Mid-September, Democrats and the House Ways and Means Committee released their proposed tax changes in the budget reconciliation bill known as the “Build America Back Better” act. This legislation will now be debated in Congress, and I expect we will see changes before it is finalized. Here is a summary: The top marginal tax rate [...]
This guest post is by Calvin Wilder, Founder and CEO at SmartBooks, a fractional finance team that offers a mix of CFO, bookkeeping, controller, payroll, and tax services to small business owners. In the first post in this series on selling your business, Glenn Grant gave you everything you need to know about evaluating your [...]
There’s a lot of chatter lately about the impact of President Biden’s proposed tax legislation and economic agenda—and perhaps rightly so. We’ve recently learned more details about what’s included in the American Families Plan, and the tax implications are largely targeted at high-income earners and corporations. There are two primary areas to be concerned about: [...]
Tax Day may have been extended until May 17, 2021 for individuals—but the traditional April 15 deadline still holds for most business owners. In the spirit of optimizing your tax returns whenever they’re due, we’ve put together some tips and reminders that high income earners often forget about. Need a quick overview of these tax [...]
Retirees have special concerns when evaluating state tax policies. For instance, the mortgage might be paid off, but how bad are the property taxes--and how generous are the property-tax breaks for seniors? Are Social Security benefits taxed? What about other forms of retirement income--including IRAs and pensions? Does the state impose its own estate tax [...]
