News Category: Tax Advisory: U.S. Federal

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October 20, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act expands deductions for energy-efficient construction

Mitigating the adverse effects of climate change is one of the primary targets of the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). To that end, the legislation is packed with tax incentives, including the significant expansion and extension of two tax … Read more…

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October 5, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act expands valuable R&D payroll tax credit

When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in August, most of the headlines covered the law’s climate change and health care provisions. But the law also enhances an often overlooked federal tax break for qualifying small … Read more…

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October 3, 2022

Clean Vehicle Credit comes with caveats

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes a wide range of tax incentives aimed at combating the dire effects of climate change. One of the provisions receiving considerable attention from consumers is the expansion of the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor … Read more…

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August 15, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act includes wide-ranging tax provisions

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. The IRA includes significant provisions related to climate change, health care, and, of course, taxes. … Read more…

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July 27, 2022

Businesses: Act now to make the most out of bonus depreciation

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly boosted the potential value of bonus depreciation for taxpayers — but only for a limited duration. The amount of first-year depreciation available as a so-called bonus will begin to drop from 100% … Read more…

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July 6, 2022

R&D Expenditures – Do you need to capitalize?

The answer is, “Yes, for tax purposes”. A long-forgotten provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TJCA”) that was delayed until 2022 requires research and development (R&D) expenses incurred after December 31, 2021, as defined by Internal Revenue Code … Read more…

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May 4, 2022

After tax day: Take these action steps

The April tax filing deadline has passed, but that doesn’t mean you should push your taxes out of your mind until next year. Here are three tax-related actions that you should consider taking in the near term (if you filed … Read more…

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April 29, 2022

Common Myths in 2022 About the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC), which first began in March 2020 under the CARES Act, is a refundable employment tax credit to help businesses with the cost of keeping staff employed through the pandemic. Several changes have been made … Read more…

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April 18, 2022

Congress eyes further retirement savings enhancements

In 2019, the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) — the first significant legislation related to retirement savings since 2006 — became law. Now Congress appears ready to build on that law to further increase … Read more…

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March 1, 2022

The IRS again eases Schedules K-2 and K-3 filing requirements for 2021

The IRS has announced additional relief for pass-through entities required to file two new tax forms — Schedules K-2 and K-3 — for the 2021 tax year. Certain domestic partnerships and S corporations won’t be required to file the schedules, which are … Read more…

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