Category: Copeland Buhl
On June 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court issued a decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair overturning the physical presence requirement commonly applied to determine sales tax nexus and opening the door for economic nexus. What that means is the federal government will allow each state to determine whether a...
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When the new tax law disallowed miscellaneous 2% deductions and personal exemptions, it was unclear how this would affect Estates and Non-Grantor Trusts. On 7/13/2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-61 that announced the Treasury Department and IRS intend to issue regulations providing clarification. In general, some deductions and the personal...
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July 9, 2018 by Staff
We have been contacted by several clients recently who received scam emails or phone calls “from the IRS”. Scammers will impersonate the IRS by sending emails which look like they are from the IRS or display caller ID which indicates a call from the IRS. If you receive communication from...
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02 Leases early in 2016. The primary purpose of the new standard is to present on a balance sheet leases that otherwise would have been treated only as an expense in an income statement. The standard impacts those who...
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June 12, 2018 by Staff
System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting has been around for many years, but there remains some confusion about when and how to use it. Financial auditors use SOC reports to evaluate the adequacy of internal controls around financial systems. Businesses who use the services of other businesses will review SOC...
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