Although the U.S. economy is once again opening for business, the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown will have a lingering effect on businesses across virtually all industries. The acute disruption of “business as usual” will continue to make managing your company’s cash flow a top priority. Here are 11 tips for controlling and managing your […]
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Citing the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-05, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Leases (Topic 842) Effective Dates for Certain Entities. ASU 2020-05 extends the effective date of the new revenue recognition and lease accounting standards for private companies and not-for-profit organizations
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By Michael D. Koppel, CPA, PFS, CITP, MBARetired PartnerDecember 1, 2019 Editor: Marcy Lantz, CPA It is not unusual to read news stories about companies being sued for classifying workers as independent contractors when they claim to be employees. Being designated an employee can have a profound effect on everything from overtime pay to fringe
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Elvira Lawlor, CPAGray, Gray & Gray, LLP Both the federal government and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are eager to help fuel the ongoing development and construction boom with some very attractive tax programs. Here are three tax programs you should know about. Opportunity Zone ProgramA brand-new tax incentive program was created by the Tax Cuts
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On the campaign trail, President Trump pledged that tax reform under his leadership would target carried interests — more widely known in the real estate industry as the “promote” in partnership agreements or operating agreements for limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. In the end, the Tax Cuts and
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Federal tax law has permitted U.S. businesses to form so-called “captive” insurance companies for many years, and numerous large companies have done so. It’s only relatively recently that the arrangement has gained traction with smaller public and privately owned companies. Could your real estate business benefit from pursuing captive insurance strategies? To find the answer,
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By Richard Hirschen, CPA, CGMAGray, Gray & Gray, LLP Changes to the way leases are treated for accounting purposes were issued back in 2016 but are just now becoming effective. The new standard significantly changes how leases are recorded and will have an impact on both tenants and landlords. The new Financial Accounting Standards Board
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By Kevin F. HowleyGray, Gray & Gray, LLP If you are a licensor of intellectual property, royalty payments are at the core of the value of your business. Your investment of time, talent and capital is repaid in installments from licensees. They are not sharing in their success, but fulfilling their end of a business
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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) included a provision which created new partnership audit rules. It is important to recognize that partnerships (including LLCs taxed as a partnership) will be subject to these new rules for years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The reason Congress passed the new rules are pretty simple:
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By Martin E. PrendergastGray, Gray & Gray, LLP If you are an architectural or engineering firm that does work in states other than your own, you may be on the hook for payment of state and local taxes. States and municipalities across the country are struggling to close budget gaps and fund obligations such as
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