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Year-End Tax Strategies for Businesses

Withum

Any asset with a class life of less than 15-years can still be depreciated using MACRS and take advantage of bonus depreciation (60% in 2024 and 40% in 2025). Expansion of small businesses that are able to use the cash (as opposed to accrual) method of tax accounting. years) to a shorter depreciable tax life (e.g.,

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CPA Weekly Tax News Roundup – Feb. 16, 2025

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The CPA Practice Advisor Weekly Tax News Roundup is a weekly recap of tax-related news from the past week. From IRS news and tax court cases, to state, SALT, legislation and other related areas, the roundup can help you catch-up on recent changes. Let us know if you like this new feature using the. Read more »

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Five Tax Strategies Retirees Should Consider Before Dec. 31

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As in the strategy above, you may have a tax valley in your retirement years that allows you to sell some of those winners without paying taxes. Most people understand that we have different income tax brackets. Most people don’t know that we have different capital gains tax brackets.

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Private Client Services: Individual Tax Planning

Withum

Employers must withhold the additional Medicare tax from wages in excess of $200,000, regardless of filing status or other income. Thus, you can minimize the additional Medicare tax by deferring income to 2025.

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Backdoor Twists and Mega Turns to Roth IRA Conversions

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The deadline for making a nondeductible IRA contribution typically aligns with the federal income tax return filing deadline for that tax year, usually April 15 of the following year. No Mandatory RMDs from Roth Accounts SECURE Act 2.0 Previously, employer matches had to be allocated to an employee’s pre-tax account.

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Additional IRS Guidance Surrounding 174 R&E Capitalization Requirements

Withum

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63 , on September 8, 2023, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year.While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal.

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What New York-Based Tech Companies Should Know About QETC Filings

Shay CPA

By certifying as a QETC, your business income tax rate is 0.04875 versus 0.0725, which is a considerable saving. At the earliest stages, most tech companies usually run into net operating losses, meaning their business income tax base calculation is likely 0. Say you have a team of eight in 2023.