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2020 Year End Tax Planning for Businesses and Individuals

Year-end tax planning is always challenging, but President-Elect Biden entering the White House along with the coronavirus pandemic have added a whole new layer of complexity to the equation. The balance of power in the Senate will be determined. Read More >>

CARES Act: Federal Coronavirus Emergency Relief Package in Response to COVID-19

Relief is coming. Following supplemental funding for government agencies and individual-focused legislation, the President is expected to sign Phase III legislation in the CARES Act after it clears the House in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Act is. Read More >>

SBA Offering Ohio Businesses Low-Interest Federal Disaster Loans in Response to COVID-19 Coronavirus

Ohio small businesses are now eligible for the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced it is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a. Read More >>

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Relief Benefits and Tax Deadlines

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR6201) to provide relief to those affected by the outbreak. This bill addresses critical and vulnerable areas that may directly affect work and life,. Read More >>

2019 Tax Provisions: Extenders Bill, ACA Tax Repeal, SECURE Act

Averting another government shutdown, President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package which will fund the government until September 30, 2020.  As part of the spending package, there are several tax provisions including an ‘extenders’ bill, the SECURE Act. Read More >>

2019 Year End Tax Planning for Business and Individuals

With the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changing the playing field in the tax realm, there are several approaches you may want to consider before year-end to help minimize your tax burden. Below are some of the. Read More >>

IRS Releases Proposed Regulations to Clarify Qualified Business Income Deduction

When tax reform passed in December last year, corporations received a lower tax rate of 21%, while rates were slightly reduced for individuals. To give a similar benefit to businesses organized as pass-through entities tax reform enacted a 20%. Read More >>

Tax Reform Series #7: Carried Interest Extended to 3-Year Holding Period

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) adoption of Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 1061 is targeted at hedge and private equity funds. The TCJA extends the holding period for favorable long-term capital gain treatment related to. Read More >>

Tax Reform Series #2: Limitations on Business Interest

This week’s alert discusses the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s broad limitations imposed on the deductibility of business interest expense. Previously, only interest deductions of C-corporations were limited in situations where the income was not being taxed by the. Read More >>

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Extends Many Expired Tax Provisions Through 2017

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (The Act) was passed by the House and Senate in the early morning hours of February 9, 2018, and President Trump signed the bill later that day. There were 32 tax “extenders” (constantly. Read More >>