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2023 Year-End Guide – Tax Accounting Methods

By wscpa | December 7, 2023
A taxpayer’s tax accounting methods determine when income is recognized and costs are deducted for income tax purposes. Strategically adopting or changing tax accounting methods can provide opportunities to drive tax savings and increase cash flow. However, the rules covering the…

2023 Year End Guide – Business Incentives & Tax Credits

By wscpa | December 7, 2023
Employee Retention Credit The employee retention credit (ERC) is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages and health plan expenses paid or incurred by an employer (1) whose operations were either fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19-related governmental…

2023 Year-End Guide – Financial Transactions

By wscpa | December 7, 2023
The tax rules dealing with financial transactions and instruments can be complicated, but failure to understand these rules and their application to your business’s transactions could result in negative tax consequences or forgone opportunities. As part of year-end planning and…

2023 Year-End Guide – Partnerships

By wscpa | December 7, 2023
The IRS, in the past year has been actively challenging partnerships’ tax positions in court – from the valuation of granted profits interests to limited partner self-employment exemption claims and the structuring of leveraged partnership transactions. At the same time,…

2023 Year-End Guide – Real Estate

By wscpa | December 7, 2023
The structuring of real estate transactions can have significant tax implications, and new regulatory or statutory developments can change the calculation of how best to approach a transaction from a tax perspective. As part of year-end planning and looking ahead…

Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know

By wscpa | November 30, 2023
The imminent enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a critical turning point that demands immediate attention from business owners to avoid severe penalties. Ultimately, business owners need to understand that it’s the business owner’s responsibility to ensure you…

IRS Releases Substantive Guidance on the Treatment of Research and Experimental Expenditures Under Section 174

By wscpa | November 20, 2023
On September 8, 2023, the IRS released pre-regulatory guidance concerning the requirement to capitalize and amortize specified research and experimental (SRE) expenditures under Internal Revenue Code Section 174, as revised by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Notice…

2023 YEAR-END TAX PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS

By wscpa | November 16, 2023
With rising interest rates, inflation, and continuing market volatility, tax planning is as essential as ever for taxpayers looking to manage cash flow while paying the least amount of taxes possible over time. As we approach year end, now is…

Massachusetts Enacts Corporate and Individual Tax Changes

By wscpa | November 13, 2023
On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy signed H. 4104 to enact numerous business and individual tax changes. The more significant changes include adopting single-sales-factor apportionment for all corporate taxpayers, changing the sourcing of financial institution receipts from investment and trading,…

6 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Opt for a Virtual Accounting Team

By wscpa | November 9, 2023
Written by: Todd Ellis, CPA, MST, CGMA In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, sourcing the right accounting team is a crucial decision faced by business owners, CEOs, and executive teams. Traditional hiring processes can feel like navigating a maze, especially when…

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