By Samantha Ramirez, CPA, Manager, Tax & Advisory
ASL Real Estate Group
General Passive Rules
The general passive activity rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 469 define passive activities as any trade or business in which the taxpayer does not materially participate, OR a rental activity without regard to the level of participation. Passive activities that produce losses, can only be offset against passive income. If the taxpayer has no passive income, the losses will be suspended until the activity is sold in a taxable transaction. (more…)
By Amanda White, CPA, Manager, Tax & Advisory
ASL High Net Worth Group
The idiom “Have Your Cake and Eat It Too” is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as “to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time”. In this article, we will go over why we believe that Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) are similar to this idiom. (more…)
By Deepa Bhat, CPA, CFE, ACA, Principal, Assurance & Advisory
ASL Construction Group
How often have we heard the phrase “Cash is King”? So, following that logic, one would think an overbilled contractor is in an advantageous position. That is generally true assuming the following conditions are met: (more…)