You’re Invited! Join Blue & Co. and the American Distilling Institute (ADI) on Thursday, November 4 from Noon to 1:00 PM EST for a webinar entitled Tax Reform: What does it mean for you and your distillery? Presented by the distillery team at Blue & Co., LLC., this session will discuss the potential tax outlook […]
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By: Thomas Nowak, Principal Typically, when taxpayers receive a notice and are assessed penalty and interest related to their federal income and informational tax returns, there is a tendency to just pay it. Not so fast! If you have knowledge of the federal system and share your notice and assessment with your tax professional, penalties […]
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By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director On the morning of September 13, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released details of proposed tax increases totaling $2.9 trillion. The revenue raised from these increases, along with an additional $600 billion coming from dynamic growth, is intended to pay for the Democrats’ proposed $3.5 trillion budget bill. […]
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By: Aimee Reavling, CPA, Director & Andy Arnold, CPA, Senior Accountant The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was passed by Congress in March 2021 to aid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Amongst the most important provisions of the American Rescue Plan were the changes made to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit […]
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B: Aimee Reavling, CPA, Director & Justin Gubser, JD, CPA, Manager With the expansion of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) under the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2020 and the additional extension granted under The American Rescue Plan Act, enacted in March 2021, the ERC now has the potential to provide relief to […]
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By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director & Chuck Mallick, Senior Manager On August 10, 2021, the Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill. The $1 trillion bill now moves to the House, where the Biden administration hopes for passage shortly after Congress returns from recess. The Senate’s version of the bill contains only a few tax provisions, […]
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By: Alaina Fischer and Damien Strohmier, CPA, CCIFP ERC Refunds Did you file an Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or a Tentative Refund form and are waiting on a refund? According to a recent IRS update, you could be waiting longer. As of May 6, 2021, the IRS reported having about 1.9 million Employer Quarterly […]
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By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director, and Chuck Mallick, CPA, Senior Manager On the campaign trail, President Biden frequently mentioned significant changes to the estate tax. His proposals generally centered around three prongs: first, to raise the estate tax rate from 40% to 45%; second, to drop the lifetime exemption amount from $11.7 million to $3.5 […]
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By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director; and Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Manager The capital gains tax has long been part of the political tug-of-war, and with the release of President Biden’s FY2022 budget proposal, the change to the capital gains tax regime looks to be one of the more interesting proposals. A quick refresher on our […]
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The American Rescue Plan Act, enacted March 11, 2021, aims to deliver economic relief to families and workers. On April 21, President Biden announced a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act that allows eligible employers to claim refundable tax credits for providing emergency paid sick leave to employees who take time off for reasons […]
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By Cory Schunemann, CPA, Manager at Blue & Co. Indiana’s 2023 Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 417 made another change to the sales tax collection requirements for not-for-profits after 2022’s SEA 382. Not-for-profits with taxable retail sales in excess of $100,000 in the current or prior year are now required to collect and remit sales tax. […]
By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Senior Manager at Blue & Co. On Thursday, Sept. 14, the IRS announced a moratorium on processing of new Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claims through at least December 31, 2023. This decision is in response to a flood of questionable claims and trusted tax advisors expressing a slew of concerns […]
The new Medicare Bad Debt template (Exhibit 2A) and S-10 template (Exhibit 3B and 3C) have been finalized by Medicare and are now required for cost reporting periods ending on or after September 30, 2023. This deadline is quickly approaching, and Blue & Co. wants to be sure you are prepared. If you are feeling […]
