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Latest Articles

  • The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Its Impact on CPAs and Their Clients

    By:
    David Silverstein, CPA
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    Jan 3, 2023
    On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) into law. The Inflation Reduction Act (The Act) provides for large investment in making healthcare more affordable to more Americans and fighting climate change by reducing carbon emissions.
  • Estates and Trusts Update – 2022 In Review and 2023 Outlook

    By:
    Nathan W. G. Berti, Esq.
    |
    Jan 3, 2023
    In the estate planning and administration world, the last two years have been driven by political instability. It started following the November 2020 elections, and continued into 2021 with the various proposals to fund what is now known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Now, with the results in from the 2022 mid-term elections, it would appear that the period of political instability is behind us (at least until December 31, 2025). But as the period of political instability is ushered out, it seems it will be replaced by a period of economic instability.  
  • IRS Issues Notice 2022-53 and Will Waive 50% Excise Tax on Certain Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans in 2021 and 2022

    By:
    Kevin Matz, Esq., CPA, LLM, is and Benjamin N. Millard, Esq., LLM
    |
    Dec 1, 2022

    On October 7, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2022-53, which provides much-needed transition relief in the form of an IRS waiver of the 50% excise tax that could otherwise be imposed upon certain beneficiaries of qualified retirement plans (qualified plans) or individual retirement accounts (IRAs) who fail to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) during 2021 or 2022.

  • When Does 180 Equal Zero?

    By:
    Michael J. Burwick, Esq., JD, LLM and Kyle T. Kadish
    |
    Dec 1, 2022
    The tax timelines for 1031 exchanges and Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) require investments to be made within 180 days of realizing a gain. The rules are clear regarding what needs to happen within each strategy that a taxpayer is pursuing, but there is little guidance on whether both timelines run concurrently or consecutively. 
  • Excise Tax on Executive Compensation for Tax-Exempt Organizations

    By:
    Eva Mruk, CPA
    |
    Dec 1, 2022

    Historically and still today, the IRS requires that compensation paid to nonprofit executives be reasonable and not excessive. Up until now, tax-exempt organizations have not been subject to compensation limits on executive compensation; they have, however, been subject to the private inurement doctrine, intermediate sanctions, and excess benefit rules that impose an excise tax on nonprofit executives and managers who benefit from and knowingly participate in assigning compensation that exceeds the value of services performed. 

  • Tax Reporting of Foreign Assets

    By:
    Gary Forster
    |
    Dec 1, 2022

    U.S. citizens and residents are subject to a number of IRS reporting requirements regarding assets held outside the U.S. Foreign situs assets and interests in offshore trusts significantly complicate tax reporting. Several such filing requirements are outlined below. 

  • An Insider’s Guide to IRS Examination of Financial Products and Transactions

    By:
    Michael Kramarz, JD, LLM
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    Nov 1, 2022

    In my prior role, I was involved in numerous examinations of financial products and transactions as a Large Business and International (LB&I) special trial attorney for the IRS. if you’re not on the inside at the IRS or have never had a client selected for an examination, you may not know its structure or procedures. But you should.

  • IRS Gets a Boost–With Possible Conditions

    By:
    Alicea Castellanos, CPA
    |
    Nov 1, 2022

    A better, stronger, faster Internal Revenue Service may soon be tracking down more wealthy tax cheats, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

  • The IRS Extends the Transition Period for Enhanced R&D Tax Credit Reporting Requirements

    By:
    Peter J. Scalise
    |
    Nov 1, 2022
    On Friday, September 30, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) set forth administrative guidance indicating that it is extending the transition period during which taxpayers are required to adhere to the much more arduous and onerous R&D Tax Credit reporting requirements in connection to amending tax returns within open statute years for R&D Tax Credit claims for refund.
  • What Does the Use-It-or-Lose-It Proposition Really Mean Estate Tax Planning-Wise?

    By:
    David M. Barral CPA/PFS, CFP®, MST
    |
    Oct 1, 2022
    In 2022, taxpayers have at their disposal a $12,060,000 Basic Exclusion Amount (BEA) for federal gift and estate tax purposes, as well as for the Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) tax. The act known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the BEA from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 for the years after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026. 
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