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Estate Planning in the International Arena
If you have ever sat down with your attorney or CPA to discuss estate issues, you know that estate planning involves a lot of decision making on your part. Estate planning professionals seem to have a never-ending list of options to choose from: revocable trusts,...
Federal Funding for Start-Up Companies: How to Comply
If you are the owner of a start-up company, you may be exploring the possibility of applying for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding. These programs for U.S. owned and operated businesses are among the largest...
Should Your Business Be a C Corporation or a Pass-Through Entity?
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 the...
Close-up on the new QBI deduction’s wage limit
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provides a valuable new tax break to noncorporate owners of pass-through entities: a deduction for a portion of qualified business income (QBI). The deduction generally applies to income from sole proprietorships, partnerships, S...
Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedure: Caught by Surprise
Taxpayers are sometimes unaware they have a foreign filing requirement. In this blog post, we will look at an example in which the client was the beneficiary of a retirement account that was considered a foreign financial asset, even though he had never worked outside...
What you can deduct when volunteering
Because donations to charity of cash or property generally are tax deductible (if you itemize), it only seems logical that the donation of something even more valuable to you—your time—would also be deductible. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Donations of time or...
Streamlined Procedures – Domestic Offshore: Nostalgic for Home
Sometimes taxpayers are unaware that they have foreign reporting requirements. When discovered, they may need to catch up. In this blog, we will look at the hypothetical story of Antoine, a French citizen, living in the United States for more than 20 years. Antoine...
Five Traits of a Successful Fraternity
A fraternity, like any organization, requires a certain amount of structure, planning, and hands-on participation to run smoothly and effectively. Through our extensive experience working with Greek organizations, we have come up with these five top traits of a...
Home green home: Save tax by saving energy
“Going green” at home—whether it’s your principal residence or a second home—can reduce your tax bill in addition to your energy bill, all while helping the environment, too. The catch is that, to reap all three benefits, you need to buy and install certain types of...
IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Check Withholding
Are you having enough money withheld from your regular paychecks? The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has made several significant changes to the tax rules for individuals for 2018 through 2025. As a result, many taxpayers who previously itemized deductions are expected...