Owners of rental property may be surprised to learn that they may take a tax deduction on their 1040 tax returns. Tangible property regulations, issued by the IRS in 2013, address a wide variety of topics, including materials and supplies; repairs and maintenance; capital expenditures; and amounts paid for the acquisition and improvement of tangible property.
Posted in Individual Tax
Now that your children are back in school, you might consider the available tax breaks for higher education expenses. Following extensions and modifications under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, there are three primary tax provisions that may benefit parents: the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC) and the tuition deduction.
Posted in Individual Tax Planning
If you have been hoping or planning on taking valuation discounts when transferring ownership interests in privately held businesses to family members, the time to do so may be coming to an abrupt end.
Consider the following scenario: You and a friend are taking in a ballgame one lovely evening at the old ballpark. All is well until that friend of yours mentions that he forgot his wallet. Said friend, then sheepishly asks if he can borrow $50 to fund his consumption of requisite ballpark goodies—a hot dog, a frosty beer, peanuts (what would a ballgame be without peanuts?) and ice cream.
Posted in Business Valuation
As we near the home stretch of this year’s presidential campaign, the din of July’s Republican and Democratic national campaigns seems like a distant memory. Indeed, the presidential race has taken so many unexpected twists and turns in the weeks since those two conventions, even jaded veteran political journalists are shaking their heads in disbelief.
Do you own shares of stock that you want to contribute to charity? Before you pull the trigger on the donation, make sure that you give away the “right kind” of securities instead of the “wrong kind.” It can make a big difference on your tax return.
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It is often difficult to put a price tag on a company that is not publicly traded. For instance, the value of a family-owned business will typically exceed the total value of the hard assets such as equipment and inventory. In addition, assigning a value to intangible assets such as goodwill is a difficult proposition at best.
Posted in Business Valuation
If you’re an employer with full and part-time employees, get ready for potentially big changes in how certain employees may be entitled to overtime pay. The ramifications of new governmental regulations could have a sizeable impact on your bottom line—and if you’re an employer that’s affected, it may not take long to feel the bite.
Posted in Business Advisory
Posted in Tax Planning
Just in time to make a splash in advance of their national convention in Cleveland, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives released a 35-page tax reform report on June 24 that proposes fundamental changes in several significant areas. Among the most important changes are proposals to slash tax rates for corporations, pass-through businesses, and most individuals.
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