by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Due to depreciation write-offs and other allowable deductions, Maine real estate owners who rent their properties often incur tax losses. However, the ability to deduct those losses might be postponed indefinitely by the passive activity loss (PAL) rules. In general,...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, IRS Regulation
You may be wondering whether the expense of a contingent-fee arrangement with your attorney is deductible for federal income tax purposes. Unfortunately, the guidance on this controversial issue isn’t favorable to taxpayers in most situations. The federal income...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning
You may have expertise in marketing, production and sales, like other business executives. Yet the short and long-term profitability of your Maine small business relies on strategic planning that looks at marketing, production and sales from several different angles....
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
In re DFC Global Corp., 2016 Del. Ch. LEXIS 103 (July 8, 2016) A recent fair value decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery turned on the idea of uncertainty. Impending regulatory changes in key markets made it hard to predict the company’s future performance....
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
You must start taking mandatory annual withdrawals from your traditional IRAs once you turn age 70½. This includes any simplified employee pension (SEP) accounts and SIMPLE IRAs that you set up as a small business owner. These mandatory IRA payouts are called required...