Enjoy this recording of Mike Cheng's most recent Accounting Update! Read More

Ever since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May 2018, US state privacy laws have been passed in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and, most pressing of them all, California. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) went... Read More

Internal Revenue Code Section 174 has long been used by taxpayers to deduct certain expenses related to research and experimentation (R&E) in the current year.  The code section was originally enacted in 1954 to eliminate uncertainty in the tax accounting... Read More

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will have significant reporting and compliance impact on the private equity industry and their portfolio companies. Many private equity firms are not fully aware and are not prepared for the impact of this law and significant... Read More

With 4,000 new customer service representatives and plans to hire 700 new Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) employees, taxpayers soon may get relief from endless hold times, no in-person help and unresolved problems. Read More

IRA owners who are age 70½ or over can transfer up to $100,000 per year to charity to reduce their taxable income. These transfers, known as qualified charitable distributions or QCDs, offer end-of-the year tax savings and can count toward required minimum distributions (RMDs) that taxpayers who are age 72 must make each year. Think of it as a tax-free charitable rollover of IRA funds. Read More

In the November 2022 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced significant changes to the current Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs. The key announcements were a change to the applicable rate of the Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) and a... Read More

Taxpayers earning income from selling goods or providing services may receive a Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions, for the first time in early 2023, when the 2022 forms are due. The requirement to file Forms 1099 have... Read More

The IRS Criminal Investigation department (IRS-CI) has partnered with the Justice Department to uncover and prosecute fraudulent activities related to the federal government’s COVID relief programs. To date, the IRS has conducted 840 investigations involving fraud amounts totaling more than... Read More

Enjoy this recording of Mike Cheng's plain English accounting update where he communicates general FASB updates for the upcoming year. Read More