The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will have widespread impact for almost every taxpayer. Visit our OBBBA Resource Center regularly for continuing updates and guidance on the tax impact of this legislation to you and your industry.
Learn MoreIn this first installment of our series on treasury and risk management best practices, find out why it’s critical to incorporate payment process best practices into your business and what you can do to achieve that goal. Implementing payment process best practices for your treasury department...
Read MoreIn this installment of our cyber safety series, learn why securing a cyber liability insurance policy can be critical to your overall cybersecurity program. Cyber liability insurance. What is it, and is it really necessary? Cyber liability insurance is a policy that helps cover costs associated...
Read MoreOn Thursday, July 1, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed Am. Sub. House Bill 110 (HB 110) into law. Namely, the budget: Provides 2021 municipal income tax guidance to employers and remote workers; Exempts employment labor services and employment placement services from sales tax; Reduces...
Read MoreIn this first installment of our series on leases, we offer insights into one of the key questions in complying with the new leases standard (ASC 842) — do you or do you not have a lease to account for? A lot has changed in the world since 2016 when the FASB approved and released ASC 842, Leases....
Read MoreAccording to Morningstar, over 1,000 mutual funds went through business combinations over the past three years. This was a consistent theme in 2020 and has continued into 2021, showing no signs of significant slowing even with the ongoing pandemic. Conversions from one structure to another have also...
Read MoreIn this first installment of our cyber safety series, we offer insights into the initial steps you can take to better protect your company from cyber attacks. Today’s cyber environment can be extremely intimidating. There are a variety of fraud attacks to watch out for, and the increasing number...
Read MoreWith Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) audits on the rise, it’s a good time for taxpayers to revisit their CAT group elections to determine whether or not it’s time to make a change. What is the Ohio CAT? The CAT is an annual privilege tax measured by gross receipts delivered within Ohio or...
Read MoreThe Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program has allowed many employers to apply for and obtain credits in the form of cash as a benefit to retaining employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. As with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and additional programs resulting from the CARES Act and other...
Read MoreNew Jersey is launching a compliance initiative that will allow members of combined filing groups who owe New Jersey state tax from periods prior to 2019 to voluntarily come forward with reduced consequences. If non-filers participate in the program — running June 15, 2021, through October 15, 2021...
Read MoreCohen & Co congratulates Aly Cottam, Jessica Foster and Beth Reho on their recent, prestigious American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) appointments.
Read MoreNew York passed its 2021-2022 budget bill, a $212 billion dollar spending package that primarily increases taxes on high earning individuals and businesses. Below are the five areas affected taxpayers need to consider. 1. Three New Tax Brackets for Individuals New York will increase tax rates...
Read MoreU.S. taxpayers who invest in debt instruments not denominated in U.S. dollars are often interested in hedging the currency exposure of these types of investments. This is commonly accomplished with an investment into a forward contract, futures contract, options contract or other instrument...
Read MoreThe governor of Illinois has signaled his support for the state’s 2021 Budget Bill, a $42 billion dollar spending package. While the bill does not increase personal income tax rates, it does effectively increase taxes on businesses and their owners by closing several “tax loopholes” identified by...
Read MoreU.S. exporters often wonder whether organizing as a C Corporation is more tax efficient than organizing as a pass-through entity, such as an S Corporation or partnership. To make this determination, U.S. exporters need to consider their ability to benefit from certain export incentives, such as the...
Read MoreWhere does a trust “live” and, consequently, what set of tax rules will apply for the beneficiary? Fiduciary state income tax has always been a complicated tangle of rules. Every state has its own trust residency rules based on the location of the grantor, trustee, beneficiaries, where the trust is...
Read MoreI had the opportunity recently to participate in the 9th Annual Private Equity US Spring Forum virtual event. During our “Sourcing, Practicing Efficient Due Diligence & Downside Risk Mitigation” panel discussion, we had a candid conversation about the pandemic deal market and what the past year has...
Read MoreSince the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), there has been a lot of concern about the deductibility of investment advisory fees. The TCJA repealed the miscellaneous itemized deductions for individual taxpayers’ investment advisory fees for tax years 2018 through...
Read MoreReal estate, like many industries, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 27, 2021, Governor DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 (SB 57) into law to offer additional help. SB 57 offers property owners a chance to file a “COVID complaint” to request that the county value their 2020 properties...
Read MoreOperational resilience speaks to an organization’s ability to continue operations and meet customer needs during times of stress and uncertainty (think natural disaster or data breach). Entities with strong operational resilience can quickly adapt so they can continue providing services without...
Read MoreDespite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the deal market, in many aspects, is on fire — with soaring multiples, a higher than normal volume of deals in play and private equity buyers taking a front seat. However, the pandemic has impacted transactions in critical ways, from valuations to deal timing...
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