Year-End Tax Planning Archives

Understanding the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

The House Ways and Means Committee approved The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, symbolizing a legislative victory for taxpayers, especially small business owners and professionals. This proposed legislation deserves a detailed look due to its…

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Effective tax planning is essential in today’s business and personal financial landscape. As we quickly approach year-end, there is no time to waste. Businesses, individuals, and family offices should assess their 2023 and 2024 tax situations to uncover opportunities for…

2023 Year-End Guide – Tax Accounting Methods

A taxpayer’s tax accounting methods determine when income is recognized and costs are deducted for income tax purposes. Strategically adopting or changing tax accounting methods can provide opportunities to drive tax savings and increase cash flow. However, the rules covering the…

2023 Year End Guide – Business Incentives & Tax Credits

Employee Retention Credit The employee retention credit (ERC) is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages and health plan expenses paid or incurred by an employer (1) whose operations were either fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19-related governmental…

2023 Year-End Guide – Financial Transactions

The tax rules dealing with financial transactions and instruments can be complicated, but failure to understand these rules and their application to your business’s transactions could result in negative tax consequences or forgone opportunities. As part of year-end planning and…

2023 Year-End Guide – Partnerships

The IRS, in the past year has been actively challenging partnerships’ tax positions in court – from the valuation of granted profits interests to limited partner self-employment exemption claims and the structuring of leveraged partnership transactions. At the same time,…

2023 Year-End Guide – Real Estate

The structuring of real estate transactions can have significant tax implications, and new regulatory or statutory developments can change the calculation of how best to approach a transaction from a tax perspective. As part of year-end planning and looking ahead…

2023 Year-End Guide – State and Local Tax

With thousands of taxing jurisdictions, from school boards to counties and states, and many different types of taxes, state and local taxation is complex. Each tax type comes with its own set of rules — by jurisdiction — all of…

2023 YEAR-END TAX PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS

With rising interest rates, inflation, and continuing market volatility, tax planning is as essential as ever for taxpayers looking to manage cash flow while paying the least amount of taxes possible over time. As we approach year end, now is…

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