How to deduct you PPP expenses under the CARES Act?

Right now, the IRS says you can’t deduct the expenses related to your PPP loan forgiveness but it doesn’t have to be that way. Write to your Congressperson and Senators and tell them to allow PPP Expense deductions for small businesses. See the sample letter at the end of this post from the AICPA. There […]

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IRS releases guidance on deductibility of expenses related to loans forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program.

IRS drops a bomb and answers the question: Can a taxpayer deduct expenses related to their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans?

Summary: IRS releases guidance on deductibility of expenses related to loans forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program. It’s been a while since the Internal Revenue Service issued a late night batch of tax rules, but they did it again last night on November 18, 2020. They released their Revenue Ruling 2020-27 and Revenue Procedure 2020-51.

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2020 Year End Tax Planning – $300 Charitable Contribution Deductions

Back in 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. Part of this Act doubled the standardized deduction. Since then, many people who used to itemize their deductions are now opting to take the Standard Deduction instead of itemizing their deduction. One draw back is that charitable contributions are included in the itemized deductions.

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2020 Year End Tax Planning – Kiddie Tax Update

The Kiddie Tax is back for tax years beginning after December 31, 2019. That means it will apply to your (or your kid’s) 2020 tax return. So what happened is the SECURE Act reinstated the Kiddie Tax that had previously been suspended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) that was passed in 2017.

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How to use Year-End Tax Planning to avoid surprises & help reduce your taxes

OK, we’re past the main 2019 tax return deadlines for individuals and businesses, so you might be thinking there’s no need to think about taxes until next March or April. Actually, the next two months give you a great opportunity to think about 2020 taxes to avoid surprises next year. Taking some time to review

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Treasury IRS letter to CCH

9/24/2020 Wolters Kluwer Update about CCH 9-15-2020 Efling Situation

The tax professionals who use the Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess and CCH ProSystem fx Tax programs received some great news. As you might remember, the efile system that both of these programs use went down on the afternoon of September 15, 2020. It turns out, that is a huge tax deadline so it was more

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Wolters Kluwer -- CCH Update on 9/15/2020 efiling Situation

Wolters Kluwer CCH Abatement Update Related to 9/15/2020 efiling situation

Just a heads up for all the CCH users who were not able to efile their tax returns due on September 15, 2020. CCH just sent out a notice that they’ve been in contact with the IRS and that this qualifies as “reasonable cause.” Therefore, the returns will be considered timely filed if they were

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Wolters Kluwer CCH responds to September 15th “Efiling Situation”

Yesterday was the September 15, 2020, tax deadline for extended partnerships and s-corporation returns that are filed on Forms 1065 and 1120-S. During the afternoon yesterday, the efile system for the Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess system went down. It was a complete outage. I’m writing my own post about our experience and thoughts, but I

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PPP Loan Forgiveness IFR issued 8/24/2020

New SBA IFR on PPP Loans Released Today – 8/24/2020

The tax community has been expecting additional Interim Final Rules (IFR’s) for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for a long time now. The speed at which these IFRs have been released has slowed down considerably, but, lo and behold, the Small Business Administration has released a NEW IFR today, August 24, 2020. The title

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NEW Frequently Asked Questions on PPP Loan Forgiveness 4 Aug 2020

Just when it seemed like things in the tax world were starting to get back to a somewhat normal feeling, the US Treasury and Small Business Administration decided to release new Frequently Asked Questions on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness. The Treasury’s website was updated today, August 4, 2020, with a new PDF document. You

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