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December 13, 2020

Year-End Tax Planning Ideas for Individuals and Business Entities

As this very unusual year comes to a close, we can look forward to the prospects and challenges waiting for us next year. Until then, there are many tax planning opportunities available to individuals and business entities that can be implemented before December 31, 2020.

Congress is currently working on another stimulus package with provisions that will provide assistance to business entities and no significant tax changes for individuals. It is uncertain if this legislation will be enacted before the end of the year. Watch our website for further details.

Please contact us to discuss any of the ideas discussed below. (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, COVID-19, Execs & Owners

Tags: Business Entities, Individual Tax Planning, Year-end tax planning,

December 11, 2020

2020 Tax Preparation - Prepare for an Unprecedented Tax Season

With the end of 2020 approaching, it is time to prepare for what promises to be an unprecedented tax season. Here are some of the key issues that business owners, financial officers, and tax executives should consider now.

Note: This is by no means a complete list, and the tax consequences of some pandemic relief programs might change. (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, COVID-19, Execs & Owners

Tags: CARES Act, COVID Tax Provisions, PPP Loan, Tax Preparation,

November 18, 2020

New Tax Credit Available For California Employers Hiring or Rehiring During Pandemic

Action Required On December 1, 2020

In September 2020, California enacted Senate Bill 1447, the Small Business Hiring Tax Credit (SBHTC) to provide financial relief to qualified businesses and encourage hiring and retaining employees. The tax credit is $1,000 per increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) employee up to a maximum credit of $100,000 per employer. Unlike most tax credits, this credit can benefit unprofitable businesses that do not have an income tax liability as the credit can also be applied to offset the payment of sales and use tax deposits. The credit will be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) which is requiring employers to reserve an allocation of the credit beginning December 1, 2020. (more…)

Categories: COVID-19, Execs & Owners, Updates & Alerts

Tags: SBHTC, Small Business Hiring Tax Credit, Tax Credit,

By Jyothi Chillara

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January 24, 2017

Trump Presidency, Taxes, and Stock Option Compensation

We all have heard and know of people becoming millionaires overnight with “stock option” money, especially in Silicon Valley. Stock options are an important part of the compensation package for many employees in the technology sector. For companies, it is a tool to retain employees and motivate them to perform better as the company’s growth and success translates to their success.

The most common types of stock options are Incentive Stock Options (ISO’s) and Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSO’s). The tax consequences to employees are as follows:

Incentive Stock Options (ISO) (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, Execs & Owners, Updates & Alerts

Tags: Incentive Stock Options, ISO, Jyothi Chillara, Non-Qualified Stock Options, NQSO, Stock Option Compensation, Taxes, Trump,

By Abraham Livchitz

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November 17, 2016

Don’t Be Surprised By New Tax Filing Due Dates

Beginning next year several tax filing due dates will be changing. The existing filing schedule has been in place since I manually prepared tax returns with pencil and paper before the computer age began so these changes are significant. The new filing dates were established under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 without much publicity outside of the tax practitioner community. The new filing dates are effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2016, so taxpayers unaware of the new dates may have an unexpected surprise next year.

Fortunately, the traditional April 15^th due date for individual tax returns has not changed but the due dates of business returns have been modified. The changes were implemented to help smooth the tax filing process for taxpayers owning interests in pass-through entities such as partnerships and S-Corporations. (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, Execs & Owners, Updates & Alerts

Tags: Abe Livchitz, corporations, Due dates, Federal extended due dates, New, partnerships, PATH Act of 2015,

By Naila Sharifova

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November 2, 2016

Important Tax Considerations When You Sell Your Business: An Overview (Part II)

I have previously discussed tax opportunities for selling the business by a C corporation. I would like now to switch our focus to options available to S corporations.

One of the options for an S corporation to sell its business is to sell its underlying assets. This is often a preferred option by a potential buyer as it provides a step up in acquired assets. Unlike a C corporation, the S corporation is a pass-through entity and its federal taxable income is only taxed at a shareholder level. Thus, double taxation is usually avoided with some limited exceptions. (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, Execs & Owners, Financing & Exit Strategies

Tags: installment sale, S Corporation, sale of stock,

By Naila Sharifova

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October 18, 2016

Important Tax Considerations When You Sell Your Business: An Overview (Part I)

Selling your business may seem like a natural progression for your company and the possibility of early retirement may look closer than ever, but without careful planning and execution and thorough consideration of the tax impact of sale, eventual financial outcome may end up being much smaller than anticipated.

You can structure sale of your business in two primary ways: 1) sale of the stock or interest in the company or 2) sale of underlying assets. Depending on the structure chosen, special elections made and type of underlying assets, composition of gain as ordinary vs capital may differ significantly and so may the tax liability.

Now let’s consider tax consequences of selling your business under two different scenarios. Under the first scenario, you are the owner of a closely held C corporation. Under the second scenario, you are the owner of a pass-through entity, an S corporation or a partnership. (more…)

Categories: Business Taxation, Execs & Owners, Financing & Exit Strategies, Operations Management

Tags: c corporation, early retirement, exit strategy, retirement, sale, sale of assets, sale of stock, Selling your business, tax free reorganization,

By Kay Filler

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March 2, 2016

Implications of the New Lease Accounting Rules – Some Obvious, Some Not So Much

In a recent post, I summarized many key provisions of the new lease accounting standard, including the effective date and transition requirements. As noted there, even current lease arrangements potentially will impact the results of transition to the new standard, to say nothing of leases executed between now and 2020 (or the date of adoption). (more…)

Categories: Execs & Owners, Updates & Alerts

Tags: EBITDA, Impact, Lease vs buy, New Lease Accounting Rules, ROU, Term,

By Kay Filler

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February 25, 2016

It’s Here! New Lease Accounting Rules

More specifically, FASB issued the final guidance on February 25, 2016, but it’s not required for private companies until 2020 for calendar year companies (although earlier adoption-starting now-is permitted). Sounds like a long way off, but not really when considering potential impacts of the dramatically different accounting model for everyday lease agreements. But first, here’s a summary of key accounting and disclosure components of the new rules: (more…)

Categories: Execs & Owners, Updates & Alerts

Tags: 2020, February 25, New Lease Accounting Rules, Right of use, ROU,