Real Estate Related COVID Relief Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA)
The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the 2021 CAA) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The CCA is a $2.3 trillion package that provides additional funding to the PPP program and includes several key provisions that … Read More
California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
As part of the assistance package that was announced by Governor Newsom in September 2020, the State of California is providing $500 million in grants to small businesses that are impacted by COVID-19. Small businesses with annual gross revenue of less than $2.5 million can receive up to $25,000 in the grant. There will be … Read More
Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry in the Wake of COVID & the Election
This is a preview of one of the articles in the new KROST Quarterly Real Estate Issue, titled “Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry in the Wake of COVID & the Election” by So Sum Lee It’s no question that the economy as a whole was (and continues to be) stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now … Read More
California Small Business Hiring Tax Credit
A lot of people lost their jobs in 2020 when businesses were forced to shut down or had to furlough their employees due to COVID. To help Californians get back to work, California’s governor signed a new tax bill to give tax breaks to small businesses that increased hiring during the second half of 2020. … Read More
KROST Quarterly Magazine: The Real Estate Issue is Now Available!
We are happy to announce the release of our newest quarterly magazine! The Real Estate Issue highlights some of the hot topics in real estate including 1031 Exchange, Cost Segregation, Opportunity Zones, Qualified Improvement Property, Delaware Statutory Trusts, and Green Building Tax Incentives. What You’ll Find Inside this Issue: Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry … Read More
Business Tax Provisions – Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
The Novel Coronavirus has had a huge impact all over the world. People in quarantine are forced to stay home, many kids are now homeschooled, and businesses are closed. To help Americans get through this crisis, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into effect on March 27, 2020. The … Read More
The Difference Between Tax Credits Provided by FFCRA and CARES Act
During the coronavirus pandemic, helping Americans keep their job has been a major focus for Congress. Both the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed into effect on March 18, 2020, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted on March 27, 2020, provide payroll-related credit to help small businesses to … Read More
Individual Tax Provisions – Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
The Novel Coronavirus has had a huge impact all over the world. People in quarantine are forced to stay home, kids are now homeschooled, and businesses are closed. To help Americans get through this crisis, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into effect on March 27, 2020. The Act … Read More
The Rehabilitation Tax Credit: What Historic Building Owners Should Know
The Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program, also known as the Rehabilitation Tax Credit, encourages individuals and business to invest in the rehabilitation of historic buildings. The tax reform legislation passed in December of 2017 allows these building owners to claim 20 percent of eligible improvement expenses against their federal tax liability. It is an incentive … Read More
Press Release: Women in Leadership – Los Angeles CPA Firm KROST Names So Sum Lee, CPA Principal
Los Angeles, California – February 7, 2019 – Los Angeles-based tax, accounting, and consulting firm, KROST, recently promoted So Sum Lee, CPA to Principal. So Sum, an industry veteran, who has 20 years of experience in tax and accounting, specializes in matters relating to real estate, restaurants, technology, entertainment and wholesale. So Sum joins seven … Read More
