Thanks to the IRS, tax return season has gone from bad to worse, and it has begun to impact our high-net-worth clients who are avid, affluent investors in unpleasant ways. A large backlog of unprocessed returns is creating anxiety for many clients who take their tax obligations seriously. This “dumpster fire” of a filing season
SBA Again Extends Deferment Period For EIDL Payments
The US Small Business Administration has extended the deferment period for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments for the third time in 12 months. In a news release, the SBA said that small businesses and not-for-profits that received EIDL funds do not have to begin payments on the loan until 30 months after the
Protecting Your Portfolio From Market Reaction To Russian Aggression
Markets have been shaken lately, and investors both big and small are searching for direction and strategies to protect their portfolios. Early 2022 already recorded the highest inflation rate in 40 years, and the Federal Reserve has just lifted its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, their first decisive
Early Termination of the Employee Retention Credit
The ERC was originally set to expire on December 31, 2021.On November 15, 2021, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. This legislation contains a provision that terminates the employee retention credit early, retroactively to October 1, 2021. The American Rescue Plan Act added a new type of employer that may be eligible for
2022 Estate Planning Necessary for Business Owners
Estate planning tends to be avoided due to the distress and fears that facing our mortality brings. But, just like Business Exit Planning is needed to protect the value in your business so it can be transitioned to your heirs, so too is estate planning a necessity for any business owner with financial assets wishing
Increase in Capital Gains Taxes Will Affect Your Business in Many Ways
The White House has proposed a plan that will essentially double the capital gains tax for investors making over $1,000,000 to fund trillion dollar initiatives like the American Families Plan, American Jobs Plan, and The Infrastructure Investment Act. The goal of the Administration is to eliminate the loopholes that allow taxpayers making $1 million a
Make the Most of Your Mobility–Related Tax Breaks
The new 2022 car and truck models will be in dealership showrooms soon. If you’re in the market for a vehicle for your self-employed business, don’t forget to factor taxes into the equation. You may deduct vehicle expenses in one of two ways. Actual expense method, which allows you to deduct your actual expenses based
NY State Pass-Through Entity Tax A S.A.L.T. Cap Workaround
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, limited taxpayers’ itemized deduction for state and local income and property taxes (“SALT”) to $10,000 per tax year. As residents and business became outraged, many states tried to create workarounds so residents could deduct state and local taxes in excess of the federal itemized deduction limit. Due to a
IRS Has S-Corps Under Scrutiny
For years, the IRS has been gunning for a fight with S-Corporations over reasonable compensation. Their guns are now loaded, so get ready, because since 2000 when the IRS established its authority to reclassify distributions as wages and reinforced the employment status of shareholders as employees, it has had S-corps in its sights. Things got
Window Of Opportunity Closing For Opportunity Zones
The possibility of higher capital gains rates has fueled interest by investors in Qualified Opportunity Zone funds. Investment is incentivized by a deferral of capital gains that otherwise would be reported in the year they were realized. With the tax recognition deadline of December 31, 2026, still in place, taxpayers who wish to invest unrecognized
