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What Does Biden’s Executive Order Mean for Crypto Reporting?

Written on March 10, 2022. Posted in State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

By Nicole DeRosa, CPA, MAcc, Senior Tax Manager To further add to the “Crypto Crackdown,” yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” which set out his administration’s strategy to explore greater regulatory oversight of the digital asset market and prioritize the assessment of a Central Bank Digital Currency. The devil is most certainly in the details; however, this is the most wide-reaching effort...

Build Back Better Act: the Legislative Lull That Won’t Budge

Written on February 17, 2022. Posted in State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

Last year was another busy legislative year with new administration taking office and tax laws being passed left and right. The American Rescue Plan was enacted back in March; the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law in November and last, but certainly not least we come to the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) which was the last piece of major legislation the Biden administration sought to enact in 2021. In the face of opposition by some moderate Democratic...

Significant Change to the Treatment of R&E Expenditures Now In Effect

Written on January 27, 2022. Posted in State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

As 2022 kicks off and tax legislation continues to be stalled in Congress, the amendment to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 174 originally introduced by the 2017 tax reform legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), is now in effect. TCJA’s amendment to Section 174 requires U.S.-based and non-U.S-based research and experimental (R&E) expenditures to be capitalized and amortized over a period of five or 15 years, respectively, for amounts paid in tax years starting after...

Interim IRS Guidance on Research Credit Refund Claims

Written on January 25, 2022. Posted in General Business, Tax, Tax Alerts.

By Frank Calabrese, Senior Tax Manager The IRS has released two pieces of interim guidance on its revised administrative policy regarding valid research credit refund claims, as originally announced on October 15, 2021. On January 3, 2022, the IRS issued procedural guidance for applying the revised administrative policy and, on January 5, the IRS published a corresponding set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the policy. Both the procedural guidance and the FAQs are effective...

Updated Reporting Requirements for NY Tax-Exempt Organizations

Written on January 13, 2022. Posted in Not For Profit, State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

By Eitan Balloul, Tax Manager, Not-for-Profit In November of 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York signed bill A1141A/S4817A to repeal NY Executive § Law 172-b. This law required certain exempt organizations who were registered with the New York State Attorney General (Department of Law) to submit an additional filing with the New York Department of State. Executive § Law 172-b became effective on January 1, 2021, and to many Exempt Organizations, it meant the burden...

2021 Cryptocurrency Market: Year In Review

Written on December 29, 2021. Posted in Advisory Services, Cryptocurrency, Investing, Tax, Tax Alerts.

Interest in and adoption of cryptocurrency (“crypto”) has been at an all-time high in 2021. In the past year, there have been a number of new, game-changing developments in the space which we will summarize in this piece. In addition to a market update, we will also highlight the most common audit, tax, and advisory themes that our teams have been discussing with our clients. Market Update The crypto market exploded in early 2021, with bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $65k in...

2021 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

Written on December 20, 2021. Posted in Tax, Tax Alerts.

By Nicole DeRosa, CPA, MAcc, Senior Tax Manager As the U.S. entered 2021, many assumed that newly elected President Joe Biden along with Democratic majorities in the House and Senate would swiftly enact tax increases on both corporations and individuals to pay for the cost of proposed new infrastructure and social spending plans, potentially using the budget reconciliation process to do so. Since then, various versions of tax and spending measures have been negotiated and...

2021 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

Written on December 14, 2021. Posted in State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

By Nicole DeRosa, CPA, MAcc, Senior Tax Manager As we approach year-end, now is the time for individuals, business owners, and family offices to review their 2021 and 2022 tax situations and identify opportunities for reducing, deferring, or accelerating tax obligations. Areas potentially impacted by proposed tax legislation still in play should be reviewed, as well as applicable opportunities and relief granted under legislation enacted during the past year. The information...

Preparing for Tax Season

Written on November 16, 2021. Posted in State & Local Tax Services, Tax, Tax Alerts.

New for tax year 2021/tax season 2022: The IRS just released on November 8th their tips for getting ready for the upcoming filing season. Now is the time to start and make a list of the tax documents you are expecting and use that list to cross off the items as you receive them. Also keep in mind if you receive certain documents electronically or by mail so you can be on the lookout for these items. You can use your prior year tax returns and records as a guide for what to expect....

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