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2022 IRS Limits on Retirement Plans

By |2021-11-10T14:44:51+00:00November 10th, 2021|News & Events, Pension Admin & Consulting, Press Releases, Social Security|

Highlights: The 401(k) deferral limit increased to $20,500.  The FICA taxable wage base increased to $147,000.  The maximum plan compensation limit increased to $305,000 and the maximum annual addition increased to $61,000. Indexed Plan Limits    2022 2021 Deferral Limits      401(k) Plan or SAR-SEP   $20,500 $19,500      403(b) Plan or 457 Plan 20,500 [...]

FAQs About Casualty Loss Deductions

By |2021-10-05T21:34:22+00:00October 5th, 2021|Individual Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

Under current tax law, individual taxpayers are not permitted to deduct casualty losses from catastrophic events like Hurricane Ida, wildfires and floods…right? Wrong. Although recent legislation has tightened the rules, you may still claim deductions, within certain limits, for losses incurred in a federally designated disaster area. Following are the answers to some frequently [...]

New Vehicle Depreciation Limits from the IRS

By |2021-10-05T21:42:55+00:00September 25th, 2021|Corporate & Partnership Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

The IRS has announced the depreciation limits for vehicles placed in service in 2021. For instance, the maximum first-year deduction for a passenger car, including “bonus depreciation,” is $18,200 (up from $18,100 for cars placed in service in 2020). Deductions are then based on the percentage attributable to business use. Note: Comparable rules apply to [...]

Cost Segregation Study: Fast Tax Write-Offs for Building Parts

By |2021-10-05T21:32:45+00:00September 9th, 2021|Construction, Corporate & Partnership Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

Generally, it takes a long time—39 years to be exact—to fully recover the cost of a business building through regular depreciation deductions. However, your business may benefit from faster write-offs if it conducts a “cost segregation study.” In effect, the study breaks out certain building components so the costs can be deducted over a shorter [...]

Explore the Benefits of SERPs

By |2021-08-18T18:03:29+00:00August 19th, 2021|Corporate & Partnership Tax, Individual Tax, News & Events, Payroll & Bookkeeping, Pension Admin & Consulting, Press Releases|

A SERP may sound like a creature from a science fiction movie, but it is actually a popular retirement savings vehicle for the top brass. Typically, the SERP—an acronym for Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan—is used to complement a 401(k) or other qualified plan. It offers generous benefits to a chosen few and enables an employer [...]

Getting A Head Start On Business Deductions

By |2021-08-05T21:07:05+00:00August 5th, 2021|Corporate & Partnership Tax, Entrepreneurs, News & Events, Press Releases|

If you are starting up a new business venture as the pandemic abates, or buying an existing business, you may have to answer this question: When is the operation officially opening for business? This may be significant from a tax perspective. Reason: While “ordinary and necessary” business expenses are generally deductible, start-up expenses must be [...]

USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers

By |2021-07-22T21:47:17+00:00July 22nd, 2021|News & Events, Press Releases, Timber|

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Loggers and truckers can apply for assistance through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) July 22 through Oct. 15, [...]

Two Senate Proposals That Could Drastically Affect Estate Planning

By |2021-07-20T15:23:17+00:00July 20th, 2021|Estate & Trust, Individual Tax, News & Events, Press Releases|

This spring, two Senate proposals were introduced that contain significant changes to federal estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes, and, the concept of "stepped-up basis" for inherited and gifted wealth. It should be emphasized here that these are just proposals and it is unknown what, if any, of these acts will become law. The two [...]

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