August 18, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Signed Into Law
By Derek Gray, CPA, Director The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16. This is the culmination of more than 18 […]
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August 11, 2022
Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) passed in the Senate on Sunday, August 7, 2022, and is headed to the Democrat-controlled […]
Read MoreJuly 14, 2022
Extension to Make Portability Elections
By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director On July 8, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2022-32, now extending the time to make portability elections to five years. What is […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2022
Indiana Sales Tax Changes for Nonprofits
By: Angela Crawford, CPA, Senior Manager The recently enacted Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 382 (2022) makes significant changes in the way not-for-profit organizations purchase and sell items exempt from sales […]
Read MoreJune 16, 2022
R&E Expense Amortization
By: Desi Burton, Manager The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law in late 2017, was the most comprehensive update to the U.S. tax code in over 30 […]
Read MoreJune 1, 2022
Current Section 199A and 199A(g) Rules in Agriculture
By: Eric M. Bennett, CPA, Director and John Gricius, CPA, Manager The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changed the rules related to the previous Section 199 deduction, known as […]
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
IRS Suspends Automated Notices
By: Jacoby Shade, Staff Accountant Tired of notices from the IRS? Well good news! After much pressure from Congress, the AICPA, and other accounting organizations, the IRS is granting taxpayers, […]
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Tax Basis – Important to Understand and Maintain for all Taxable Assets
By: Tom Nowak, CPA, Principal In the accounting and financial world, the term “basis” is common and understood. The problem is that outside of the tax and financial environment, it […]
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
IRS Letters for Stimulus Payments and Advance Payments of Child Tax Credit
By: Kevin Umberger, CPA, Senior Manager With the 2021 tax return filing season upon us, the IRS has started sending out letters to ease the challenges many taxpayers and advisors […]
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2022
2021 Annual Report to Congress Released by IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office
By: Sara Jacobi, CPA CEPA Director Still waiting for your 2021 Federal tax refund? Tried calling the IRS, only to wait on hold for two hours without talking to anyone? […]
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By Rick Shields, CPA, Principal at Blue & Co. Not-for-profit organizations that accept donations through their websites face a relatively new risk: credit card testing (also known as “carding”). If […]
Not-for-profits accepting online donations are facing a growing, and often overlooked, risk: credit card testing, or “carding.”![]()
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Bad actors use automated bots to run stolen credit card data through donation pages, generating high volumes of failed transactions. While each attempt may seem insignificant, the associated fees can quickly add up, sometimes reaching six figures.![]()
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Understanding how these attacks work and how to reduce exposure is critical for organizations relying on online giving.![]()
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