Article Archives: 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s change to the standard deduction provides opportunities for multi-year tax planning. The new law may affect charitable giving, depending on the taxpayer’s taxable income before their charitable deduction.

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For accounting professionals and many of their clients, the software or other digital services they use daily are no longer stored on local hard drives or overheated servers stuffed in a back closet.

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By Julie Eisenhauer, CPA

As we head into May and the prime tourism months of summer, it is an opportune time for hospitality professionals to evaluate the important responsibility they have in maintaining data security and privacy.

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Not-for-profits (NFPs) rely heavily on the most current and innovative methods of communicating and receiving contributions from their supporters. Donor campaigns often use the latest social media platforms and payment methods as a means of staying up-to-date and securing important funds.

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Not-for-profit boards have three fiduciary duties: the duty of 1) care, 2) loyalty and 3) obedience. Part of the duty of obedience is the duty to comply with tax laws.

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To expand sales tax revenues, some states are now searching for and using the presence of Internet cookies dropped across state lines to add to their coffers.

These cookies are the colloquial expression for small snippets of software code stored on remote computers,

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Note: This article has been substantially updated since its February 21, 2018 publish date. Please refer to the latest article here.

Note: This article,

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In a previous article, we discussed how expense reimbursements could present a B&O tax trap for real property lessors. Since publishing the article, we have learned that the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) is aggressively targeting property management fees and payroll reimbursements on audit. 

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, contains provisions that directly impact certain benefits commonly provided to employees.  Employers should be aware of these changes and the effective dates of each change,

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 passed a significant exception to the Excess Business Holdings rule.  This exception had been included in H.R. 1 of what became the TCJ Act of 2017,

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