On February 9, 2022, the California Governor signed Senate Bill 113 (SB113). SB113 addresses numerous tax provisions, including correction to issues related to Assembly Bill 150 (AB150). AB150 allowed certain owners of qualified passthrough entities to work around the individual $10,000 federal limit on SALT deductions by paying a new elective state pass-through entity (PTE) Read the full article…
This is one of the articles in the KROST Quarterly Technology Issue, titled “2021 Tax Planning for Tech Companies: Employee Retention and R&D Credits.” In 2021, technology companies have a unique opportunity to claim both R&D Tax Credits for qualified research and Employee Retention Tax Credits (ERTC) for maintaining employees during the pandemic, with one Read the full article…
The Internal Revenue Service has postponed the April 15 tax payment and filing deadline for individuals to May 17, allowing more time to file your 2020 Federal Form 1040 income tax return. California conforms to the federal change and many other states to follow the IRS lead. The recent $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed Read the full article…
California Proposition 19 passed with just over 51% of the vote in the general election on November 3rd and is expected to become law. This new law has two separate effective dates: February 16, 2021 – For beneficiaries of real estate that use the property as a primary residence. April 1, 2021 – For transferring Read the full article…
It is not uncommon for U.S. citizens or Green Card holders to come across a situation where they realize they haven’t been entirely compliant with U.S. tax filing requirements. The filing requirements, especially for foreign assets and income, have become so complex that even some tax practitioners don’t know where to start. If you feel Read the full article…
The following article is written by the IRS. View the original source here: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/taxpayers-should-be-aware-of-coronavirus-related-scams Taxpayers should be on the lookout for IRS impersonation calls, texts and email phishing attempts about the coronavirus or COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. These scams can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. Here’s what taxpayers should know: The IRS will Read the full article…
Enacted on December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was hailed as the largest major tax reform for the past three decades. In particular, the TCJA contains a series of favorable accounting method reforms that will impact countless of business taxpayers such as the use of cash method of accounting and the Read the full article…
