CCH Tax Day Report For purposes of taxes and the unclaimed property law it administers, the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) has issued a release detailing the effects of a possible government shutdown on July 1, 2017, in the event the Legislature’s special session (see TAXDAY, 2017/05/19, S.1) fails to produce a budget. According to […]

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CCH Tax Day Report The White House predicted tax reform this Fall. House and Senate tax counsel discussed tax reform. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reviewed the IRS’s handling of tax-related identity theft cases. White House The White House predicted tax reform this fall (TAXDAY, 2017/06/07, W.1). Congress House and Senate tax […]

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CCH Tax Day Report The IRS has issued a simplified procedure for estates requesting an extension of time to make a portability election under Code Sec. 2010(c)(5)(A). If the portability election is made, a decedent’s unused exclusion amount (the deceased spousal unused exclusion (DSUE) amount) is available to a surviving spouse to apply to transfers […]

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The Answer is Simple…Yes, User Conferences are Worth It! Registration fees, airfare, time away from clients! Unless the user conference is in Hawaii, why would someone ever make an effort to attend? The numbers are up for debate, but data suggests  over 40 million people annually attend conferences, trade shows or conventions, not including sales […]

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This is Part 3 in our Cool Culture Counts series, featuring Wesley Middleton, Managing Partner of MiddletonRaines+Zapata. The first webinar, Making Your Firm a Great Place to Work, discussed how a firm’s physical environment affects firm culture. Don’t miss the introduction to the series: 5 Keys to a Cool Culture.  People.  Great culture demands great people. […]

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CCH Tax Day Report Oregon has enacted legislation for purposes of the corporate excise (income) tax that allows the Department of Revenue to consider the role of foreign affiliates when making the determination of whether two or more corporate affiliates included in the same consolidated federal return are engaged in a unitary business. Previously, whether […]

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