If you’re like many Americans, you may not start thinking about filing your tax return until the April 15 deadline is just a few weeks – or perhaps even just a few days – away. But there’s another date you should keep in mind: Jan. 20. That’s the date the IRS began accepting 2014 returns, […]
An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction amounts are adjusted for inflation, they can change from year to year, impacting your plan: 2014 2015 Lifetime gift and estate tax exemption $5.34 million $5.43 million Generation-skipping transfer tax exemption $5.34 million $5.43 […]
990 Changes The 2014 990 instructions have been updated to clarify that compensation earned or accrued in the current year should be included in Reportable Compensation, if deferred no more than 2½ months after year-end.
The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA) extended through Dec. 31, 2014, a wide variety of tax breaks, including many tax credits — which are particularly valuable because they reduce taxes dollar-for-dollar. Here are three credits that businesses may benefit from when they file their 2014 returns: 1. The research credit. This credit (also […]
Plan management is responsible for establishing internal controls over financial reporting, including proper valuation and appropriate presentation in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Hard to value assets have recently been identified as an area of focus by the Department of Labor and there’s no better time to tighten up your plan’s controls. […]