
Tax Planning vs. Financial Planning: Why You Need to Understand the Difference
Many business owners assume tax planning is something to think about later – often lumped together with retirement or viewed as a byproduct of financial
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PPP Forgiveness
Although the focus of this post is PPP forgiveness, the loan itself is a great deal. The payment terms are phenomenal, and it can be

Forget about “Simple.” It’s VALUE that counts.
Here is a common misconception: if a task is simple, it isn’t valuable. Don’t take this misconception lightly, as it can have huge implications regarding

Tax Carryovers: Do Statutes of Limitations Force You to Live with Your Mistakes?
We have previously discussed the statute of limitations regarding tax audits when the taxpayer applies a net operating loss (NOL) to a year that is before

Corporate Refund Claims With Minimum Tax Credit Perplex IRS
Corporations have been receiving refunds from carrying back net operating losses, but those taxpayers with alternative minimum tax implications in that carryback year might need

Payroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees Prompts Criticism
A government notice indicating that President Trump’s temporary payroll tax deferral will go into effect for federal employees sparked alarm from observers, who say the

Practitioners Cheer IRS Guidance on Minimum Distribution Waiver
The IRS served up a list of answers — and some perks — for taxpayers in its latest guidance on the coronavirus relief package provision

4 Ways to Reduce Taxes on Foreign Earned Income
If you have a client who is an expat working in a foreign country, or if your client is a foreign national living in the

The Pass-Through Entity Workaround to Beat the SALT Limitation
In the past year, several states have created a pass-through entity tax (PET) to circumvent the $10,000 cap for the state and local tax (SALT)

Tax Advantages of IRS Form 3115 – Request to Change…
What is Form 3115? According to the IRS, the form is filed “to request a change in either an overall method of accounting or the

Commonly Asked Section 139 Plan Questions
Is there a cap on how much an employer can provide to an employee as a qualified disaster payment? No, the statute states that as
