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Dec 22

An Update and Important Reminder About State Tax Deductions for Idaho Pass-Through Entities

As I reported in an article earlier this year, the 2021 Idaho Legislature passed a “work-around” for the $10,000 federal…

Jul 15

Employee Benefits Alert

The annual Form 5500 due date is again fast approaching for most employee benefit plans. The Form 5500 is a…

May 19

Tax Updates – the 2021 Idaho Legislature Has Passed Some Significant Tax Bills

The 2021 Idaho legislative session ended last week. It may be more accurate to say the legislators went home, since…

Apr 2

Benefits Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Act”) was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The…

Mar 22

An Interview With Idaho State Tax Commission Chief Operating Officer John Bernasconi

Used with permission for Tax Notes© States, September 21, 2020 Issue. View the original article. John McGown Jr.: Your youth…

Dec 7

2020 Gift and Estate Tax Planning Alert

We hope this Gift and Estate Tax Planning Alert finds you and your family doing well. Due to the recent…

Oct 9

Planning Giving Charitable Tax Update

On September 1st, 2020, John McGown gave a presentation to the Idaho Nonprofit Center’s Statewide Conference titled, “Planned Giving Charitable…

Sep 22

Estate Planning Update

For real estate, the magic words are location, location, location. For estate and related tax planning, the magic words are…

Jul 8

A Lot Is Happening: It Is Important To Stay Awake At The Wheel With Your Benefit Plans

I typically provide some reminders and tips relative to preparing and filing annual IRS Form 5500s around this time of…

December 2021
- 12/22: An Update and Important Reminder About State Tax Deductions for Idaho Pass-Through Entities
July 2021
- 07/15: Employee Benefits Alert
May 2021
- 05/19: Tax Updates – the 2021 Idaho Legislature Has Passed Some Significant Tax Bills
April 2021
- 04/02: Benefits Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act
March 2021
- 03/22: An Interview With Idaho State Tax Commission Chief Operating Officer John Bernasconi
December 2020
- 12/07: 2020 Gift and Estate Tax Planning Alert
October 2020
- 10/09: Planning Giving Charitable Tax Update
September 2020
- 09/22: Estate Planning Update
July 2020
- 07/08: A Lot Is Happening: It Is Important To Stay Awake At The Wheel With Your Benefit Plans
May 2020
- 05/27: COVID-19 Relief for Cafeteria Plans
- 05/01: IRS and DOL Jointly Issue Final Rule Extending Time Frames: Benefit Plans, Plan Participants and Beneficiaries
April 2020
- 04/24: Advance Directives
- 04/02: Important Facts for Small Businesses to Know NOW About the Tax Features of the CARES Act
March 2020
- 03/30: Employee Benefits Issues in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
- 03/26: Tax Updates – Tax Policymakers’ Responses to the Coronavirus
January 2020
- 01/13: Year-End Tax Law Changes Require Special Attention
October 2019
- 10/24: Final Hardship Distribution Regulations Issued:Potential Plan Sponsor Action Necessary
May 2019
- 05/31: Idaho Business Review’s Experts Forum Report – Opportunity Zones
April 2019
- 04/26: Benefit Plan “Do” and “Don’t” Reminders
March 2019
- 03/19: Executive Compensation Update
December 2018
- 12/21: A Few Year End Retirement Plan Action Items and Issues for Consideration
August 2018
- 08/07: The Supreme Court Eliminates the Physical Presence Requirement for Sales Taxation: The Effect On Idaho Law
April 2018
- 04/07: Probate in Idaho
February 2018
- 02/14: The New Qualified Business Deduction: A Key Feature of the Tax Law Changes in 2018
December 2017
- 12/04: Year-End Tax Planning Has Never Before Been More Important
October 2017
- 10/30: An Interview with Idaho State Tax Commission Chair Ken Roberts
- 10/27: Do I Need an Estate Plan?
September 2017
- 09/07: State Tax Amnesty Comes to Idaho
August 2017
- 08/10: The Continuing Conundrum of How to Exclude Goodwill in Unitary Property Taxation—and a Proposed Solution
July 2017
- 07/07: Protesting Audit Determinations by the Idaho State Tax Commission
March 2017
- 03/28: IRS Memorandum NQDC and FICA
- 03/22: Bad News for Family Limited Partnerships – Code Section 2704 Proposed Regulations and Intra-Family Discounts
March 2016
- 03/09: The Probability Of Lower IRS Budgets Is That A Good Thing?
February 2016
- 02/22: Is Your LLC Ready For The New IRS Audit Rules?
January 2016
- 01/27: New Partnership Tax Audits
November 2015
- 11/11: Partnership Tax Provisions Of The Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2015
October 2015
- 10/30: FATCA Reporting Has Arrived
September 2015
- 09/01: Family Businesses And Pending § 2704 IRS Regulations
June 2015
- 06/29: Two Recent Case Summaries (or How You Might End Up Paying Your Employees’ Taxes)
March 2015
- 03/18: Be Aware of Foreign Account Disclosure Requirements
January 2015
- 01/23: Planning for the New Year
June 2014
- 06/30: Idaho Enacts Important Sales Tax Law Affecting Software
May 2014
- 05/05: New IRS Directive Will Benefit State Credit Unions
April 2014
- 04/22: Personal Liability Under the Idaho Sales Tax Act
February 2014
- 02/13: Reviewing and Updating the Responsible Party for Your EIN
December 2013
- 12/18: Employers May be Eligible for Payroll Tax Refund on Severance Benefits
October 2013
- 10/17: Effect of DOMA Invalidation on Employment, State, and Federal Taxes
July 2013
- 07/17: IRS Announces Delay in Key Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirement
May 2013
- 05/07: The 2013 Idaho Legislature Addresses Tax Issues
March 2013
- 03/20: The S Corporation Loophole in the 2013 Medicare Surtax and Disregarded Entity Owners
February 2013
- 02/19: Idaho Technology by Rick Smith and Brad Frazer: Cloud computing tax will harm growing tech economy
November 2012
- 11/29: Do You Need to File a Foreign Entity Ownership Return?
May 2012
- 05/01: Spangler Offers Perspectives on Four Decades with Idaho, MTC
April 2011
- 04/01: Estate, Gift, & GST Tax Law Under the 2010 Tax Relief Act
May 2010
- 05/01: Federal Estate Tax Changes for 2010
February 2010
- 02/01: IRS Begins Employment Tax Audits

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