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October 20, 2015

Reminder: Always Keep Your Receipts!

By Rachel Gillespie, Senior Tax Manager

The California Franchise Tax Board will be sending out between 10,000 and 50,000 travel and entertainment audit notices for the 2011 and 2012 tax years. This is another reminder to always keep your receipts!

In the event you are audited, the best thing you can do is be prepared! Stay current with your documentation and avoid problematic audits by remembering to…

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Categories: Fall 2015
Tags: California Tax Board, Rachel Gillespie, San Jose CPA, Travel Audit Notices,
October 20, 2015

Affordable Care Act: What Construction Companies Need to Know and Do

By Carol Wagner, Principal

With its purpose to provide health care for all individuals, the Affordable Care Act is an interesting blend of health insurance benefits, payroll considerations, and tax implications – the perfect storm for businesses. Companies can turn to professional service advisors to help weather this storm, including payroll service providers, health insurance brokers, and their tax professionals.

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Categories: Construction Corner, Fall 2015
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Carol Wagner, Construction, San Jose CPA,
October 20, 2015

Pivoting: How Emerging Businesses “React” for Success Today

By Mark Sheffield, Principal

Entrepreneurs of the past wrote a long business plan, developed a product over one or two years, and hoped they could sell it. Today, because change is so rapid, flexi-planning is the best practice. This is called pivoting, which is evaluating and changing strategies and tactics every three months as necessary.

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Categories: Emerging Businesses, Fall 2015
Tags: Bay Area CPA, Flexi-Planning, Flexible Business Planning,
October 20, 2015

Trusts: Who Needs Them?

By Julie Malekhedayat, Principal

Trusts are a fundamental part of most estate plans — do you have one? Do you need one? If you do have one, do its provisions create even more trusts at your death? And if so, are they still a good idea?

Most everyone with assets will benefit by holding those assets in a revocable trust, commonly known as a living trust. Living trusts allow your heirs to transfer your assets after your death according to your wishes as outlined in the trust document, without the need for probate court oversight and approval. As the name implies, a revocable trust can be changed or completely revoked at any time before your death. It will also maintain your privacy at your death, whereas probate court proceedings are public information.

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Categories: Fall 2015, Family Wealth & Individual Tax Planning
Tags: Benefits of Trusts, estate planning, San Jose CPA,
October 20, 2015

Technology: Hot Topics

By Michael McAndrews, Principal

This quarter we are focusing on:

  • An International Tax Update
    • Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Update
  • Federal Tax Developments
    • Tax Court ruling in Altera case invalidates regulations regarding sharing of stock-based compensation expenses
    • Treasury issues proposed regulations regarding section 83(b) elections
  • State Tax Developments
    • California adopts Federal tax conformity measure
    • Washington extends economic nexus standards for sales tax and Business and Occupation Tax
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Categories: Fall 2015
Tags: Michael McAndrews, Silicon Valley CPA, Tax Developments, Tech Tax Updates,

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