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FASB Sets Out Plan to Improve Income Tax Disclosures

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) on Wednesday that addresses requests from investors for improved income tax disclosures.

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Ethical Concerns in Using Tax Planning Software

CTP

What are my ethical responsibilities when I use software to produce a tax plan? In the world of taxes, there are many ethical issues that can come into play. billion on such programs in 2021 alone [1]. Tax Code, it is difficult to say whether machine learning will protect you from any wrongdoing with this particular term.

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist

Withum

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. Estate Tax Planning. 2022 Year-End Tax Planning Resources.

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Wash Sale Rules and Cryptocurrency Tax Planning for 2022

Anders CPA

Crypto Tax Planning for 2022. Senate, digital assets such as cryptocurrency would have been treated the same as stock and securities in applying the wash sale rule for federal income tax purposes. This legislation would have applied to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021. CONTACT ANDERS.

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TAX PLANNING 101: Busting the Myth that Tax Planning is Only for the Rich! Part 1

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There are thousands of court-tested, law-abiding strategies that help the 1% avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes year after year, like the ProPublica article “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” To find a Certified Tax Planner near you, click here.

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Bipartisan Senate Tax Plan Would Expand Credits for Businesses, Children, and Low Income Housing

CPA Practice

percent cap on low-income housing tax credits in place from 2018 to 2021, allowing states to allocate more of the credit to affordable housing projects. Tax writers plan to end the pandemic-era employee retention tax credit program early to cover the cost of the deal. The package would restore a 12.5

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Year-End State and Local Tax Planning Perspective

Withum

The Wayfair case validated economic nexus for sales tax purposes and amplified economic nexus for income tax purposes, signaling to all states that economic nexus is sound law. Although many businesses might be subject to nexus, with proper planning, income tax burdens can be alleviated or reduced with sales-sourcing analysis.