‘SECURE 2.0’ Impact on Retirement Plan Sponsors

Frank T. Ardito, CPA Vice President & Director of Employee Benefit Services Significant changes to workplace retirement plans were enacted in the waning days of 2022 as the SECURE Act of 2022 – also known as “SECURE 2.0” – was signed into law. The SECURE 2.0...

New Sec 174 rule guts R&D tax credit

Charles R. Kennedy, CPA, MBA Vice President & Director of Tax Services Companies that have taken advantage of the research & development tax credit to lower taxes and recoup costs related to R&D activities will be subject to a major change this year that...

Claiming a retroactive ERC tax credit is not as simple as it may sound

Ryan J. McDonell, CPA Tax Manager Companies that have not applied for the pandemic-related Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) since it was introduced in 2020 still have time to take advantage of this tax benefit. The statute of limitations for filing amended payroll...

New tax strategies necessary as 100% bonus depreciation expires

Derek M. Paddock, CPA, MSA Tax Manager The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 ushered in numerous tax incentives that were embraced by the business community. But it also contained expiration dates for many of those incentives, and those expirations are starting to...

Amid rising property values 1031 exchanges offer new advantages

By Charles R. Kennedy, CPA, MBA Vice President & Director of Tax Services With commercial and residential property values rising rapidly, 1031 like-kind exchanges are becoming more attractive to certain taxpayers who are selling real property that has experienced...