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Time to Renew Transaction Privilege Tax License

You have likely received notices from Arizona Department of Revenue and the City of Tucson that it is time to renew your TPT license. License renewals apply and are valid…

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The Tax Benefits of Giving

With fall décor already lining the shelves, it feels like the season of giving is right around the corner. As you consider your gifts and donations this year, keep in…

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The IRS Announces Inflation Changes for 2025

The following is not a comprehensive list of all changes, but a summary of key adjustments that will affect a wide range of taxpayers:   Standard deductions. For single taxpayers and…

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Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

After a relatively mild year for tax changes, future policy stands at a crossroads-with a confluence of expiring tax provisions, a new administration, and evolving economic factors that will shape…

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Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

Tax planning requires thoughtful consideration and flexibility. Taxpayers should anticipate potential shifts to proactively position their tax strategy, no matter what lies ahead. We’ve highlighted important information in this article…

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Don’t Wait Until 2026: It Might Cost You Millions

As we approach 2025, future tax policy is bracing for change. With election results determined, policy shifts will begin to take shape as the new administration takes over. Any potential…

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December 2024 Newsletter

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November 2024 Newsletter

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Crowdfunding – Important Tax Guidelines

If you have been using a crowdfunding platform, such as GoFundMe, Kickstarter, or Patreon, to solicit contributions or for charitable donations or gifts, you may be required to report distributions of…

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Reminder – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

In July of this year, we alerted you to new reporting obligations that became effective on January 1, 2023, affecting millions of privately owned small businesses. The Corporate Transparency Act…

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EV Tax Credits End in September 2025

September 2, 2025

Congress began creating tax incentives for purchasing energy efficient vehicles in 2005, and the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 brought major expansion to the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit program. The Trump tax reform bill passed in July 2025 has ended the federal EV credit for any vehicles purchased after September 30, 2025. For…

QuickBooks Desktop Slated to Sunset as Intuit Shifts to the Cloud

September 2, 2025

Like many vendors across the software industry, including Microsoft and Adobe, Intuit is sunsetting its long-running desktop product line in favor of its cloud-based model. QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), used by small businesses for decades, is being phased out as the company directs customers to QuickBooks Online (QBO). As of September 2024, Intuit stopped selling new…

August 2025 Newsletter

July 31, 2025

In this newsletter we cover employee gift matching programs as a philanthropic strategy, fraud prevention using the “fraud diamond” framework, upcoming expanded income tax disclosure requirements for private entities, and differences between public charities and private foundations. Also features a team spotlight on Lisset Anderson from Client Services.

Meet Nathan Bolt – Senior Manager, Client Accounting Services

July 31, 2025

Nathan is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer (CFO) drawing from over two decades of experience in accounting and finance. He holds a BS in Accounting, is a licensed CPA, and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Nathan is also a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Arizona Society of CPAs…

Why 2025 Is Turning Out to Be a Great Year

July 31, 2025

In January, we wondered what the year would bring. Well, now we know what the first half of the year has brought, and it is good news for high-net-worth business owners. On Wall Street, the saying is buy low, sell high. In the world of estate planning, the saying is more like sell high, transfer…

ACC Announces New Policies Aimed at Preventing Business Filing Fraud

July 31, 2025

Most state business filing agencies like the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) are ministerial entities only and have no regulatory or enforcement authority.  In other words, these government entities can make sure any documents you file meet filing requirements, but that’s where their responsibility stops. For example, ACC does not have a requirement to confirm or…

Key Provisions of the New Tax Act

July 31, 2025

  On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. At the center of the bill is the extension of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) slated to end at the end of 2025. The OBBBA makes many expiring provisions of TCJA permanent,…

OBBBA – Tax Treatment of R&D Expensing and Bonus Depreciation

July 31, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly impacts the tax treatment for businesses of research and development (R&D) expense and bonus depreciation. These new provisions offer substantial benefits and  crucial planning opportunities for businesses looking to invest and innovate. Following is a breakdown of the key changes. R&D expensing: Immediate Deductions Restored Internal Revenue…

July 2025 Newsletter

July 15, 2025