This is the time of year to start thinking about depreciated stock, it may help you reduce your 2017 tax bill.
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November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Kevin Brady, introduced a draft tax reform bill titled "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." This proposed bill would overhaul the federal tax code with a majority of the provisions effective starting in 2018. Below is a brief summary of some of the proposed legislation.
Posted in Tax Updates
If you have not filed your taxes, you are quickly running out of time. The deadline for all individual taxpayers who filed for an extension is Monday, October 16, 2017, since October 15, falls on a weekend. You must file and pay any balance due next week.
Posted in Individual Tax
Updated travel per diem rates go into effect October 1. To simplify recordkeeping, they can be used for reimbursement of ordinary and normal business expenses incurred while employees travel away from home.
Posted in Business Tax
If your business is a limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP), you know that these structures offer liability protection and flexibility as well as tax advantages. But they once also had a significant tax disadvantage: The IRS used to treat all LLC and LLP owners as limited partners for purposes of the passive activity loss (PAL) rules, which can result in negative tax consequences. Fortunately, these days LLC and LLP owners can be treated as general partners, which means they can meet any one of seven “material participation” tests to avoid passive treatment.
Posted in Business Tax
It’s common for closely held businesses to transfer money into and out of the company, often in the form of a loan. However, the IRS looks closely at such transactions: Are they truly loans, or actually compensation, distributions or contributions to equity?
Posted in Business Tax
On April 19, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2017-30 to update the list of automatic changes in methods of accounting to which the automatic change procedures under Rev. Proc. 2015-13 applies. In addition to adding three new automatic accounting method changes, the Rev. Proc. modifies existing automatic method changes, removes certain obsolete method changes, and provides limited transition rules.
Posted in Business Tax
If your business utilizes foreign employees (aka, aliens), it is critical that you correctly comply with IRS regulations concerning payments to foreign workers. Understanding and complying with these regulations is crucial. Still, businesses of nearly every size and scope seem to struggle with correctly reporting these kinds of wages.
Posted in Business Tax
As another tax season quickly approaches, foreign bank account holders should be aware of new filing deadlines regarding Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
Posted in Individual Tax
