Year-End Tax Strategies for Small Businesses
It's not too late for small Maine businesses to take steps to significantly reduce 2016 business income tax bill and lay the groundwork for tax savings in future years. Here's a summary of some of the most effective year-end tax-saving moves for small businesses under...
IRS Extends Deadline to Provide 2016 ACA Forms to Recipients
Recently, the IRS announced that it is extending one of the deadlines for providing 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA) information statements to recipients. Specifically, the due date for furnishing to individuals the 2016 Form 1095-B (Health Coverage) and the 2016 Form...
Cures Act Approves HRAs for Small Employers
The 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2016. In addition to funding medical research, accelerating cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases and adding significant reforms to the mental health system, the new legislation...
Employee, Partner or Both? Recent Developments Help You Decide
If you are an employee, a partner, a partner who doesn't know it, or a combination of these classifications, there may be serious tax implications. Here are some recent developments that you need to know if you participate in a business that's operated as a...
Spotlight On Business Tax Trends
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) is a nonpartisan Congressional committee that, among other things, assists in the analysis and drafting of proposed federal tax legislation and prepares reports that interpret newly enacted federal tax legislation. The JCT...
Chancery Again Puts Trust in Merger Price Over Questionable DCF
Merion Capital LP & Merion Capital II LP v. BMC Software, 2015 Del. Ch. LEXIS 268 (Oct. 21, 2015) Don’t second-guess the result of a robust, arm’s-length sales process! That’s the view the Delaware Court of Chancery has been taking lately in statutory appraisal...
What Is the Correct Standard of Value in Divorce?
The specialty of business valuation is evolving, and one recent development is the emergence of investment value as the appropriate standard of value in some divorce cases, rather than fair market value. This trend is important to monitor to ensure your valuation...
Debt or Equity? New Guidance Helps You Decide
Generally, corporations can deduct interest on debts for federal tax purposes, and a valid obligation exists if the parties intended to create a debt, and the debt is enforceable and unconditional. A capital contribution, in contrast, is a direct or indirect...
Year-End Reminder: Don’t Forget FSAs
The holidays can be a joyous time of year, but also very chaotic. It's easy to forget to spend any remaining funds in your Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) before New Year's Day while you're juggling shopping for gifts, decorating your home and planning get-togethers...
New IRS Regs on Disguised Sales Affect Partnerships and LLCs
The IRS issued new guidance in October targeting strategies that are used to exploit the tax benefits associated with partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. In brief, under the new guidance, property...