Aug 1, 2022 | Firm Updates, News Brief
Donations of cryptocurrency are on the rise. If your non-profit has not encountered this yet, it most likely will at some point in time. Cryptocurrency can be obtained in various ways, but a common method is transferring from one cryptocurrency “wallet” to another. If...
Aug 1, 2022 | Firm Updates, News Brief
Tax-exempt organizations have a federal income tax exemption and are not required to pay tax on exempt function income. However, in the 1950s, Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) was enacted to eliminate unfair competition between tax-exempt organizations and...
Aug 1, 2022 | Firm Updates, News Brief
While the dictionary definition of philanthropy is “the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes,” millennials have modernized the word to encompass a broader meaning of helping their community...
Jul 25, 2022 | Assurance, Firm Updates
The date for implementing the new leasing standard is here. Sciarabba Walker recommends that an inventory of lease agreements is completed, and the various reporting requirements for year-end are taken into consideration. The effective date of the standard had...
Jul 11, 2022 | Firm Updates, Small Business, Tax Tips
New York State’s $250 million COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program provides financial assistance to small businesses burdened with a range of operational costs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, from structural changes and building upgrades to...
Jun 14, 2022 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
The New York State homeowner tax rebate credit (HTRC) is a one-year program benefitting nearly three million eligible homeowners in 2022. Eligibility To be eligible, you must have: qualified for a 2022 STAR credit or exemption, had income that was less than or equal...
