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The ‘Qualified Improvement Property’ Error Finally Corrected
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was one of the most consequential tax law changes of the last three decades. However, when it was passed, it expanded and reworked the definition of “qualified improvement property”. The new definition contained a critical error, which we will explore below. That error has just been corrected with the passage of
Top 10 Questions About The Paycheck Protection Program
An important provision of the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) received an additional $310 billion in funding from Congress on April 24, 2020, after running out of the $349 billion in funds in the initial tranche. With a massive $659 billion in total funding, the program offers loans that have the possibility of being completely forgivable, if spent
Paycheck Protection Program Part II: What We Know Now
If you are a small business owner, we are sending a (virtual) high-five your way for enduring the last few weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. You are navigating financial and emotional stress as well as a mountain of information to apply for financial aid packages from the government. At MRPR we are aiming to update information and help you sift
IRS Further Expands Due Date and Payment Relief
As the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have risen to the task of assisting taxpayers suffering from economic hardship and who have seen their lives upended by national social-distancing measures.
IRS Extends Gift Tax Filing Deadlines
In a previous article; Internal Revenue Service Notice 2020-18 we outlined the details of the sweeping relief to taxpayers as the nation battles the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Notice, most income tax filing deadlines have been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, with no interest or penalty to taxpayers. The IRS has now released Notice 2020-20,
Michigan Extends Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines
On March 27, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-26, granting Michigan taxpayers much-needed relief as Michigan and the nation at large, battle the COVID-19 pandemic.