In recent years, merger and acquisition activity has been strong in many industries. If your business is considering merging with or acquiring another business, it’s important to understand how the transaction will be taxed under… Read More »Emil @ CPA Calforensic Wrote: It’s important to understand how taxes factor into M&A transactions
Let’s say you decide to, or are asked to, guarantee a loan to your corporation. Before agreeing to act as a guarantor, endorser or indemnitor of a debt obligation of your closely held corporation, be… Read More »Guaranteeing a loan to your corporation? There may be tax implications
The SECURE 2.0 law, which was enacted last year, contains wide-ranging changes to retirement plans. One provision in the law is that eligible employers will soon be able to provide more help to staff members… Read More »Planning ahead for 2024 by CPA Forensic: Should your 401(k) help employees with emergencies?
Does your business receive large amounts of cash or cash equivalents? If so, you’re generally required to report these transactions to the IRS — and not just on your tax return. The requirements Each person… Read More »CPA Forensic: Receive more than $10,000 in cash at your business? Here’s what you must do
If you operate your small business as a sole proprietorship, you may have thought about forming a limited liability company (LLC) to protect your assets. Or maybe you’re launching a new business and want to… Read More »Emil @ CPA Forensic wrote: The advantages of using an LLC for your small business
Let’s say you own highly appreciated land that’s now ripe for development. If you subdivide it, develop the resulting parcels and sell them off for a hefty profit, it could trigger a large tax bill. In… Read More »Emil @ CPA Forensic: A tax-smart way to develop and sell appreciated land
If you play a major role in a closely held corporation, you may sometimes spend money on corporate expenses personally. These costs may end up being nondeductible both by an officer and the corporation unless… Read More »Corporate officers or shareholders: How should you treat expenses paid personally?
If you own an unincorporated small business, you probably don’t like the size of your self-employment (SE) tax bills. No wonder! For 2023, the SE tax is imposed at the painfully high rate of 15.3%… Read More »Use an S corporation to mitigate federal employment tax bills
“Thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams,” according to the IRS. The scams may come in through email, text messages, telephone calls or regular mail. Criminals regularly… Read More »Emil @ CPA Forensic wrote – That email or text from the IRS: It’s a scam!
In the construction industry, supply-chain challenges are nothing new. They’ve just gotten much more media attention over the last few years. Increased globalization, a pandemic and geopolitical strife have all contributed to some notable slowdowns,… Read More »Emil @ CPA Forensic gives you 3 big inventory issues for construction companies