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December 4, 2017 

ITA Announces New Member Firms during 2017 Fall Collaborative

These new member firms will be introduced to the ITA membership at the opening session of the ITA Fall Collaborative, December 3-5, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Over 300 ITA members and guests are expected to participate in this event ...

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December 4, 2017 

IFRS 9: The New Hedging Opportunity?

One of the key advantages of hedge accounting is that it helps to smooth earnings over time. For firms dealing with FX and interest rate swaps, or who are heavily exposed to physical and financial commodity markets, hedge accounting reduces the ...

 Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

December 2, 2017 

Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

Foreign entrepreneurs who want to build innovative companies in the U.S. received good news last week when United States District Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the ...

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December 2, 2017 

Senate Passes GOP Tax Reform Bill

In a 51-49 vote following party lines, the Senate approved its version of the tax reform bill during a marathon session, with only one Republican, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, voting against the measure. But it took some late additions – in barely ...

Ken Berry, JD

 Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Plan 51-49

December 2, 2017 

Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Plan 51-49

The property tax deduction will be capped at $10,000, as proposed in the House bill, making reconciliation between the chambers potentially easier, especially because the provision was important to House Republicans from New York, California and other ...

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November 30, 2017 

Tax Court Shoots Down Donations by Big Game Hunter

Generally, you can deduct the initial cost of property donated to a qualified charitable organization However, if the property would have produced a long-term capital gain had it been sold instead of donated – in other words, it was held for more than ...

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November 30, 2017 

Things Your Tax Preparer Won’t Tell You

Although there are close to 1 million accountants nationwide, only about 40 percent of them have credentials and have to meet continuing education requirements, such as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), EA (Enrolled Agent) or attorney.

Mike D'Avolio