by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Valuations
How to classify gains and losses from selling an asset in Maine is fairly straightforward most of the time. However, there are some gray areas that require a closer look at the facts and circumstances, especially when real estate is involved, as a couple of recent...
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 | 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...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Before meeting with taxpayers and their professional representatives, IRS examiners usually do their homework. This includes reviewing any relevant Audit Techniques Guides (ATGs) that typically focus on a specific industry or audit-prone business transaction. ATGs are...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Fraud Prevention, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
If you have an authority over or interest in a foreign financial account, then the IRS wants you to provide information about the account by filing a form called the “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts” (FBAR). The annual deadline for filing...
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,...
