At Frazier & Deeter, we understand that the recent banking crisis sparked by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has created uncertainty amongst our clients and the technology community at large. Our team... Read More
The IRS and Labor Department have renewed a 2011 Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on enforcement of worker classification rules, with cross-referrals, investigations and imposition of penalties on noncompliant businesses. The new Memorandum is significant because it signals that the... Read More
The IRS has released a fact sheet on the new, expanded clean energy credits for homeowners. The FAQs provide details on recent changes to the credits, information on eligible expenditures and examples of how the credit limitations work. The credits,... Read More
A huge government funding bill has become the vehicle for enactment of major changes to tax-favored retirement accounts. Division T of H.R. 2617, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,” contains the “Secure Act 2.0,” which does the following: Delays required minimum... Read More
When Congress changes the tax code, it can take the IRS months, sometimes years, to write regulations interpreting the new law. It is common for new tax rules to take effect well before regulations are issued, so taxpayers are faced... 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 The code section was originally enacted in 1954 to eliminate uncertainty in the tax accounting...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
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
