For many business owners, taxes often represent a hurdle to clear rather than a strategic asset to leverage. However, those who look beyond mere compliance can unlock the transformative power of tax planning as a key driver for sustainable business…
Writing Off Abandoned Project Costs for Real Estate: A Guide for Maximizing Deductions
Written by: Michael Cooper, CPA In the dynamic world of real estate development, not every project reaches completion. Changes in market conditions, regulatory landscapes, or project viability can lead to the difficult decision of abandoning a project. While such situations…
Begin Your Tax Planning Journey Here
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…
IRS Releases Substantive Guidance on the Treatment of Research and Experimental Expenditures Under Section 174
On September 8, 2023, the IRS released pre-regulatory guidance concerning the requirement to capitalize and amortize specified research and experimental (SRE) expenditures under Internal Revenue Code Section 174, as revised by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Notice…
Massachusetts Enacts Corporate and Individual Tax Changes
On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy signed H. 4104 to enact numerous business and individual tax changes. The more significant changes include adopting single-sales-factor apportionment for all corporate taxpayers, changing the sourcing of financial institution receipts from investment and trading,…
Costs and Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act for Real Estate & Construction
The Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) expansion of key energy efficiency tax incentives – such as the 179D energy efficient commercial buildings deduction and the 45L new energy efficient home credit – is anticipated to have a significant impact on real estate and construction industry.…
Individual Tax Planning: 6 Steps to take before year-end
As the year ends, taking action on potential ways to lower your individual federal tax bill for the year is important. While previous years have been rife with change, the tax code has seen minimal edits this year. Keep reading…
Time to Make Your Business Year-End Tax Moves
With increasing costs due to inflation putting a strain on cash flow, lowering your tax liability is one way to help your business. While there are often many tax changes in any given year, 2022 has been slow in comparison. …