One casualty of the new tax law was thought to be the deduction for interest paid on home equity loans. The language of the bill was vague, and the conference report simply states, “…the Conference agreement suspends the deduction for... Read More
The first topic the IRS tackled in guidance regarding the new tax law is how corporate taxpayers should compute and pay the “transition tax” on the untaxed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. In exchange for the lower 21% corporate tax rate... Read More
It is hard to believe, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress in December left out many key expiring tax provisions, the so-called “extenders.” Instead, Congress included the extenders in H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of... Read More
Reducing the high U.S. corporate tax rate was a key driver for enacting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law 115-97. The most significant change is the reduction in the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% and... Read More
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) takes effect this year. The big question now is what are the big changes and how do they affect taxpayers with different situations? More tax cut than tax reform, the measure is expected... Read More
Just before year-end in 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Public Law 115-97, with massive tax cuts of $1.5 trillion over the next decade. The changes affect all individuals and every type of business... Read More
While Congress eliminated the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, that doesn’t impact the employer requirements. The IRS is ramping up its efforts to enforce penalties against large employers who do not provide adequate health insurance plans. Employers with 50 or... Read More
Georgia has always been known for exceptional music talent with home-grown artists like James Brown, REM, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Ludacris, the Allman Brothers and Alan Jackson. Now Georgia is set to become an even bigger venue for music with its... Read More
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has passed Congress and is expected go into effect in 2018. This lengthy new law contains an array of changes that will impact both individual and business taxpayers. Depending on your personal financial... Read More
