On November 10, 2017, Alex Bagne, the President of ICS Tax, presented on "Must Know Tax Planning Strategies for the Construction Industry" at a conference hosted by the the Ohio Society of CPAs in Cincinnati, Ohio. ICS sponsored a booth and gave away a drone to one lucky attendee....
The House Ways and Means Committee released draft tax reform legislation on November 3, 2017. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides new detail on Republicans’ tax reform framework. It slashes the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% as well as significantly reduces tax for most individuals. Under the draft legislation, the tax rates do not go into effect until the 2018 tax year....
Alex Bagne, the President of ICS Tax, presented on "Must Know Tax Planning Strategies for the Construction Industry" alongside Senior Engineer Thomas Fellure and Midwest Practice Leader Kevin Johnson. Our team of experts presented at the Columbus Lighting & HVAC Expo on November 1st. ...
On September 27, 2017, Donald Trump and the Republican Party released an outline of their tax overhaul plan. While this framework is not law, it shows their vision for both individuals and businesses. Below is a summary of major changes....
Alex Bagne, the President of ICS Tax, presented on Accounting Methods at the Ohio Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taxpayers and tax professionals use Accounting Method changes as a powerful mechanism to implement valuable tax strategies as well as to maintain compliance or remove IRS audit exposure....
The IRS released Notice 2017-6, which better allows taxpayers to take advantage of the Tangible Property Regulations (TPRs). Taxpayers generally are not permitted to make an automatic method change if they made or requested a change for the same item during any of the five tax years ending with the year of change. This effectively prevents taxpayers from using the automatic change procedures to change the treatment of the same item more than once within a five-year period....