Miniature model house standing on a heap of dollar bills. Photo with clipping path.Some similar … [+] pictures from my portfolio: getty The long-absent definition of real property for like-kind exchanges is finally available in regulations (T.D. 9935), with several other helpful amendments to the regime for taxpayers. Questions remain, particularly regarding intangible property, but
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 2, … [+] 2021. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Millions of Americans who lost their jobs due to the covid pandemic in 2020 are in for an unpleasant surprise as they head into tax season. Congress offered jobless workers
Google closeup logo displayed on a phone screen.(Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty … [+] Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images The most interesting tax news these days may not be the tax cuts in the massive pandemic relief bill now awaiting House passage. Rather, it may be the growing efforts of states to tax internet
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether spousal benefits can increase total benefits for a person with a public pension, if spousal benefits begin automatically when the other spouse files and when excess spousal benefits are paid if the recipient already gets retirement benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of
US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan and the Paycheck Protection Program … [+] (PPP) for small businesses in response to coronavirus, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, February 22, 2021. – The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been a key lifeline to businesses amid the Covid-19 crisis, but
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 01: The Salesforce Tower, the city’s highest building, on December 1, … [+] 2020 in San Francisco, California. Recent workforce changes are leading to speculation about the tower’s future. (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Getty Images As we approach the grim metric of 500,000 deaths due to Covid-19, analysts are grappling with
If your tax lawyer or accountant costs you extra taxes, and reimburses you for those extra taxes, can the IRS tax the reimbursement? It might seem like the answer should be no, but it can be hard to convince the IRS. Take the case of Joseph M. McKenny v. U.S., 2020 WL 5167333 (11th Cir.
Whether you are in Palm Springs, West Hollywood or even San Francisco you will you will likely owe … [+] California Taxes. Getty Images for Land Rover With more than 40 million people officially living in California, the great weather and beautiful beaches must be doing something right. The hurdles to be financially successful in
Touch screen, fingerprint scanner, biometric identity of a woman’s hand in a blurred background . getty There’s a new wave of class action lawsuits, and biometric data privacy is the target. Biometric technology is the engine that powers things like the touch ID or facial recognition software on your cellphone, your fingerprint scans at the
Virtual currency is one of the few success stories of 2020. In March of 2020 Bitcoin was around $4,000 per Bitcoin, and by December 2020 it was up to just below $30,000 per Bitcoin. Investors and market watchers were not the only ones paying attention to the meteoric rise of virtual currency – the Department
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about how vacation pay can be counted regarding the earnings test, whether benefits for a disabled child are automatic or must be separately filed for and whether restricted application must be made in person or can be done online. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 22: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an announcement related to … [+] small businesses at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping small and minority-owned business to qualify for
Old-fashion steel fountain pen with Form 1099-MICS words printed by typewriter getty Failing to send a 1099 can have some really nasty implications, so a lot of us are careful to not miss sending one out when required. Unfortunately, you can also get in trouble for sending one that should not have been sent if the
The IRS is slowly working through a giant paper backlog. getty The House Ways And Means Committee wants answers from the Internal Revenue Service. In a series of recent letters, members of the tax oversight Committee have chided the IRS about sending out incorrect tax notices, raised concerns about a slow start to the 2021
More than 18 million Americans are now collecting unemployment benefits, including $300 weekly supplemental unemployment payments that began rolling out in January. Those supplemental federal benefits are set to expire in mid-March. But when they do, those who are still collecting unemployment may actually see their benefits climb. On Friday, the House of Representatives released
Tax Season is here- what you need to know now about 2020 tax filing. Pictured President Biden. Getty Images COVID-19, stimulus payments, PPP Loans, unemployment benefits, and working remotely are a few of the factors that could make filing your 2020 taxes more interesting than in a typical year. Throw in sky-high values in the stock
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) requires borrowers to complete SBA Form 3509 (for-profits) if together with their affiliates, the borrower(s) received Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans totaling $2 million or greater. The Form was created by the SBA in order to evaluate the borrowers good-faith certification surrounding the need for funding due to current economic uncertainty
Young woman shops online while at home. getty The pandemic-driven recession is hitting the budgets of non-income tax states like Texas and Florida more than than the rest of the country. Data from the Urban Institute shows that these two states have suffered some of the highest revenue losses since March 2020. Florida’s total tax
If your employer lets you make changes to your workplace healthcare elections for 2021 under new … [+] Treasury guidance, it could cut your tax bill. getty Wish you could change your health plan for 2021? In newly released guidance on new flexible rules for healthcare and dependent care FSAs, the Internal Revenue Service has included
1960’s US postage stamp honoring Thoreau. getty One of the favorite sayings of my first managing partner the late Herb Cohan was “I’d rather owe it to you than cheat you out of it.” To be honest, like some of the other sayings, it was never clear exactly what it meant. Nonetheless, I think it sums