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Latest Articles

  • NYS Residency — Did You Actually Change Your Domicile?

    By:
    Brian Gordon, CPA
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    Jul 1, 2022
    As a trend I have been noticing more recently, clients want to change their residency from New York State to Florida because they are expecting a large capital gain, or large income in the near future. They want to change their residency prior to that gain having to be reported on a New York resident return.
  • Coming to America? Plan before you Plane: “Tried & True” Tax Tips to Consider Before the Move

    By:
    Timothy R. Larson, CPA
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    Jul 1, 2022
    It may be no surprise that the United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an estimated 45 million immigrants living in the United States, comprising approximately 13.7% of the total U.S. population (“Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States,” Migration Information Source [2021].
  • The IRS Issues Revised Audit Technique Guide for Cost Segregation Analysis

    By:
    Peter J. Scalise
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    Jul 1, 2022
    On June 9, the Internal Revenue Service (hereinafter the “Service”) issued a revised Audit Technique Guide to assist examining agents in evaluating the validity of cost segregation studies submitted by taxpayers to substantiate accelerated depreciation deductions.
  • Business Appraisal: Case Law Update

    By:
    Peter A. Mahler, JD, Esq.
    |
    Jul 1, 2022
    I recently had the privilege of presenting at the FAE 2022 Business Valuation/Litigation Services Conference on recent case law developments of interest to business appraisers, primarily involving statutory fair value appraisal proceedings but also involving contract-based damages and buyout disputes litigated in the courts of New York, Delaware, and several other states. For those who were unable to attend, this article covers much of the same discussed at the conference. 
  • The Incredible Growing Sales Tax

    By:
    Melanie Lee, JD, and Marc Simonetti, JD
    |
    Jun 1, 2022

    The state and local sales tax landscape is constantly shifting as the marketplace of goods and services evolves. Recently, there has been a series of changes related to states expanding their sales tax. First, states are expanding their jurisdiction to impose sales tax, i.e., increasing the number of people subject to tax through nexus. Second, states have attempted to expand the sales tax base by subjecting new transactions and services to tax.

  • Dealing with Proposed Regs under the SECURE Act

    By:
    Steven B. Gorin, CPA, Esq., CGMA
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    Jun 1, 2022
    My article, “Strategy Under the SECURE Act” (the “prior article”) (https://www.nysscpa.org/news/publications/the-tax-stringer/article/strategy-under-the-secure-act) examined certain strategic issues that CPAs may need to explain to their clients. This article complements those ideas with provisions of proposed regulations issued in February (the “proposed regs”).
  • Estate Planning with Digital Assets

    By:
    Melissa Gillespie, JD, CPA, MST
    |
    Jun 1, 2022

    When we think of digital assets, we usually think of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, etc. Although, the definition of  “digital asset” does not appear in the Merriam Webster, Macmillan or Britannica dictionaries, it did appear in Free Dictionary.


  • International Tax Implications for Digital Assets

    By:
    Mark DiMichael, CPA, CFE
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    Jun 1, 2022
    Digital asset businesses and investors are quickly recognizing that the legal and regulatory framework of the United States is highly burdensome for their business activities. The various rules can result in added legal and accounting costs related to filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission, compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, and understanding and complying with the patchwork of money transmitter laws and state tax nexus laws in 50 different states. 
  • Estate Tax Planning for NRNCs Using the Foreign Corporation

    By:
    Gary A. Forster, JD, LLM
    |
    May 1, 2022
    Lifetime gifts of U.S. intangibles by non-resident non-citizens (NRNCs) are exempt from gift tax. However, all U.S. situs assets, both tangible and intangible (unless falling within a limited exemption), are subject to estate tax. Those same assets held in a foreign corporation are excluded from estate tax.
  • COVID-19: Relationships and Financial Pressures

    By:
    Hana Boruchov, JD and Leo Gabovich, JD
    |
    May 1, 2022
    Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a pandemic that has affected many aspects of our daily lives. One of the unfortunate results of the major changes to our lifestyle and economic impacts has been a surge in separations and divorces worldwide. According to Legal Templates, a company that provides licensed attorneys in the United States with legal form templates, there was a 34% increase of sales of its divorce agreements in the first half of 2020 alone, as compared to 2019.
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