Taxes January 26, 2026
Welcome to Tax Season 2026
The IRS today opened the 2026 tax filing season and began accepting and processing federal individual income tax returns for tax year 2025.
August 30, 2017
Estate Planning Part III – Bypass Trusts
In the final part of my estate planning series, I would like to tackle more complicated themes that build on the first two parts. The first thing that I would like to discuss in this article is a trust that was once used frequently before portability.
August 30, 2017
Estate Planning Part II – When You’re Not Subject to Estate Tax
Just because you don’t have a taxable estate doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do estate planning. If you die without an estate plan, then you die testate, meaning your assets will be divided up according to state law. Everyone needs some sort of an ...
August 30, 2017
Estate Planning Part I – Passing Along Your Business to Your Children
Most business owners want the same thing; they want to pass on their business to their kids. Others may want to sell the business, and some just want to give it away. However, all these options have unique tax concerns that must be considered.
August 30, 2017
Don’t Miss Out on IRC §1202 Stock
First of all, to qualify as IRC §1202 Stock, the stock must be in a domestic C-Corporation. The stock cannot be held by an S-Corporation or a limited liability company (LLC). Another caveat is that the corporation may not have more than $50 million in ...
August 24, 2017
The Tax Blotter – August 2017
The IRS can and often will impose tax on workers who don’t receive traditional wages from employment-related activities. Here are three of the latest examples culled from the Tax Court files.
August 23, 2017
10 Big Tax and Accounting Issues for Small Businesses
Entrepreneurs usually aren’t surprised by the amount of work it takes to get a business up and-running and become successful. But these same small business owners are often blindsided by the time and effort required for tax and accounting issues.
August 23, 2017
Home Office Deductions: The “Hard” Way Versus the “Easy” Way
As a general rule, you may write off the direct expenses of the home office (e.g., painting and carpeting a room) as well as a proportionate share of indirect expenses, such as mortgage interest and real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and repairs ...
August 22, 2017
One Simple Step Toward Better Strategic Business Partnerships
When you make a list of your firm’s strategic business partners, do your technology solution providers make the cut? If your answer is no, you’re likely approaching these relationships in a way that limits your opportunities to truly leverage ...
August 22, 2017
The New Year’s Resolution
In the weeks before my resolution, I researched everything I could find about this new pricing strategy called Value Pricing. I felt bad about charging catch up clients too much because I figured they would just go elsewhere and I would lose out on ...
August 22, 2017
August 2017 Payroll Channel
FMLA provides up to 12 weeks of leave for family or medical purposes. In specific circumstances, employees can take up to 26 weeks of protected leave. Employees are able to take leave to bond with new children, care for ill family members, or take ...
August 22, 2017
How to Build a Tax Planning Practice
Two words, consistency and focus. We all talk about providing tax planning services, even our websites talk about tax planning and tax consulting services. The harsh reality is that most CPAs only dream of having the time to do tax planning.
August 21, 2017
How Client Experience Can Make Or Break A Firm
If firms are to maintain consistent, positive contact with clients and build strong relationships over time, they require technology designed to support client experience. Today, firms have the back-office (or “back stage”) work covered when you ...