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The U.S. DOL Finalizes the New Overtime Rule

The U.S. DOL Finalizes the New Overtime Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the finalized rule on overtime exemptions for white-collar workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule updates the standard salary levels […]

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Final QBI Real Estate Safe Harbor Rules Issued

Final QBI Real Estate Safe Harbor Rules Issued

Earlier this year, the IRS published a proposed safe harbor giving owners of certain rental real estate interests the opportunity to take advantage of the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. […]

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Additional Guidance on Bonus Depreciation Under the TCJA

Additional Guidance on Bonus Depreciation Under the TCJA

The IRS has released final regulations and another round of proposed regs for the first-year 100% bonus depreciation deduction. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expanded the deduction to […]

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Transition Planning Part I (ESOPs_employees)

Transition Planning Part I (ESOPs/employees)

Eventually, the ownership of every privately-held business will be transitioned in one way or another.  There are many options available to transfer ownership, but they basically fall into one of […]

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Tax Benefits of Working from Your Home

Tax Benefits of Working from Your Home

Working from home has its perks – you can skip the commute, have a more flexible schedule, and forego “business professional” dress on many occasions.  If you work from home, […]

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Pros and Cons of S Corporations – is it right for you?

Pros and Cons of S Corporations – is it right for you?

For many years, the number of S corporations have been on the rise, due to high corporate tax rates and double taxation. Business owners were able to receive limited liability […]

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The Gift of Business Valuations for Estate Planners

The Gift of Business Valuations for Estate Planners

By Miranda Aavatsmark In case you had not heard, never watch the news, or do not regularly check your Twitter, the estate and gift tax exemption doubled from about $5.5M […]

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Complexities and Nuances of Qualified Opportunity Funds

Complexities and Nuances of Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs)

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created an avenue for taxpayers to temporarily defer capital gains, potentially exclude up to 15% of those same deferred gains, and permanently […]

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Qualified Opportunity Zones: What are they, and how can they benefit you?

Qualified Opportunity Zones: What are they, and how can they benefit you?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created qualified opportunity zones (QOZs), a significant new tax incentive, to encourage long-term, private investment in more than 8,700 economically distressed and low-income […]

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Revoke or Not to Revoke – That Is The Question

Revoke or Not to Revoke – That Is The Question

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law on December 22, 2017, and we have had a full tax year, and the following tax season, to absorb […]

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Construction Tax Alert: New $25M Average Gross Receipts Threshold

Construction Tax Alert: New $25M Average Gross Receipts Threshold

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has brought many changes to the tax law. However, there is one area not drawing a lot of attention that is worth […]

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Making sense of the new IRS rules on company cars

Making Sense of the New IRS Rules on Company Cars

The IRS has updated the inflation-adjusted “luxury automobile” limits on certain deductions taxpayers can take for passenger automobiles, including light trucks and vans, used in their businesses. Revenue Procedure 2019-26 […]

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IRS Updates Rules for Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles

IRS Updates Rules for Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles

The IRS recently announced the inflation-adjusted maximum value of an employer-provided vehicle under the vehicle cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average value rule. Employers can use the rules to value an […]

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Now is the Time to Check your Withholding

Now is the Time to Check your Withholding

Due to the massive changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the 2019 filing season resulted in surprises. Many filers who received refunds in past years wound up […]

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New electric vehicle purchase can provide a generous tax credit.

New Electric Vehicle Purchase Can Provide a Generous Tax Credit

The market for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) is still small compared with other cars on the road, but it’s growing thanks in part to a federal tax credit offering. If […]

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