January 11, 2018
A Final Article on Cannabis and Section 280E
For this, my final article on cannabis taxation, get ready to get your mind blown.
January 11, 2018
Tax Professionals Need to Talk about the Cannabis Industry
Today the cannabis industry is a $6 billion industry. In ten years it is projected that cannabis will be a $1 trillion industry. In my home state of Florida, cannabis became legal last year, however the state, as it legislated the laws surrounding ...
January 9, 2018
Is Your 2018 Income Tax Refund Late? This May Be the Reason, And When You Should Receive Your IRS Refund
The IRS has announced that taxpayers with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) will likely see delays in receiving their income tax refunds in 2018. This is due to extra fraud prevention measures the agency is implementing, which means that taxpayers with those credits will likely not see...…
January 9, 2018
Updated 2018 IRS Income Tax Refund Chart – When Will You Get Your Tax Refund?
If you're like many Americans, you may be asking, "When will I get my income tax refund?" Well, we have the answer. It depends on a couple of things, but the good news is that there are several tools to help find out. FYI, the new tax reform law won't ...
January 9, 2018
2018 Tax Reform Law – Index of Articles
The new tax reform law covers many aspects, from business taxation to individuals and deductions, which can make it challenging for taxpayers and tax professionals to keep up with the changes.
January 9, 2018
Estate Planning and the New 2018 Tax Law
The estate tax exemption and the gift tax work together in a sense that you have a unified lifetime credit for gifts, which match the estate tax exemption. The unified credit increases each year, along with the estate tax exemption. Each year there is ...
January 9, 2018
How the New Tax Law Affects Cryptocurrency
In 2014, the IRS classified cryptocurrency as property, and not currency. How property is taxed is that if you hold an asset for less than a year, and you sell it, you pay ordinary income tax at your ordinary tax rate. If you hold that asset for a year ..
January 9, 2018
The Good and Bad About the New Tax Law
So let’s talk the standard deduction for a second. The standard deduction for individuals is $12,000, and for couples it is $24,000. Before someone is required to file a tax return, they have to meet the standard deduction. If you are self-employed, ...
January 9, 2018
2018 Federal Income Tax Refund Schedule – IRS Tax Day is April 17, 2018
But every year it seems like the income tax refund schedule is changed. In 2017, for example, returns with the earned income tax credit (EITC) or additional child tax credit (ACTC) were delayed by the IRS in order to deter fraud. For the 2018 income tax f
January 8, 2018
2018 Tax Reform: Pass-Through Income Deduction More Complex Than Thought
The new law carves out a brand-new tax deduction for owners of pass-through entities, including partners in partnerships, shareholders in S corporations, members of limited liability companies (LLCs) and sole proprietors.
January 5, 2018
2018 Income Tax Refunds Delayed for EITC and Child Tax Credit Returns
The IRS says that for the 2018 income tax filing season, taxpayers with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) will likely see delays in their refunds.
January 5, 2018
IRS to Start Accepting Tax Returns on Jan. 29, 2018
The IRS has announced that it will officially begin accepting returns for the 2017 tax year on January 29, 2018 (IR-2018-01, 1/4/18). This is a little later than usual to give the nation’s tax collection agency enough time to ensure security and ...