Christmas is over and you may be wondering if your to-do list should have a few tax and financial considerations on it before you celebrate NYE. We suggest you spend a few minutes considering the following ideas: 1. Read up on the Child Tax Credit if...
When a family member passes away, there are many decisions that need to be made and many emotions to handle. The last thing anyone thinks about is taxes. Several tax attributes and related tax planning opportunities are lost when a taxpayer dies. However, careful and...
The purpose of year-end tax planning is to project your tax liability for the current year and then identify opportunities to reduce or eliminate that tax burden before the year is over. Bottom line – a year-end tax planning meeting can save you money. [caption id="attachment_17062"...
How the Child Tax Credit will affect divorced and separated parents There are a lot of questions about this year's advance child tax credit for divorced, separated, and unwed parents who share custody. The IRS has specific rules that are different from prior years, including which households...
If you’re like many Americans, you may have tax returns from a decade ago languishing in your filing cabinet. But you don’t need to hold on to tax documents for as long as you might think. In almost all cases, you can shred or throw away...
There are a few "unofficial" signs that summer is over. The first few cool days in the forecast, the day after Labor Day, and the corporate extension deadline. Well, we are CPA's! So - back to business this 1st full week of September with a few fall reminders; Final...
Recently, there were important changes made to the child tax credit that will benefit many taxpayers. As part of the American Rescue Plan Act that was enacted in March 2021, the child tax credit: Amount has increased for certain taxpayers Is fully refundable (meaning...
Audit data analytics is going through an exciting time. There’s a lot of growth and a lot of new tools being offered. The movement recently towards updating the audit evidence standards is going to really open the floodgates for audit data analytics. Audit analytics gives practitioners...
Before the tax-savings wonder that is the health savings account (HSA) was introduced in 2003, it was a generally accepted best practice for any worker who wasn't already collecting Social Security at the age of 65 to go ahead and sign up for Medicare Part...
We passed a major milestone in pandemic economic recovery recently — the closeout of the loan application period for the PPP, which ended May 31. It’s a good time to reflect on the profession’s role in making this historic business relief program a success and...