CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The CPA Practice Advisor Weekly Tax News Roundup is a weekly recap of tax-related news from the past week. From IRS news and tax court cases, to state, SALT, legislation and other related areas, the roundup can help you catch-up on recent changes. Let us know if you like this new feature using the. Read more »

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CPA Practice

JULY 25, 2025

Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of gain from federal income taxes when stockholders sell qualified small business stock (QSBS). [1] 2] Stock issued by an S corporation can never qualify as QSBS, even if such S corporation subsequently converts to be classified as a C corporation for federal income tax purposes. [3]

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Withum

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Employers must withhold the additional Medicare tax from wages in excess of $200,000, regardless of filing status or other income. Thus, you can minimize the additional Medicare tax by deferring income to 2025.

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CPA Practice

JULY 25, 2025

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra has said that without the combination of federal grants and investment tax credits, the company would not have agreed to expand in New York or even the United States. ©2025 Advance Local Media LLC. Visit syracuse.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency LLC. Thanks for reading CPA Practice Advisor!

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As in the strategy above, you may have a tax valley in your retirement years that allows you to sell some of those winners without paying taxes. Most people understand that we have different income tax brackets. Most people don’t know that we have different capital gains tax brackets.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 28, 2024

The deadline for making a nondeductible IRA contribution typically aligns with the federal income tax return filing deadline for that tax year, usually April 15 of the following year. No Mandatory RMDs from Roth Accounts SECURE Act 2.0 Previously, employer matches had to be allocated to an employee’s pre-tax account.

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Withum

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63 , on September 8, 2023, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year.While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal.

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Shay CPA

OCTOBER 21, 2024

By certifying as a QETC, your business income tax rate is 0.04875 versus 0.0725, which is a considerable saving. At the earliest stages, most tech companies usually run into net operating losses, meaning their business income tax base calculation is likely 0. Say you have a team of eight in 2023.

New York

xendoo

JANUARY 16, 2023

The term refers to when the IRS taxes the same income twice—once at the corporation level and again on an individual shareholder’s personal income tax. The IRS taxes corporations as separate legal entities, which opens them up to double taxation. The IRS then taxes them at the corporate income tax rate.

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Withum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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. Expansion of small businesses that are able to use the cash (as opposed to accrual) method of tax accounting.

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xendoo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

If you’re wondering how to pay less in taxes, you’re not alone. Everyone—from individuals to business owners—wants to know how to lower their taxes. Tax laws are complicated and they can change each year. Our tax accountants know all the tax breaks for business owners and how to leverage them.

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Anders CPA

MAY 25, 2023

Emergency Savings Accounts   Plan sponsors have been granted permission to add an emergency savings account to their retirement plan, which must be designated as an after-tax account. The withdrawn amount can be repaid over three years and the income taxes on the repaid amount would be refunded upon repayment.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The child and dependent care tax credit provides financial relief for families who pay for child or dependent care expenses. To claim the child and dependent care tax credit, taxpayers must file their Form 1040 federal income tax return using Form 2441. If the child’s unearned income (i.e.,

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 19, 2024

The deadline for making a nondeductible IRA contribution typically aligns with the federal income tax return filing deadline for that tax year, usually April 15 of the following year. No Mandatory RMDs from Roth Accounts SECURE Act 2.0 Previously, employer matches had to be allocated to an employee’s pre-tax account.

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Withum

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Accountants are left scratching their heads in the realization that many of their clients are faced with devastating options, including severe cutbacks on their R&E expenditures, relocating research activities out of the United States, or even closing their business altogether.

Pharmaceutical

ThomsonReuters

JUNE 10, 2021

Among the book’s provisions include: (1) increasing the employer provided childcare tax credit for businesses, (2) creating a new general business credit equal to 10% of the eligible expenses paid or incurred in connection with onshoring a U.S. in 2025, and a base rate of $16.00 per hour starting in 2022, $14.25 in 2023, $15.00

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CPA Practice

JULY 25, 2025

Jason Bramwell Business Tax Account designated officials must revalidate their accounts by July 29 in order to maintain access , the IRS said on Wednesday. Jason Bramwell Business Tax Account designated officials must revalidate their accounts by July 29 in order to maintain access , the IRS said on Wednesday.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Alaska’s Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission confirms that the state will join the growing number of jurisdictions to repeal the transaction count requirement for determining economic nexus, effective next year. Kansas will cut its state sales tax on food to 0% by Jan. 1, 2025, part of a gradual reduction that began last year.

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Shay CPA

APRIL 2, 2025

As the April 15, 2025, deadline for filing corporate tax returns approaches, many businesses, especially early-stage technology companies, may find themselves in need of additional time to gather necessary financial records and finalize their tax filings. What Is a Corporate Tax Extension?

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SkagitCountyTaxServices

DECEMBER 19, 2024

owner=19530343 Or, if you prefer more of a hands-on approach, you might look into the IRSs Business Tax Account (BTA). Its a handy digital service meant to help you keep your tax obligations met you can look at your balances due, your payment history, make electronic payments, and a lot more. Do the math and claim the credit.

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Shay CPA

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to U.S. tax law — but not all of them were permanent. Some of the provisions from the TCJA are set to expire at the end of 2025. After December 31, 2025, those deduction amounts adjust to 21.875% of FDII and 37.5% Income tax rate changes.

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