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Are you eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit?
This year taxpayers may get an Economic Recovery Credit when they file their returns. Will you? There have been two rounds of stimulus checks sent to taxpayers. Those were based on tax returns filed for either 2018 or 2019, the last return filed by the taxpayer...
From New Jersey, Good News and No News
The IRS analyzed the legislation authorizing Payroll Protection Program loan forgiveness and, while it found that the forgiven debt was not income, it also found that the expenses paid with the loan funds were also not deductible. It took legislation at the end of...
The Installment Sale: Definition and Benefits
An installment sale can be a prudent tax strategy for someone who is selling property or an asset. In an installment sale, the seller receives at least one payment after the tax year in which the sale happened. Rather than receiving the total contract price for the...
Internal Controls in a Remote Environment
Occupational fraud continues to challenge nonprofit organizations. According to the 2020 Report to the Nations by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the median loss to the reported nonprofit organizations was $75,000 and the average loss was...
“Salt Workaround” Proves to be a Success
The IRS confirmed what many were hoping to be true regarding the States’ attempts at a “SALT Workaround”. The acronym for state and local tax or “SALT” became popular when The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was signed into law on December 22, 2017. This legislation...
Year End Tax Planning Considerations Under A Biden Tax Plan
As the close of year 2020 is rapidly approaching, I’d like to mention a few tax planning thoughts that should be considered before year-end, assuming that the Senate changes hands before the start of the President Elect’s administration. Keep in mind that in order for...
It’s Not Much, but Every Little Bit Helps
The higher standard deduction enacted under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and the economic impact of the Coronavirus are expected to have a significant impact on the ability of charitable organizations in our country to do their work, and in some cases survive. To provide...
IRS Technical Correction to Qualified Improvement Property
As we near the end of an unprecedented year, I wanted to touch upon one of the provisions the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted regarding qualified improvement property (QIP) and the “technical correction” (Revenue Procedure...
Third Party Payer Audits: The Importance of Compliance Programs
Any healthcare provider that submits claims to third-party payers is familiar with audits, whether undertaken by private insurers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or the relevant state Medicaid agency. The most common methodologies used by...