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Year-End Tax Strategies for Businesses

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Expansion of small businesses that are able to use the cash (as opposed to accrual) method of tax accounting. Section 179 expensing, unlike bonus depreciation, can give rise to state income tax benefits. Cost segregation is recognized as an engineering-based tax study accepted by the IRS. 3, 5, 7, 15, or 20 years).

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Scary Numbers: How To Effectively Deal With Tax Notices

Shay CPA

Over the last 20 years of being an accountant, I’ve opened my fair share of mail to find tax notices so daunting they could wake you in cold sweat. These letters—from federal, state, or city agencies—might demand income tax, franchise tax, sales tax, unemployment insurance, or workers’ compensation.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. And 2021 is off to a n especially busy start. Maryland has also extended time free of interest and penalties to file sales and use tax returns due between Jan. 20 and April 14 to April 15, 2021. Texas sales tax collections totaled $3.07

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TIGTA: IRS Gave Out More Than $10 Billion in Excess Child Tax Credits in 2021

CPA Practice

The IRS miscalculated 2021 child tax credit payments for thousands of eligible taxpayers as of May 5, 2022, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. ensure the appropriate amount of child tax credit is given) subject to resource availability. This process uncovered 3.8

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Will the IRS Deny Your Claim for the Employee Retention Tax Credit?

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When that prohibition was lifted nine months later by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, claims for the ERC exploded. One unfortunate side effect of the ERC explosion has been the proliferation of tax credit companies offering dubious advice in exchange for outsize fees. See generally Notice 2021-20, Q&As #23-28.

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Beyond tax season: creating revenue stability year-round

ThomsonReuters

If you spend a lot of time hiring temporary employees just to help with tax season, you could be missing out on a lot of potential talent—those employees who are looking for long-term positions. Tax accountants who only need office space for a few months out of the year must spend a lot of time before tax season looking for good options.

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist

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Most of the income tax proposals in the 2021 “Build Back Better” bill did not make it into the IRA. General Income Tax Planning. Postpone income until 2023 and accelerate deductions into 2022. Cost segregation is recognized as an engineering-based tax study accepted by the IRS.