July 31, 2019
The Gift of Business Valuations for Estate Planners
By Miranda Aavatsmark In case you had not heard, never watch the news, or do not regularly check your Twitter, the estate and gift tax exemption doubled from about $5.5M […]
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July 19, 2019
Complexities and Nuances of Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created an avenue for taxpayers to temporarily defer capital gains, potentially exclude up to 15% of those same deferred gains, and permanently […]
Read MoreJuly 19, 2019
Qualified Opportunity Zones: What are they, and how can they benefit you?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created qualified opportunity zones (QOZs), a significant new tax incentive, to encourage long-term, private investment in more than 8,700 economically distressed and low-income […]
Read MoreJuly 11, 2019
Revoke or Not to Revoke – That Is The Question
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law on December 22, 2017, and we have had a full tax year, and the following tax season, to absorb […]
Read MoreJune 18, 2019
Construction Tax Alert: New $25M Average Gross Receipts Threshold
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has brought many changes to the tax law. However, there is one area not drawing a lot of attention that is worth […]
Read MoreJune 3, 2019
Making Sense of the New IRS Rules on Company Cars
The IRS has updated the inflation-adjusted “luxury automobile” limits on certain deductions taxpayers can take for passenger automobiles, including light trucks and vans, used in their businesses. Revenue Procedure 2019-26 […]
Read MoreJune 3, 2019
IRS Updates Rules for Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles
The IRS recently announced the inflation-adjusted maximum value of an employer-provided vehicle under the vehicle cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average value rule. Employers can use the rules to value an […]
Read MoreJune 3, 2019
Now is the Time to Check your Withholding
Due to the massive changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the 2019 filing season resulted in surprises. Many filers who received refunds in past years wound up […]
Read MoreMay 2, 2019
New Electric Vehicle Purchase Can Provide a Generous Tax Credit
The market for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) is still small compared with other cars on the road, but it’s growing thanks in part to a federal tax credit offering. If […]
Read MoreMarch 21, 2019
Can’t Itemize? Maximize Your Above The Line Deductions
The limitations on itemized deductions have gotten a lot of attention under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). More individuals will take advantage of the standard deduction instead […]
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July 01, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio. (July 1, 2025) – Blue & Co., LLC and Blue Benefits Consulting, Inc. are delighted to share that M. Jane Shawver, QKC, QKA, has been named President of […]
July 01, 2025
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (July 1, 2025) — Blue & Co., a leading accounting and advisory firm, is proud to announce the grand opening of its newest office in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This […]
June 25, 2025
As we head into the second half of the 2025 calendar year, there are a few major dates that you need to be aware of for wage index purposes. These […]
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