Business Tax

If you are a business owner and are either currently considering selling your business or may sell it later on, you will want to carefully consider intangible assets in your business valuation. While these assets have value you don’t want to leave on the table, you will also want to ensure you account for them…

If your entity has trade receivables, contract assets, loans, or held-to-maturity debt securities, among other types of financial assets, then the new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model will affect the way you account for those assets on your US GAAP financial statements. For nonpublic entities, adoption of this new accounting standard takes effect for…

Return-to-office plans remain in a state of limbo as some employers find that a remote work strategy is a viable option long term. What are the tax implications for businesses in this new scenario? Over the past couple of years businesses have sent employees to work from home as a temporary solution in response to…

The Inflation Reduction Act that was signed into law in August last year includes an extension of the 45L Energy Efficient tax credit, a federal tax incentive for builders of qualifying projects. 45L tax credits were retroactively extended for 2022 through the end of 2032, creating significant returns for multifamily developers and homebuilders if the…

In alignment with IRS requirements, there are certain businesses that must file Schedule K-2 and Schedule K-3. Ultimately, any pass-through entities that have relevant international income, deductions, credits, or other miscellaneous items must submit completed Schedule K-2 and Schedule K-3 forms. What is Schedule K-2 and Schedule K-3? Schedule K-2 is associated with Partner’s Distributive Share…

The gig economy has a lot to recommend it, but in a recent notice, the IRS is reminding gig workers that taxes are still a requirement, even if they can be a little confusing in this model. The agency says that “taxpayers must report their gig economy earnings on a tax return–whether they earned that…

Businesses that purchase and install qualified property in 2023 can expect to see changes to bonus depreciation this year as deduction rates begin to phase out. Since 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) incentivized businesses to acquire capital equipment by allowing an immediate 100 percent bonus depreciation on the cost of eligible assets in…

If you travel for business, you want to claim valid deductions, but the rules can be confusing. Following are just a few tax details business travelers should know. Business travel deductions are available when employees must travel away from their tax home or main place of business–and there are definitions to know for both. A taxpayer is…

The IRS has issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes. In a statement issued on Dec. 29, the IRS said that beginning on January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans,…