by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Debt & Financing, Financial Planning, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
These days many college students are leaving school with an overwhelming amount of debt. However, there are some cases where student loans are discharged (also known as being cancelled or forgiven). In other cases, these loans are paid off by an employer. With both of...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
If you’re considering investing in a start-up or starting your own business in Maine, there’s an exciting tax break that could sweeten the deal: Gains from selling qualified small business stock (QSBS) that you acquire on or after September 28, 2010, are...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
The time for filing last year’s individual federal income tax return passed you by in April, unless you’ve extended the due date to October 17. What if you didn’t extend and you haven’t yet filed your Form 1040? And what if you can’t pay your tax...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Divorce Litigation, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Valuations
If divorcing spouses own part of the stock in a closely held corporation, this may be one of their biggest marital assets, and often one spouse decides to buy out the other party’s shares by transferring some assets in exchange for the stock. However, it’s...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Tax Planning, Valuations
Guardian Energy, LLC v. County of Waseca, 2015 Minn. LEXIS 437 (Aug. 12, 2015) Quantifying external obsolescence (EO) poses a challenge even for experienced appraisers. No wonder the Minnesota tax court recently got into trouble when it rejected the analyses of the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Deductions, IRS Regulation, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation
Charitable giving is on the rise, and given the natural disasters and human tragedies that have happened in recent months, the momentum is expected to continue. Charitable donations reached an all-time high last year of approximately $373.25 billion, according...
