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Goodbye, 2020. Hello, tax season. Individual taxpayers have until April 15, 2021, to pay Uncle Sam for taxes owed for 2020. (Remember, you can extend the deadline for filing your return until October 15, but Read More

Many investors are unaware of the potential to defer taxes by investing in a qualified opportunity zone (“QOZ”). Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and intended to spur economic development in Read More

Private business owners today face a challenging landscape, and some are now considering selling their businesses before Congress has a chance to increase the rates on long-term capital gains. Before putting your business on the Read More

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) — the massive spending package passed in December 2020 — includes many tax breaks designed to help businesses that have been struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the new law Read More

The following table provides some important federal tax information for 2021, as compared with 2020. Some of the dollar amounts are unchanged and some changed only slightly due to inflation. Social Security/ Medicare 2021 2020 Social Read More

From equipment theft to padded time to cyberattacks, contractors are vulnerable to a variety of fraud schemes. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the median loss due to internal fraud is $200,000 for Read More

A lot can change over a lifetime — including with your wealth, family composition, and priorities. That's why you need to revise your estate plan as you progress through life. Milestones such as becoming a Read More

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) enacted in December 2020 extends and modifies several key tax provisions originally included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act provided several forms of Read More

Signed into law in the waning days of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) provides some new tax breaks for employers — including three payroll-related items. These are the employee retention tax credit, family and Read More

What is the Employee Retention Credit? Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, employers negatively impacted by the pandemic can offset the employer portion of payroll taxes through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).  The ERC can Read More