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Revamped Child Tax Credit under TCJA

Revamped Child Tax Credit under TCJA

The Child Tax Credit was introduced in 1997 under the Taxpayer Relief Act. The credit has gone through many changes over the past 20 years, starting out as a $400 […]

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Tax Reform 2.0: Three New Tax Bills From the House

Tax Reform 2.0 –Three New Tax Bills From the House

Tax Reform 2.0 is making its way through Congress.  On September 13, the House Ways and Means Committee passed three separate bills that focus on making several provisions of the […]

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Turning Your Vacation Home into a Rental Property Could Save You Tax

Turning Your Vacation Home into a Rental Property Could Save You Tax

If you own a vacation home that you both rent out and use personally, you might save tax by taking steps to ensure it qualifies as a rental property this […]

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2018 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

2018 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines For Businesses And Other Employers

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the fourth quarter of 2018. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may […]

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Selecting the Correct Tax Accounting Method for your Business

Selecting The Correct Tax Accounting Method For Your Business

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) opened up the eligibility guidelines for using the cash method of accounting, making the cash method available to more businesses than was previously […]

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New Meals & Entertainment Rules: What qualifies and what does not?

New Meals & Entertainment Rules: What Qualifies And What Does Not?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made many changes to the meals and entertainment deduction. The largest change is that entertainment is no longer deductible. Below is a summary of […]

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Do you know the ABCs or HSAs FSAs and HRAs?

Do You Know The ABCs Of HSAS, FSAS and HRAS?

There continues to be much uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act and how such uncertainty will impact healthcare costs. Leveraging all tax-advantaged ways to fund these expenses, including HSAs, FSAs […]

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Kentucky Sales Tax Hits Nonprofit Organizations

Kentucky Sales Tax Hits Nonprofit Organizations

Recently, Kentucky House Bill 487 passed, which contained significant changes to Kentucky tax laws. For purposes of this communication, we would like to highlight one major change regarding Kentucky Sales Tax […]

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Expense reimbursements after tax reform

Expense Reimbursements After Tax Reform

With the passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in late 2017, many businesses, business owners, and their advisors are evaluating a variety of topics such as the […]

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It's time to take a closer look at look back

It’s Time To Take A Closer Look At Look-back

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates that 71% of taxpayers required to file and compute look-back do not. Construction is the most prevalent industry where look-back applies, and we want […]

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Choosing the best business entity structure post-TCJA

Choosing The Best Business Entity Structure Post-TCJA

For tax years beginning in 2018 and beyond, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) creates a flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations. Under prior law, C […]

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Supreme Court opens door to taxation of online sales and sales by out-of-state companies

Supreme Court Opens Door To Taxation Of Online Sales And Sales By Out-of-state Companies

The U.S. Supreme Court has given state and local governments the green light to impose sales taxes on out-of-state sellers, including ones that deal in online sales. The 5-4 decision […]

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Qualified Transportation: An initial look at what needs to be included in unrelated business income

Qualified Transportation: An Initial Look At What Needs To Be Included In Unrelated Business Income

Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed late in December 2017, eliminated the deductibility of qualified transportation expenses incurred by business employers. After December 31, 2017, amounts […]

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Evaluating the impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair

Evaluating The Impact Of South Dakota V. Wayfair

In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that significantly changed the sales and use tax collection requirements for the vast majority of online retailers and out-of-state sellers. […]

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Tax Alert_ Sales Tax in Kentucky

Tax Alert: Sales Tax In Kentucky

Recently, Kentucky House Bill 487 passed, which contained significant changes to Kentucky Tax laws. For purposes of this communication, we would like to highlight one major change regarding Kentucky Sales […]

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one big beautiful bill act

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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real estate dealer

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 […]

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kentucky disaster relief

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 […]

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passive real estate

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 […]

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QuickBooks Online: Important Changes to Year‑End 1099 and W2 Tax Forms for 2024

As we approach year end, please see the information below that outlines the new fee structure for 1099 and W-2 forms printed and mailed by Intuit’s QuickBooks. If you have […]

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Beneficial ownership information report

Beneficial Ownership Information Report –New 2024 Requirement

By Amy Sandlin, CPA, Tax Quality Control at Blue & Co. Tens of millions of businesses are estimated to be now required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (“BOIR”) […]

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