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Tax Benefits of Hiring Children in the Family Business

By: Anastasia Sturm, Staff Accountant, and Jill Moore, CPA, Senior Manager One benefit of running your own business is the flexibility to hire your own family members. There are specific […]

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Webinar: A Guide to the Kentucky Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for Manufacturers

You’re Invited Join Blue & Co. on Wednesday, February 9 at 12:00 PM EST for a webinar entitled A Guide to the Kentucky Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for Manufacturers. This presentation […]

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2021 Annual Report to Congress Released by IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office | IRS envelope on an American flag | Blue & Co., LLC Tax Advisors

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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Tax Relief for Natural Disasters – What to Consider

By: Emily Elliott, and Amy Sandlin, CPA When a natural disaster wreaks havoc on your business or home, taxes might be the last thing on your mind, but they may […]

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Deferred Payroll Tax Payments

Employers who made the election to defer 2020 social security tax payments per provided CARES Act relief issued in March of 2020 are required to remit the first repayment by […]

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Tax Strategies to Know in Residential Real Estate

By: Lance Williams, CPA, Manager Whether you’ve bought or sold a home in the last few years or have lived in the same house for 30 years, you’ve probably heard […]

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On Demand Webinar: Tax Planning for Year-End and 2022

Join Blue & Co. presented a webinar entitled Tax Planning for Year-End and 2022. on Wednesday, December 8 at 12:00 PM EST. Panelists will discuss: Tax reform under the Biden Administration […]

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Webinar: Tax Reform – What Does it Mean for You and Your Distillery?

You’re Invited! Join Blue & Co. and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) on Thursday, December 9 at 10:00 AM EST for a webinar entitled Tax Reform: What does it mean for […]

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Employer Retention Credit (ERC) Ends Early – But Opportunities Remain

By: Aimee Reavling, CPA, Director Update 12/14/2021: The IRS recently issued guidance with Notice 2021-65 providing relief to employers who were anticipating Employee Retention Credits for the fourth quarter of […]

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Breaking: Build Back Better Plan

By: Derek Gray, CPA, Director Before departing for Europe to attend the G20 Leaders’ summit and climate talks at the COP26 summit, President Biden announced that Congress had agreed to […]

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Webinar: Tax Reform: What does it mean for you and your distillery?

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 […]

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IRS Federal Penalty Assessment and Abatement – The More You Know

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 […]

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Summary of Ways and Means Committee Proposed Tax Changes

Ways and Means Proposed Tax Increases

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 […]

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How Did the American Rescue Plan Affect your Child Tax Credits?

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 […]

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Employee Retention Credit Relief and Impact on Taxpayers Continues

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 […]

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IRS Announces Impacts of OBBB to the 2025 and 2026 Form W-2

By Sara Jacobi, CPA, CEPA, Director of Taxation at Blue & Co. The One Big Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”), introduced two “no tax on” provisions that impact both employers and employees […]

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What’s the Difference? Actual Home office expenses vs. the simplified method

What’s the Difference? Actual Home Office Expenses vs. the Simplified Method

Small business owners who work from home could save money on their taxes by taking the home office deduction, as long as they meet the requirements set forth by the […]

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Is Law—Now What?

By Amy L. Sandlin, CPA, Tax Quality at Blue & Co. On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, informally titled the “One Big […]

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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 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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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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