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Changes to Form 1099-K Reporting for 2022
Written by Cooper Melvin, J.D., CPA Form 1099-K was first introduced in the 2011 calendar year. The 2011 form, titled Merchant Card and Third-Party Payments, was required to be filed
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IRS Offers Late Portability Election Relief to Estates
By Dalton Bradshaw, CPA On July 8, 2022, in a taxpayer-friendly move, the IRS announced relief for estates making a late portability election for a deceased spousal unused exclusion (DSUE)
Read More As IRS Woes Continue, What Can You Do?
If you’ve been listening to the news over the past couple of years, you’re aware that the IRS is facing serious challenges. And, while the IRS’ issues cannot solely be
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Name, Image and Likeness Collides with Taxes
Written by Cooper Melvin, J.D., CPA Background Name, Image and Likenesses (NIL) has been in the news – sports media and generally – in a significant way since the summer
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Biden Signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Written by Drew Nicol, CPA On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) into law. This $740 billion bill is aimed at fighting
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
By Dalton Bradshaw, CPA On July 27, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin struck a deal to revive a Democratic reconciliation bill. The deal, coined “The
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Have You Been Referred to Alliantgroup?
Alliantgroup is a national management and tax consulting firm that works with CPA firms and their business clients to identify and claim federal and state government tax credits. Started approximately
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IRS Dirty Dozen List and Other Audit Triggers
Earlier this year, the IRS released its 2022 Dirty Dozen, the top twelve scams or potentially abusive transactions that could trigger an audit. This list is not exclusive and is
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Penalty Abatement for ERC-related Tax
By Cooper Melvin, J.D., CPA It is no secret that the IRS is backlogged with Employee Retention Credit (ERC) filings and has yet to issue refunds to many businesses that
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New Form 7203
By Cooper Melvin, JD, CPA The IRS recently released the final version of the new Form 7203 to better document S corporation stock basis in connection with the income tax
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Employee Retention Credit – Timing of Qualified Wages Deduction Disallowance
By Steven N. Smith, CPA, JD Initially, the employee retention credit (ERC), enacted by the CARES Act, was not available to paycheck protection program (PPP) borrowers. The passage of the
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The IRS’ Ever-Growing Backlog and Suspension of Selected Automated Notices
By Dalton Bradshaw, CPA In our Beyond the Bottom Line Newsletter on January, 26, 2022, we summarized the annual report of the Taxpayer Advocate Service to Congress. The report noted
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