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New Regulations Help Clarify Qualified Opportunity Zones
The IRS released new proposed regulations for Qualified Opportunity Zones on April 17, 2019. The new regulations seek to clarify the vague statutory language of Internal Revenue Code Section 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2, outlining the tax benefits of Qualified Opportunity Zones.
Is Your Tax Return Vulnerable to Identity Theft?
The damaging impact of identity theft can be devastating and long-lasting. When we send off our tax returns to the IRS we assume our information is safe. But did you know that the simple act of filing your tax return could put you at risk for identify theft?
Is Your Nonprofit Prepared for ASU 2016-14?
It’s important for Not-For-Profit (NFP) organizations to stay current on ever-changing accounting standards that may impact their financial reporting. In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities.
IRS Establishes Safe Harbor for Rental Enterprises Under 199A
Tax practitioners and industry leaders alike have been offering comments and posing questions to the IRS after the proposed regulations were released for the new Section 199A Qualified Business Income deduction. The IRS has worked diligently to analyze and clarify the new law, and issued final regulations on January 18, 2019.
Capital Gains Savings & Qualified Opportunity Funds
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) is the largest overhaul of the United States tax code in a generation. There has been much reporting about the change in the tax rates, the new benefits available for business taxpayers, and the advantages and disadvantages of many of the changes to existing law. One of the more under-reported benefits,
Section 199A Confusion: Specified Service Trade or Business
We’ve written before about the Section 199A deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The new law allows individuals and trusts to take a deduction of up to 20% of qualified business income, or QBI, from a domestic qualified trade or business. However, there is a limitation placed on the deduction if your taxable income is over a