More relief for small businesses! Governor Newsom signed an executive order on March 30th that allows the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to grant a 90-day extension, without penalties, for tax returns and payments for all businesses filing a return for less than $1 million in taxes. Highlights Read more…
One of the most exciting and most confusing provisions of the CARES Act, which was signed into law by the President on Friday, March 27th, is the Paycheck Protection Program. Since many of you are at home and spending more time with your families, we thought it appropriate to answer Read more…
We want to make sure you know about the latest COVID-19 relief factors for your businesses. For U.S. businesses with fewer than 500 employees, the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Labor Department announced that these small and mid-sized employers could start taking advantage of two new refundable Read more…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Friday, March 20, that “at President Trump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties.” Although the tax filing due date has Read more…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals and businesses will have an additional 90 days to pay the IRS if they owe additional income tax for 2019, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Based on the latest updates, individuals can defer up to $1 million of Read more…
Tax planning is the process by which we make sure you are paying the right amount of taxes at the right frequency. Why? If you own your own business, you need to manage your tax liability, which means not paying too little, of course, but not paying too much either. Read more…
. . . and WHAT’S the RUCKUS? Here’s the ruckus: This deduction, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, allows non-corporate taxpayers to deduct up to 20 percent of their Qualified Business Income (QBI), plus 20% of qualified Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) dividends and qualified Publicly Traded Read more…
In late 2018, the United States government announced the new Excise Tax for products purchased from China. Many distributors and manufacturers raced out and purchased extra merchandise to avoid the Excise Tax for as long as possible. By purchasing excess inventory, they thought they would be saving money because they Read more…
Since the new tax law, also known as the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), was enacted by Congress and signed into law in December of 2017, the IRS has begun to issue some clarifications on portions of the law. On October 3, 2018 the IRS issued Notice 2018-76 which Read more…
2018 Year-End Tax Planning & Tax Update Conference The year-end can be an intimidating time with the holidays, year-end tax planning, new year goal setting, etc. LSL wants to ease the stress by informing and preparing you with the information you need to succeed. Whether you are an individual invested Read more…