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On December 19, 2017, with a vote of 227-203, the House passed the final tax reform bill and the Senate followed with a vote of 51-48.  Due to a technicality on the bill, on December 20 the House re-voted. Read More >>

  The Trump Administration, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee have released a Framework for Tax Reform. The unified framework is intended to be used as the foundation to craft tax legislation and to serve as the template. Read More >>

  President Trump has unveiled a basic outline for his tax plan, which many of the proposals are similar to those he touted during his campaign. While many of the details are still being negotiated, the basic outline significantly. Read More >>

Taxpayers that have a financial interest in – or signature authority over – foreign financial accounts with a combined balance greater than $10,000 are required to file an FBAR Report (Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) annually with the Federal. Read More >>

Starting in 2015, individuals with less than 213 “contact periods” will be considered a non-resident for purposes of Ohio personal income tax.  Prior to 2015, individuals with less than 183 contact periods were considered non-residents. A contact period within. Read More >>

December 18, 2015 Congress has approved the long-awaited tax extenders bill and is now awaiting President Obama to sign the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“the Act”) into law. Most provisions of the Act are retroactive. Read More >>

  The IRS recently issued Notice 2015-82 which increased the de minimis safe harbor amount for taxpayers without an applicable financial statement (AFS) from $500 to $2,500.Generally, an applicable financial statement would be one that is either required to. Read More >>

Thousands of companies benefit from an IC-DISC every year, but many exporters still do not take advantage of this beneficial tax incentive. An IC-DISC is available for companies that export goods manufactured in the United States, provide engineering or. Read More >>

  On March 4, 2015, The Supreme Court of the United States (the “SCOTUS”) released its decision in Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, which dealt with the issue of whether Alabama’s sales tax violated the Railroad Revitalization. Read More >>

  Ohio Governor John Kasich recently signed House Bill 5 (“H.B. 5”) into law, which will be effective January 1, 2016. H.B. 5 contains broad and sweeping changes to Ohio’s municipal income tax, and is a step toward establishing. Read More >>