Tax Planning & Compliance
IRS Issues Tax Guidance on TCJA Changes on Business Expense Deductions for Meals, Entertainment
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that on October 3rd, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on the business expense deduction for meals and entertainment following law changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The 2017 TCJA eliminated the deduction for any expenses related to activities generally considered entertainment, amusement […]
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Charitable Contributions and State and Local Tax Credits
The IRS recently released proposed regulations addressing the state and local itemized tax deduction, available to individual taxpayers on their Federal tax returns. The regulations also apply to trusts and decendents’ estates. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the state and local tax deduction (consisting primarily of income, real estate and other property, and […]
AAFCPAs’ Richard Weiner and Daniel Cahill to Co-Present Tax Act Briefing: Choice of Entity After the TCJA
AAFCPAs’ Tax Partner Richard Weiner, CPA, MST, Tax Manager Daniel Cahill, CPA, and Joseph B. Darby III, a Partner in Sullivan & Worcester’s Boston office, will present an educational briefing on September 26th from 4:00pm-5:45pm on the topic of Choice of Entity After the 2017 Tax Act: The Popular Passion for Pass-Through Entities May Be […]
IRS Releases Guidance on Accounting Method Changes for Small Businesses
On August 3, 2018, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2018-40, which provides advance guidance for eligible small business taxpayers to apply for certain automatic accounting method changes introduced through the tax reform signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. Rev. Proc. 2018-40 presents an amendment to Rev. Proc. 2018-31 to modify existing […]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Opportunity Funds Target a New Pool of Investors to Affordable Housing Projects
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that The Tax Cuts and Job Act (TCJA) created a new investment vehicle known as “Opportunity Funds,” which could potentially target a new pool of investors to affordable housing projects. To benefit from this newly developed program, the project must be in a Qualified Opportunity Zone approved by […]
Charitable Planning After the TCJA Tax Law Changes
It can be argued that the most sweeping changes to the tax code in the past 30 years occurred last December, with the passing of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA). AAFCPAs Wealth Management urges clients to carefully consider charitable planning now. Charitable giving, in some instances, may not provide the same tax benefit […]
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Millionaire Tax Unconstitutional
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that a proposed ballot question seeking to impose a 4% surtax on Massachusetts individuals on the portion of taxable income exceeding $1 million has been ruled unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). Individuals with income below this threshold were not to be affected. The proposed ballot […]
Webinar: AAFCPAs Revenue Recognition Guidance for Businesses
AAFCPAs provides an overview of new Revenue Recognition standards for Commercial Businesses. Listeners gain an understanding of how the new standard could impact revenue recognition and company policies, and what they should be doing now to prepare for adoption. This revenue recognition webinar will cover: An overview of the revenue recognition standard Effective dates and […]
SAVE THE DATE: AAFCPAs to Share Valuable Revenue Recognition Guidance for Commercial Businesses
AAFCPAs will present two educational webinars, providing an overview of new Revenue Recognition standards for Commercial Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations. Attendees will gain an understanding of how the new standard could impact revenue recognition and company policies, and what they should be doing now to prepare for adoption. SAVE THE DATE! AAFCPAs Educational Webinar: Revenue […]