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Insights Center: 2025 Tax & Legislative Changes

Individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations are all affected by the new tax law – and we are ready to help. Start by staying informed; you’ll find our analyses of the new law’s many provisions here.

Have You Reviewed Your Foundation’s Grant Agreements in Response to ASU 2018-08?
September 28, 2020

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-08 which is intended to clarify and improve the scope and accounting guidance for contributions received and made, primarily for not-for-profit organizations.

FASB Issues Updated Guidance on Reporting for Gifts of Nonfinancial Assets
September 22, 2020

Recently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-07, Presentation and Disclosures by Not-for-Profit Entities for Contributed Nonfinancial Assets.

Affordable Housing Organizations: 10 Reasons to Proactively Alert Your Auditors
September 18, 2020

Auditors are typically very good at uncovering potential financial issues or oversights that could put an affordable housing project in jeopardy.

Election Year Tax Planning
September 18, 2020

The 2020 presidential election is now less than two months away, and the outcome remains patently unclear.

Cyber Roundup – September 2020
September 9, 2020

In a world dramatically reshaped by the Pandemic, one constant remains: cybercrime motivation. While the number of breaches dropped during the first half of 2020, my prediction is that it will return to an upward shift.

Your Retirement Plan Benefit Statement Will Be Changing
September 8, 2020

The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently published Interim Final Regulations (Regulations) pursuant to changes enacted by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) which require plan administrators of defined plans [e.g., 401(k) and 403(b)] to express a participant’s current account balance both as a single life annuity and a qualified joint and survivor annuity stream on their pension benefit statements at least once every 12 months.

IRS Increases User Fees in 2021
September 8, 2020

Last month, the IRS announced increases to the User Fees related to certain requests for letter ruling and determination letter requests.

Pooled Employer Plans
September 8, 2020

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act) amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to establish a new type of multiple employer plan (MEP) called a “pooled employer plan” (PEP) that must be administered by a person called a “pooled plan provider” (PPP).

IRS Notice 2020-68: Q&A Guidance ‒ SECURE Act and Miners Act
September 3, 2020

On September 2, 2020, the IRS issued guidance in the form of questions and answers interpreting several miscellaneous provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (Miners Act) affecting qualified retirement plans, 403(b) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

So, You’re Going to Change Property Management Companies
August 26, 2020

There are all sorts of reasons that a property needs to transition from one management company to another. Perhaps there are issues with high vacancy or tenant relations, or they may be entangled in legal troubles and are no longer able to run the property. You may also have a company that has decided to sell to another company.

FASB: Updates to Simplify Accounting for Convertible Debt, Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, and EPS
August 24, 2020

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-06 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.

Grantmaking in a Remote Environment – Risk Mitigation
August 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated one of the most pervasive adjustments that a business has to face: operating in a remote environment.

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