The IRS recently issued new guidance clarifying how the permanent 100% bonus depreciation deduction will work moving forward. This allows businesses to fully deduct the cost of qualified property in the year it’s placed in service, rather than depreciating it over several years.
Tag: TCJA
2025 Year End Tax Planning for Individuals
As 2025 draws to a close, individual taxpayers face a familiar but evolving tax landscape. Many provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) have been preserved or extended under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), while a handful of new deductions and adjustments take effect for the 2025 tax year. This guide… [keep reading…]
2022 Tax Year Changes That Could Impact Your Manufacturing Company
The 2022 Tax year is swiftly coming to an end. Taxpayers should be on the lookout for three provisions effective January 1, 2023 which could have a significant impact on entity returns for the manufacturing industry; (1) the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2018’s amendment to §174, (2) the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)… [keep reading…]
U.S. Companies with Foreign Sales May Benefit from Tax Credit
Included in the many provisions of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) was the creation of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) Deduction for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. While the naming of the deduction may lead taxpayers to question their eligibility, many U.S. companies with foreign sales may find that they… [keep reading…]
Tax Planning for Businesses
With tax year 2021 coming to a close, we need to consider what can be done to help lower your tax bill for this year and next. With the uncertainty of pending legislation, here are some tax planning ideas for Businesses. Review your accounting method Businesses typically use either an accrual method of accounting or… [keep reading…]
Changes to Tax Treatment of R&D Costs on the Horizon
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) is nearly four years old, some of the key provisions of the legislation have not yet taken effect. Among these provisions are the changes to Section 174 of the tax code, which covers the deductibility of research and development expenditures. Companies that operate within the manufacturing industry… [keep reading…]
New York State’s Pass Through Entity (PTE) Tax
A controversial provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) limited the itemized deductions related to state taxes (real property taxes plus state & local income taxes). Since its enactment, individual taxpayers have been limited to a maximum deduction of $10,000 on their federal income tax return. A number of states responded by enacting… [keep reading…]