Let’s Take a Closer Look at New Business Tax Reforms
You may have heard about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provides businesses with lower income tax rates, but there’s more to it than that. Here's an overview of some lesser-known, business-friendly changes under the new law, along with a few changes that could...
Many Businesses Will Celebrate Tax Cuts in the New Tax Year
Starting with the 2018 tax year, most businesses in Maine and the U.S. will receive a big tax cut, thanks to the new law that was enacted on December 22. However, some industries (such as banking, hospitality and retail) generally expect to reap more benefits than...
Florida Supreme Court Nixes Daubert Amendment
In 2013, Florida’s legislature rejected the long-standing Frye standard on the admissibility of expert witness testimony and adopted the Daubert standard and Federal Rule of Evidence 702 with two amendments to the state’s Evidence Code. Subsequently, The Florida Bar’s...
Important Changes for Individuals in the New Tax Law
For individual taxpayers, the new tax law — commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) — includes many expected changes, some unexpected ones and some that didn't make the final cut. Here are the most important things that individual taxpayers need to know...
Big Accounting Rule Changes Coming Soon
If your Maine business is scrambling to get up-to-date on changes to the federal tax rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, note that there also will be major changes to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Here's an overview of the major accounting...
Tax Cut Law: Mostly Good News for Employers and Employees
For Maine employers, the most immediate concrete change the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will bring about is new payroll tax withholding rates. Here's the latest from the IRS: "We anticipate issuing the initial withholding guidance in January reflecting the new...
Market Data Approach ‘Particular Unsuitable’ to Valuing Feature Film
Holder v. Howe, 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8989 (Dec. 14, 2016) A bankruptcy-related suit in front of the California Court of Appeal turned on the issue of how to value an aged film that never made any money. The trial court dismissed the plaintiff expert’s approach...
How Might the New Tax Reform Law Affect You?
Now that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has passed, everyone wants to know how much they'll save. President Trump and Republican members of Congress say the bill will bring $3.2 trillion in tax cuts. Here's a comparison of how tax results for a typical family of...
Spotlight on Pass-Through Entities under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
It’s true—the tax rules for pass-through entities, including S corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships and sole proprietorships, have generally become more beneficial. However, they have also become more confusing under the new law. So deciding...
U.S. Treasury to Retire the myRA Program
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the My Retirement Account (myRA) program will be coming to an end, even though it was just created just a few years ago in 2014. As part of the Trump Administration's effort to slim down wasteful spending where...