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ADOR will now require taxpayers to renew the State of Alabama Tax License annually

By |2020-11-05T16:18:00+00:00October 9th, 2020|News & Events, Press Releases, SALT|

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 [...]

Alabama Announces $35M Health Care and Emergency Response Providers Grant Program

By |2020-09-28T18:07:59+00:00September 28th, 2020|Health Care, News & Events, Press Releases|

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 [...]

Payroll Tax Deferral Due to COVID19

By |2020-09-03T18:52:09+00:00August 31st, 2020|News & Events, Payroll & Bookkeeping, Press Releases|

On Friday, August 28th, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 to provide details for implementation of the Presidential Memorandum issued by President Trump on August 8th that provided a deferral of certain payroll taxes for employees. What we know now: The employee’s share of Social Security tax withholding (6.2%) is deferred for applicable wages paid [...]

Three New Tax Breaks for Charitable Donors

By |2020-08-18T15:01:32+00:00August 18th, 2020|Corporate & Partnership Tax, Estate & Trust, Individual Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act encourages taxpayers to contribute to worthy charitable causes during this unprecedented health crisis. Accordingly, here are three key tax breaks in the new law for individual and corporate donors in 2020. 1. Deduction for non-itemizers: Normally, you may write off contributions to charitable organizations, subject [...]

CARES ACT – Student Loan Relief

By |2020-08-17T14:18:01+00:00August 17th, 2020|Individual Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

The new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes two key provisions providing relief to taxpayers with student loan debt. One provision applies to Direct Loans, Perkins Loans and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) obligations owned by the U.S. Department of Education; the other expands the benefits of a fringe benefit plan for employees. [...]

You have until August 31 to reverse your 2020 RMD

By |2020-08-11T14:17:38+00:00August 11th, 2020|Individual Tax, News & Events, Pension Admin & Consulting, Press Releases|

We hope by now you probably know that the CARES Act, passed in March, enables taxpayers with a required minimum distribution (RMD) due in 2020 to skip the payment this year. But did you know that you can roll your funds back into your retirement account if you have already taken your RMD this year? You [...]

Big Tax Payoff for Bonus Depreciation

By |2020-07-31T13:25:43+00:00July 31st, 2020|Corporate & Partnership Tax, Entrepreneurs, News & Events, Press Releases|

If your business is starting to emerge from this year’s slumber, you may be inclined to acquire new equipment or other assets to help generate more income. In addition to the Section 179 allowance, which allows your business to expense up to $1.04 million of the cost of assets placed in service in 2020 (subject [...]

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