Are you planning to sell securities at the end of the year to “harvest” a long-term capital gain? Generally, the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains is 15% (20% for certain upper-income taxpayers). To qualify as long-term gain, you must have owned the securities for more than one year. For these purposes, the controlling [...]
On Monday, December 21, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which is expected to be signed by President Trump in the next several days. This Act provides various forms of COVID-19 related relief, among which are modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program, as well as a second round of PPP [...]
Photo Credit: Forbes Magazine For the second year in a row, Forbes Magazine partnered with the independent market research company Statista to create a list of the most recommended firms for tax and accounting services in the United States. JMF was on the initial list as well, which was published last year. JamisonMoneyFarmer PC is proud to be [...]
2020 Year-End Tax Letter YEAR END TAX PLANNING LETTER IN PDF Dear Clients and Friends: This year has been unlike any other in recent memory. Front and center, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of daily living and business activity in 2020. In addition to other financial consequences, the resulting fallout is [...]
By: Kim Smith, CPA, Tax Shareholder Kim is a shareholder, a member of the JMF Tax Department and in charge of the JMF State and Local Tax (SALT) group. With over 20 years of experience, she assists clients with corporate, partnership, and individual income tax reporting as well as complex multi-state income and sales tax issues. Most [...]
Governor Kay Ivey has recently announced the establishment the Revive Plus grant program to allocate $200 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to support citizens, businesses, non-profit, and faith-based organizations in Alabama impacted by COVID-19. This is in addition to the previous Revive Alabama program. If you have previously received funding through the Revive Alabama [...]
Beginning November 1st, all Sales and Use Tax licenses issued by the Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) must be renewed annually – by December 31st and online through the My Alabama Taxes (MAT) portal. Renewal is required for the following licenses: Sales Tax Rental Tax Sellers Use Tax Lodgings Tax Utility Gross Receipts Tax Simplified [...]
For most PPP loan recipients, the 24-week Covered Period ended during the past several weeks, so now it is time to apply for forgiveness with your lender. The forgiveness application used and amount of documentation required will first depend on the amount of your PPP loan. If you received a PPP loan of $50,000 [...]
The Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) posted a notice on their website on October 1, 2020 stating that for the first time Alabama taxpayers holding either an ADOR-issued sales tax, rental tax, sellers use tax, lodgings tax, utility gross receipts tax, or Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) license must renew that license between November [...]
Governor Kay Ivey awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to establish the Alabama Health Care and Emergency Response Providers grant program. The grants will support providers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. "The health crisis we continue to face has had significant impact on [...]