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2017 Deadlines Update

Reminder: Individual 2016 estimated payments for the 4th quarter are due Tuesday, January 17, 2017 You have one filing date for W-2s starting with 2016 W-2s filed in 2017 – January 31, 2017 In prior ...

New Federal Tax Deadlines Enacted for 2017 Filing Season

In recent years, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and other tax professional groups have urged Congress and the Internal Revenue Service to address complications caused by current deadlines for filing tax returns and ...

FASB Issues ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-For-Profit Entities

Summary The FASB recently issued ASU 2016-14 (1) to improve the presentation of financial statements of not-for-profit entities such as charities, foundations, universities, and nonprofit health care providers, etc. This is the first major change ...

Reminder: Estimated payments due Thursday, September 15

Thursday, September 15, 2016 Federal estimated payments for the third quarter for calendar year taxpayers are due.  Last date for filing extended Federal income tax returns for calendar year: Corporations Partnerships Estates Trusts If you ...

U.S. Treasury Proposes Regulations That Would Eliminate Most Valuation Discounts for Intra-Family Transfers of Interests in Family-Controlled Entities

On August 2, 2016, the U.S. Treasury issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code that will, for the most part, eliminate valuation discounts for lack of control, lack of marketability, ...

January/February 2016 Tax Impact

  | | Designing a tax-wise bonus plan An annual bonus plan can help attract, retain and motivate employees. And if the plan is designed carefully, the taxpayer can deduct bonuses earned this year even ...

IRS Extends Due Dates for 2015 Affordable Care Act Information Reporting

IRS Extends Due Dates for 2015 Affordable Care Act Information Reporting    On December 28, 2015 the IRS announced in Notice 2016-4, the extension of due dates for the 2015 health coverage information reports that ...

Reminder: January 15th deadline

Happy 2016 from HM&M! Reminder: Individual 2015 estimated payments for the 4th quarter are due Friday, January 15, 2016 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your HM&M executive.

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015

  MANY TAX EXTENDERS REINSTATED PERMANENTLY On December 18, Congress passed and the President signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on approximately fifty temporary tax provisions that have routinely, if not always timely, been ...

Important Update Regarding Affordable Care Act Information Returns (AIR)

Effective January 1, 2015, under the Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare), employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees on average during 2014, are considered Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) and are required to ...

Stay Alert for Scam Phone Calls Claiming to be IRS

The IRS continues to warn the public to beware of thieves trying to steal money or identities by claiming to be the IRS. Below are tips from the IRS website on how to be aware ...

November/December 2015 Tax Impact

  5 last-minute tax-planning ideas As 2015 winds down, there are certain tax planning ideas that taxpayers might want to check out, such as deferring income and accelerating deductions. This article describes these and other ...