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Despite a repeal of the individual insurance mandate that is included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, U.S. taxpayers will still need to meet their 2017 Affordable Care Act reporting requirements on the tax returns they file this April. However, the IRS has reversed its earlier […]

In today’s sharing economy, individuals need little more than an Internet connection to become self-made entrepreneurs. Thanks to platforms such as Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Upwork, there are countless opportunities for individuals to make money driving cars, renting out rooms or providing on-demand services, either as their primary source of income or as a side […]

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that overhauls the U.S. Tax Code represents new, often more-favorable tax treatment for real estate business owners and investors. However, the full benefit of these provisions will require careful evaluation and planning as the IRS catches up to the new law and provides technical guidance. Income Taxes for […]

Due to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that President Trump signed into law in late 2017, business and payroll service providers will need to adjust employees withholding calculations for the 2018 tax year. However, as the IRS works to apply the new law, it asks businesses to continue to use the […]

For more than three decades, IRS partnership audits have operated under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), which required individual partners to pay their share of a partnership’s tax underpayments identified in an IRS audit, unless the partnership elected to be taxed at the entity level. Since TEFRA’s enactment, partnerships have […]

Operating a small business in the U.S. comes with a wealth of opportunities and an equally abundant set of complexities, including tax reporting, regulatory compliance and meticulous financial recordkeeping. For many entrepreneurs, hiring full-time professionals to oversee these functions in-house is simply unaffordable. Instead, many are turning to outsourced CFO services to receive on-demand assistance with […]

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed into law in December of 2017 did not make many adjustments to the existing gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax regimes, what it does do beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, is significant. Doubles the Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption Under the new law, the federal estate tax exemption for […]

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which represent the most comprehensive legislation reforming the U.S. tax code in more than three decades. The new law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, makes permanent many provisions affecting businesses while setting a Dec. 31, 2025, […]

With all of the political wrangling over tax reform, it appears that Republicans in the House and Senate have agreed to preserve the Child Adoption Tax Credit, which in 2017 can be as high as $13,570 per qualifying child. The Federal Adoption Tax Credit has helped countless families afford the high cost of adoption, while […]

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, Florida’s sales tax on the total rental payments that commercial real estate owners receive for leasing their properties decreases from 6 percent to 5.8 percent. The reduced rate applies to the rental, leasing, letting and granting of a license to use certain commercial property for occupancy periods that begin on or […]