2026 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits, Phase-Out Ranges, and Income Limits
The IRS has released 2026 inflation-adjusted contribution limits, phase-out ranges, and income limits for various retirement accounts. (IRS Notice 2025-67) Contribution Limits 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans — For 2026, an individual can contribute $24,500 to a 401(k), 403(b), … Read more…
Research & Development Tax Credit: Recent Law Changes
Recent federal tax legislation has introduced significant changes to the treatment of research and development (R&D) expenses and the associated credit: These changes mean that businesses engaged in R&D (or believing they might be) need to re-examine their expense treatment, … Read more…
Five Ways to Protect your Company from Cybersecurity Threats
In today’s connected world, it’s not a matter of if your company will be targeted by cybercriminals, but when. Bad actors can paralyze systems with ransomware, capture sensitive data through phishing schemes, or simply steal data to be sold on … Read more…
FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an interim final rule that eliminates the requirement for U.S. companies and individuals to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act. Existing foreign companies, however, must still report their … Read more…
March 2nd Update: Treasury Department Announces It Will Not Enforce Non-Compliance of BOI Reporting Requirement
Update: The Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirements are currently under litigation. Please refer to our most recent post for the latest developments. The Treasury Department announced on March 2, that it will not enforce any penalties or fines related to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule under the Corporate Transparency Act, both under the current deadlines … Read more…
BOI Reporting Deadline Now March 21 – U.S. District Court Ruling Reinstates CTA & Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement… Once Again
Update: The Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirements are currently under litigation. Please refer to our most recent post for the latest developments. A February 18th FinCEN alert notified businesses that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reinstated the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). FinCEN indicated that during the … Read more…
Dec. 26th BOI Update: Court Blocks Reporting Requirement…Again
Update: The Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirements are currently under litigation. Please refer to our most recent post for the latest developments. In another twist for small-business owners, a federal court has once again halted the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement. On Thursday, December 26, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel … Read more…
Dec. 23rd Appeals Court Ruling Reinstates CTA & Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement
Update: The Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirements are currently under litigation. Please refer to our most recent post for the latest developments. On Monday, December 23, 2024, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the nationwide injunction issued earlier this month against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Monday’s ruling revives the immediate enforceability of the CTA, … Read more…
Update: BOI Reporting Enforcement Halted
Update: The Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirements are currently under litigation. Please refer to our most recent post for the latest developments. On December 3, 2024, a Texas district court order placed a nationwide preliminary injunction on enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), placing the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement and its January 1, 2025 deadline on hold. The Department of Justice … Read more…
Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Standard for Non-Financial Entities
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which enacted changes to credit loss recognition thresholds for certain financial instruments. … Read more…
