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Did You Repair Your Business Property or Improve It?

Abstract: Business owners may think that, if they repair a piece of tangible property, they’ll qualify for an immediate tax deduction. But the IRS may define that “repair” as an “improvement,” and require the costs ...

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Excess Business Loss Rule May Be Unfavorable To You

Abstract: Sole proprietorships and pass-through entity structures, which include partnerships, S corporations and certain limited liability companies (LLCs), provide owners with some valuable tax benefits, such as avoidance of double taxation and the potential ability to ...

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Top 10 Internal Controls to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in the Family Office

Current Cybersecurity Trends “It is estimated that by 2027, global spending on cybersecurity will reach $10 billion. In this age of IoT, where there is no escaping the internet, it is very important to understand ...

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Is it Time to Reconsider the Decision to Buy or Lease Equipment?

Given the historically low interest rate environment in which we find ourselves, most business owners in capital intensive industries will be impelled to explore their options when it comes to obtaining new equipment. Whether it’s ...

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HUD Releases Guidance on Reporting 2019 PHA Executive Compensation

PIH 2019-21, published by HUD on August 2nd, provides information needed to report the latest round of PHA Executive Compensation data for 2018. The deadline to report 2018 salaries is October 18, 2019. New This ...

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Retirement Benefits and Millennials

Attracting and retaining millennials, the largest segment of today’s workforce, is a priority for companies in one of the tightest labor markets in history. One way to do this is to re-evaluate the company’s benefits—particularly ...

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A Roadmap for Preventing Construction Disputes

Whether resolved through mediation, arbitration or trial, construction disputes can be costly and time consuming for both project owners and contractors. Construction disputes may involve just a few thousand dollars or may be valued in the ...

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With Increased Activity and Demand, Increased Disputes in the Midstream

BDO Webinar Recap By Clark Sackschewsky and Bob Broxson In our recent webinar, Navigating Midstream Energy Disputes: The Key to U.S. Oil & Gas Growth, BDO’s Natural Resources and Energy Disputes leaders, joined by Robert ...

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Family Office Structuring in Light of Lender Ruling

Recent court rulings and tax reform legislation has an impact on family office expense deduction. The lack of definition and bright-line test determining “trade or business activities” means that we must carefully consider the distinct ...

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Final Regulations Remove Two-Year Deferral of Advance Payments for Inventoriable Goods Under Section 1.451-5

On July 11, 2019, the IRS and Treasury released final regulations removing Section 1.451-5 of the Income Tax Regulations as a result of the changes made to Section 451 under the 2017 tax reform known ...

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Unicorns of Today, Giants of Tomorrow

When the term ‘unicorn’ was coined by Aileen Lee in 2013 to describe private startups valued at over $1 billion, just 39 of such companies existed. Less than seven years later, that number has skyrocketed ...

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FASB Issues Transition Relief for Credit Losses Standard

Summary The FASB issued ASU 2019-05[1] to allow entities to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain financial assets previously measured at amortized cost upon adoption of the new credit losses standard. The new ...

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