The 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...
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