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We are keeping an ear to the ground so that when updates and regulations occur surrounding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you will know first. Check back here and follow us on social media to receive breaking news as it occurs.

Have questions about how the legislation affects your personal and business tax planning? Contact your local Blue & Co. tax advisor.

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Reaping the R&D Tax Benefits of Innovation Across Manufacturing Sectors

By Stephen Stringer, CPA, Director at Blue & Co., and David Seibel, Senior Manager at McGuire Sponsel Manufacturing and machine tool clients often qualify for Research and Development (R&D) Tax […]

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Pass-through Entity Level Tax: Is This a Viable SALT Cap Workaround?

By Jacob Boyd, CPA, Tax Manager; Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager; Eric M. Bennett, CPA, Director The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) capped the State and Local Tax […]

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Ohio’s New SALT Cap Workaround

By Kevin Krieg, CPA, and Amy Sandlin, CPA In 2022, through legislation signed by Governor DeWine, Ohio joined the growing list of states to pass SALT Cap workarounds. Ohio Senate […]

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Signed Into Law

By Derek Gray, CPA, Director The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16. This is the culmination of more than 18 […]

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Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) passed in the Senate on Sunday, August 7, 2022, and is headed to the Democrat-controlled […]

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Extension to Make Portability Elections

By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director On July 8, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2022-32, now extending the time to make portability elections to five years. What is […]

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R&D Tax Credit Qualifying Criteria for Manufacturing

By Stephen Stringer, CPA, Director at Blue & Co. & David Seibel, Senior Manager at McGuire Sponsel Manufacturing companies have claimed the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit since the […]

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Treasury Report targeted at Competition in the Beverage Industry

By: Zach Mattingly, CPA, Manager and Derek Gray, CPA, Director In early February, the U.S. Treasury Department released a 63-page report titled, Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and […]

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2021 Annual Report to Congress Released by IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office

By: Sara Jacobi, CPA CEPA Director Still waiting for your 2021 Federal tax refund? Tried calling the IRS, only to wait on hold for two hours without talking to anyone? […]

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Deferred Payroll Tax Payments

Employers who made the election to defer 2020 social security tax payments per provided CARES Act relief issued in March of 2020 are required to remit the first repayment by […]

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On Demand Webinar: Tax Planning for Year-End and 2022

Join Blue & Co. presented a webinar entitled Tax Planning for Year-End and 2022. on Wednesday, December 8 at 12:00 PM EST. Panelists will discuss: Tax reform under the Biden Administration […]

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Webinar: Tax Reform – What Does it Mean for You and Your Distillery?

You’re Invited! Join Blue & Co. and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) on Thursday, December 9 at 10:00 AM EST for a webinar entitled Tax Reform: What does it mean for […]

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Employer Retention Credit (ERC) Ends Early – But Opportunities Remain

By: Aimee Reavling, CPA, Director Update 12/14/2021: The IRS recently issued guidance with Notice 2021-65 providing relief to employers who were anticipating Employee Retention Credits for the fourth quarter of […]

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Breaking: Build Back Better Plan

By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director Before departing for Europe to attend the G20 Leaders’ summit and climate talks at the COP26 summit, President Biden announced that Congress had agreed to […]

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Webinar: Tax Reform: What does it mean for you and your distillery?

You’re Invited! Join Blue & Co. and the American Distilling Institute (ADI) on Thursday, November 4 from Noon to 1:00 PM EST for a webinar entitled Tax Reform: What does […]

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