Normally when appreciated business assets such as real estate are sold, tax is owed on the appreciation. But there’s a way to defer this tax: a Section 1031 “like-kind” exchange. […]
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While April 15 (April 17 this year) is the main tax deadline on most individual taxpayers’ minds, there are others throughout the rest of the year that you should be […]
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Maximizing available credits is especially important now that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has reduced or eliminated some tax breaks for businesses. There are two still-available tax credits for […]
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Before hiring temporary help, it is important to determine if the individual hired will be an employee or an independent contractor. Proper classification between the two is critical for many […]
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Individual taxpayers who itemize their deductions can generally deduct either state and local income taxes or state and local sales taxes. The ability to deduct state and local taxes — […]
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) imposes a limit on deductions for business interest for taxable years beginning in 2018. The limit, like other aspects of the law, has […]
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On Friday, February 9, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, H.R. 1892, the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” (the Budget Act, P.L. 115-123). The major reason for the […]
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which was signed into law in December 2017, contained numerous changes to cost recovery methods for capitalized assets. These changes provide manufacturers with […]
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With rising healthcare costs, claiming tax deductions for these expenses can be more important than ever. However, there is a threshold for deducting medical expenses that may be hard to […]
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Here are some of the key tax deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the second quarter of 2018. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may […]
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To appeal or not to appeal: that is the question. Medicare cost report appeals can be extremely profitable, but which issues are worth the time and effort to appeal? Without […]
By Rick Shields, CPA, Principal at Blue & Co. One of the issues not-for-profits must address is how to raise funds while also properly reporting the associated costs for donor […]
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Quality The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced significant tax relief for individuals and businesses in Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides […]
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