June 9, 2025
Tracking the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: House Passes, What’s Next?
By Amy L. Sandlin, CPA, Tax Quality at Blue & Co. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) narrowly passed the House on May 22, 2025, and headed to […]
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May 20, 2025
Real Estate Dealer vs. Investor: Why the IRS Cares (and You Should Too)
By: Nathan Smith, CPA, Senior Manager at Blue & Co. “You can’t have it both ways” is a sentence many CPAs may have expressed to their clients at one time […]
Read MoreMarch 2, 2025
IRS Postpones Tax Deadline & Provides Disaster Relief for Kentucky
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Quality The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced significant tax relief for individuals and businesses in Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides […]
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2025
Passive Real Estate: What You Need to Know
By: Lance Williams, CPA, Senior Manager, and Kimber Sutton, CPA, Senior Accountant at Blue & Co. Its March 1 and you are gathering your tax documents to drop off to […]
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2024
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024: A Comprehensive Overview of Bipartisan Legislation
By Derek Gray, CPA, Director and Amy Sandlin, CPA, Senior Tax Manager at Blue & Co. A bipartisan bill drafted by House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and […]
Read MoreApril 5, 2023
House Bill 5: Kentucky Enacts Retroactive Pass-through Entity Tax
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager at Blue & Co. On March 31st, Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 5, which includes a retroactive pass-through entity (PTE) tax effective […]
Read MoreMarch 9, 2023
Kentucky House Bill 360 – Pass-Through Entity Tax Proposal
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager at Blue & Co. A pass-through entity tax proposal is currently making its way through the Kentucky General Assembly as part of a […]
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2023
Indiana Enacts Retroactive Pass-through Entity Tax – Senate Enrolled Act 2
By Laura Rakaska, CPA, Tax Manager and Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager at Blue & Co. On February 22nd, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 2, making […]
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Kentucky Reduces Individual Income Tax Rate for 2024 – House Bill 1 Signed into Law
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager at Blue & Co. Kentucky House Bill 1 was signed into law by Governor Beshear on Friday, February 17th. It reduces the individual […]
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2023
Indiana Senate Bill 2: Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager and Laura Rakaska, CPA, Tax Manager Indiana is expected to enact pass-through entity (PTE) level tax legislation in mid-February 2023. The tax changes […]
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July 08, 2026
Beginning with cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 2026, many acute care hospitals will face a new Medicare cost reporting requirement: Worksheet S-12. For the first time, […]
July 07, 2026
By Jonah Gjertson, Senior Consultant at Blue & Co. As of June 29, 2026, 168 buy-sell transactions occurred across the United States, with California, Ohio, Texas, New York, and Illinois […]
July 07, 2026
By Jonah Gjertson, Senior Consultant at Blue & Co. North American automotive manufacturing held steady through May 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Looking at the numbers, Volkswagen, […]
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Recent proposals from the Office of Management and Budget, combined with Treasury's plans to expand Form 990 reporting, signal increased expectations around transparency, documentation, and the use of federal funds.![]()
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