BLS Insights

Category: Tax

UPDATE – IRS Issues Guidance on Employee Parking and Unrelated Business Taxable Income for Nonprofit Organizations

December 13, 2018

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law in December 2017, it amended Section 274 and Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and opened the door for the potential of nonprofit organizations generating unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) due to the parking they provide to their employees.

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2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Auto Provisions

November 15, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made several changes to the automobile provisions, which results in various increased benefits for business owners.

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Year-End Tax Planning Moves for Individuals and Small Businesses

November 06, 2018

Tax planning is a year-round effort, but as the end of the year approaches and your income and deductions become more evident, it is a good time to take a final look at where you stand and what you can do to minimize your 2018 tax liability.

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It’s Time To Be Looking at Year-End Tax Planning

October 04, 2018

It’s never too early to think about tax planning and with new rules in force for 2018 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the “Act,” or “TCJA”), NOW is a good … Continued

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Scam Warning for Pennsylvania Tax Notices

September 05, 2018

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of fraudulent schemes to scam you out of your money or grab your identity.

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Business Meals and Entertainment—Is there still a deduction available after TCJA?

August 30, 2018

Meals and Entertainment has a long history as targets for perceived (or not) abuse by businesses and taxpayers  which in turn brought scrutiny from the IRS. 

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Substantiation and Reporting Requirements for Cash and Noncash Charitable Contribution Deductions

August 22, 2018

Final regulations have been released providing guidance concerning substantiation and reporting requirements for cash and noncash charitable contributions.

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Unclaimed IRAs are taxable???

August 15, 2018

Last summer I wrote a blog entitled, “So You Are Changing Jobs, Are You Forgetting Something?

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2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Like-Kind Exchanges

July 25, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made modifications to the treatment of certain like-kind exchanges.

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South Dakota v. Wayfair

July 17, 2018

Prior to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the standard to determine “substantial nexus” for sales tax purposes was based on “physical presence” as provided in Quill v. North Dakota.

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