One of the most crucial decisions you will have to make as a business owner when setting up a new business, or reorganizing an existing one, is what structure to use. The choices range from a simple sole proprietorship, to an S Corp flow-through, to a C
Read more →Many entrepreneurs start a business because they have a great idea about a product or want to provide a service they are skilled in. Although skill and an impressive product are important to having a successful business, it is central for long-term success not to get lost
Read more →When Entrepreneurs finally decide to live their dream and start their own business, it is understandable their financial goals are at the top of the list. Two of the top five reasons small businesses fail include poor accounting and cash flow management. However, according to the New
Read more →A federal district court has rejected a taxpayer’s argument that statutes and regs requiring U.K. citizens with U.S. permanent resident status to file income tax returns and Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs), when read with the U.S.-U.K tax treaty, are so ambiguous that they
Read more →A taxpayer’s payments to another company could not be excluded from the taxpayer’s total revenue for Texas franchise tax purposes as flow-through funds, because there was insufficient evidence to establish that the taxpayer had a fiduciary duty to make payments to the company on behalf of customers.
Read more →The IRS has updated its online frequently asked questions (FAQs) about passport certification. Code Sec. 7345 authorizes the IRS to certify that a taxpayer has seriously delinquent tax debt to the U.S. State Department. The IRS website reports that passport certifications will begin in early 2017. Speaking
Read more →Taxwriters on the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a bipartisan bill that would increase the maximum amount of pre-tax dollars employees can set aside for dependent care. The Working Families Relief Bill (HR 2618) was introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and House Democratic Caucus
Read more →While House and Senate counterparts continue their efforts toward tax reform, a number of discrepancies must be reconciled before a unified plan emerges. What makes an already complicated process more difficult is the lack of agreement among the taxwriters, according to Eric Solomon, Ernst & Young (EY),
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