Operating Losses by John G. Ebenger, CPA

Posted on March 22, 2019 by John Ebenger

Two provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are throwing some business owners for a loop as they prepare to file their federal income tax returns for 2018. The new law introduced a limit on the deductions that non-corporate taxpayers could claim for excess business losses while also limiting deductions for net operating […]

Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions – On the Brink of Extinction or Just in a Seven-Year Ice Age? by Jeffrey M. Mutnik, CPA/PFS

Posted on March 07, 2019

Individual taxpayers have long relied on miscellaneous itemized deductions as a catch-all for a variety of business- and investment-related expenses that the tax code did not already allow as specified itemized deductions, such as those for medical expenses or contributions to charitable organizations. However, with the passage of the new tax law, these miscellaneous itemized […]

Will You Still Itemize Deductions On Your Tax Returns for 2018? by Joanie B. Stein, CPA

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Joanie Stein

Many U.S. residents and resident aliens accustomed to itemizing the expenses they were once eligible to deduct annually on Schedule A of their federal income tax returns may find it more beneficial to claim the standard deduction on the 2018 tax returns they will file in 2019. Under the new tax law, the standard deduction […]

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