As business owners, we all need to do an end-of-year planning session so we can hit the ground running for the next fiscal year.  As part of that review we should be any changes you need to accomplish to give yourself a better understanding of how much money you are actually making - and - if the accounting system you are currently using is producing the data you need to determine that.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has initiated a crackdown on the dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, mailing over 20,000 disallowance letters to taxpayers and entities that did not exist or had no employees during the eligibility period.

The person we know as Saint Nicholas (Saint Nick) was born around ad270 to a wealthy Grecian family. Tragically, his parents died when he was a boy, and he lived with his uncle who loved him and taught him to follow God. When Nicholas was a young man, legend says that he heard of three sisters who didn’t have a dowry for marriage and would soon be destitute. Wanting to follow Jesus’ teaching about giving to those in need, he took his inheritance and gave each sister a bag of gold coins. Over the years, Nicholas gave the rest of his money away feeding the poor and caring for others.

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5 will take up an important case about "unrealized" income that considers the constitutional limitations on federal taxing power.

The case is important because the court could use it to strike down the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT), also known as the Section 965 transition tax, which was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act approved by the Republican-controlled Congress in 2017 and signed into law by then-President Donald Trump.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2024 has increased to $23,000, up from $22,500 for 2023.

Some libertarians dismiss concerns over social media companies’ suppression of news and opinions that contradict select agendas by pointing out that these platforms are private companies, not part of the government. There are two problems with this argument. First, there is nothing unlibertarian about criticizing private businesses or using peaceful and voluntary means, such as boycotts, to persuade businesses to change their practices.

The Treasury Department and IRS have issued proposed regulations regarding the sale of a taxpayer’s property that the IRS seizes by levy.  They actually make a lot of sense.

Another burden the federal government wants to impose in the name of finding tax cheaters is the requirement to report who owns your business.  While many businesses are already required to report this type of information (financial firms, large corporations), this law imposes it on the rest of us - mainly small businesses who have their business registered with the state.  

Someone in the IRS finally came to their senses and decided a little more thought needed to be placed on the implementation of the new 1099-K regulations. 

The IRS has announced a 5.4% inflation adjustment in its tax brackets, giving Americans a chance to increase their take-home pay. The changes are for the 2024 tax year, meaning returns filed in 2025.

Effective January 1, 2024, the limitation on the annual benefit under a defined benefit plan under section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Code is increased from $265,000 to $275,000.

For a participant who separated from service before January 1, 2024, the participant’s limitation under a defined benefit plan under section 415(b)(1)(B) is computed by multiplying the participant’s compensation limitation, as adjusted through 2023, by 1.0351.

The limitation for defined contribution plans under section 415(c)(1)(A) is increased in 2024 from $66,000 to $69,000.