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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.

Bankruptcy: Recovery and Resurgence
July 28, 2020

Are the funds from your PPP loan about to run out? Have your operations been crippled by the pandemic? Are you starting to feel pressure from your creditors? Have you thought about restructuring your existing obligations but don’t know where to begin?

Building an Effective Succession Plan and Exit Strategy for Construction Industry Owners and Executives
July 22, 2020

Is your privately-owned construction business ready to consider or re-consider an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) as a financial alternative to selling it?

PKF International Worldwide Tax Guide 2020/21
July 15, 2020

The latest edition of the PKF International Worldwide Tax Guide for 2020/21 is now available for download. This annual publication covers 146 jurisdictions, providing an overview of taxation and business regulations on a country-by-country basis.

IRS Wealth Squad Announces New Audit Campaign for High-Net-Worth Taxpayers
July 9, 2020

With the IRS moratorium on new audits set to expire on July 15, the IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) Division Commissioner, Douglas O’Donnell, announced the first significant initiative after the moratorium: examinations of several hundred high-net-worth individuals, with a focus on their ownership of partnerships, trusts and other pass-through entities, as well as their involvement with their own private foundations and international holdings.
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Cyber Roundup – July 2020
July 8, 2020

The last bulleted news item in this month’s Roundup speaks to a breach resulting from password mismanagement.

Charter School Networks in New York: A Range of Options and Structures
July 7, 2020

When it comes to setting up a charter school in New York, there are important considerations to ensure success and sustainability.

IRS Announces New Audit Initiative for Private Foundations
June 30, 2020

With its People First Initiative set to expire July 15, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a new audit initiative that targets private foundations.

Your 501(c)(7) Private Club: Non-Member Income Generation to Be Separated into Lines of Business
June 29, 2020

Does your 501(c)(7) private club hold non-member/outside events, and do these events generate a profit for the club? The IRS is now focusing closer on whether or not private clubs are properly calculating the profit and paying income tax.

OMB Issues Guidance for Federal Award Recipients
June 26, 2020

By Bruce L. Blasnik, CPA, CGMA, Partner The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released Memorandum M 20-26, dated […]

Protecting Your Foundation Against Cyber Threats in the Age of Working Remotely
June 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused private foundations to relocate physical offices to a “virtual office” without much preparation. This hasty change […]

SEC Amendments to Improve Financial Disclosures on Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses
June 16, 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently voted to amend disclosure requirements for acquisitions and dispositions of businesses. The amendments are intended to improve for investors the financial information about acquired and disposed businesses, facilitate more timely access to capital, and reduce the complexity and cost to prepare the disclosures.

Cyber Roundup – June 2020
June 10, 2020

While putting together this issue of Cyber Roundup compiling cybersecurity incidents occurring in May 2020, I was brought back to my first personal encounter with a computer virus. I can even give you the date – May 5, 2000 ‒ 20 years ago.

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