Jan 28, 2020 | Firm Updates, Tax Tips
A guaranteed payment is a payment by the partnership that is made without regard to the income of the partnership (meaning the payment is guaranteed even if the partnership doesn’t have a profit). The partnership’s deduction for guaranteed payments will reduce the...
Feb 26, 2019 | Firm Updates, Small Business, Tax Tips
Shakespeare’s words don’t apply just to Julius Caesar—they also apply to calendar-year partnerships, S corporations, and limited liability companies (LLCs) treated as partnerships or S corporations for tax purposes. Why? The Ides of March, more commonly known as March...
Jan 2, 2019 | Firm Updates, Small Business
The dawning of 2019 means the 2018 income tax filing season will soon be upon us. After year end, it’s generally too late to take action to reduce 2018 taxes. Business owners may, therefore, want to shift their focus to assessing whether they’ll likely owe taxes or...
Jul 18, 2018 | Firm Updates, Small Business
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced a flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations for tax years beginning in 2018 and beyond. Under prior law, profitable C corporations paid up to 35%. This change has caused many business owners to ask: What’s...