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12.19.22

2023 Q1 tax calendar: Key deadlines for businesses and other employers

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2023. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may...

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12.14.22
Cory M. Parnell, CPA

Year-end Cannabis Tax Planning: Preparing Your Business for the 2023 Tax Season

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Cannabis
Business Tax

The end of the year is busy for most businesses and individuals, and it can be incredibly hectic for cannabis business owners and operators also. While it’s ideal for cannabis...

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12.13.22

Selling stock by year-end? Watch out for the wash sale rule

Articles
Families
Individual Tax & Planning

If you’re thinking about selling stock shares at a loss to offset gains that you’ve realized during 2022, it’s important to watch out for the “wash sale” rule. The loss...

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12.12.22

Do you qualify for the QBI deduction? And can you do anything by year-end to help qualify?

Articles
Business Owners
Individual Tax & Planning
Business Tax

If you own a business, you may wonder if you’re eligible to take the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Sometimes this is referred to as the pass-through deduction or the...

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12.06.22

Answers to your questions about taking withdrawals from IRAs

Articles
Families
Retirees
Retirement 401k

As you may know, you can’t keep funds in your traditional IRA indefinitely. You have to start taking withdrawals from a traditional IRA (including a SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA)...

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11.28.22

Intangible assets: How must the costs incurred be capitalized?

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax

These days, most businesses have some intangible assets. The tax treatment of these assets can be complex. What makes intangibles so complicated? IRS regulations require the capitalization of costs to:...

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11.22.22

Year-end tax planning ideas for your small business

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Business Owners
Business Tax

Now that Labor Day has passed, it’s a good time to think about making moves that may help lower your small business taxes for this year and next. The standard...

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11.22.22

Year-end giving to charity or loved ones

Articles
Families
Retirees
Individual Tax & Planning

The holiday season is here and many people plan to donate to their favorite charities or give money or assets to their loved ones before the end of the year....

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11.21.22

Is your business closing? Here are your final tax responsibilities

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

Businesses shut down for many reasons. Some of the reasons that businesses shutter their doors: An owner retirement, A lease expiration, Staffing shortages, Partner conflicts, and Increased supply costs. If...

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11.15.22

How savings bonds are taxed

Articles
Families
Retirees
Individual Tax & Planning

Many people have savings bonds that were purchased many years ago. Perhaps they were given to your children as gifts or maybe you bought them yourself. You may wonder how...

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11.14.22

Computer software costs: How does your business deduct them?

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Technology
Business Tax

These days, most businesses buy or lease computer software to use in their operations. Or perhaps your business develops computer software to use in your products or services or sells...

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11.09.22

How the IRS Will Use Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Newsletter
Business Owners
Families
Business Tax
Individual Tax & Planning

On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. One of the provisions of the legislation was the additional supplemental funding of $79.6...

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11.09.22

How to Protect and Provide for Your Children in Your Estate Plan

Newsletter
Families
Family Office
Wealth Management

As we move through the fall and into the holiday season, I am always reminded how important family is to me. When gathering with family, it causes me to question...

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11.09.22
Jason A. Marvin, CPA

Off-Balance Sheet Debt No More – The New Lease Standard ASC 842

Newsletter
Business Owners
Executives
Advisory
Outsourced Accounting

Almost 30 years ago, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the International Accounting Standards Board published a discussion paper that proposed the elimination of an operating lease. Operating leases were...

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11.09.22
Jon T. Meyer, CFP®

WFA—an Acronym Your Children and Grandchildren Might Regret

Newsletter
Families
Family Office

My oldest son is a senior in college and starting to interview for his first job. He is in civil engineering and has an awesome resume; COVID did not slow...

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