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AICPA Wants To Exclude Some SMB Tax Shelters

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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exclude some small businesses (SMBs) from being treated as tax shelters. The letter went on to explain that an SMB that meets the definition of a syndicate would instead be treated as a tax shelter. the letter stated, according to Accounting Today.

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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

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tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative. percent rate.

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Funding Options Criticizes UK Approach To Late SMB Tax Payments

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tax authorities’ approach to small businesses that fall behind on tax payments. Reports in AltFi said Funding Options argued that the approach by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to late tax payments is “too aggressive,” citing the high number of applications HMRC submitted to shutter small businesses.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance released a study last year, finding a sharp increase in the onboarding of new cryptocurrency users, rising from 18 million at the end of 2017 to 35 million at the end of 2018, Invest in Blockchain reports said.

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Sales Of Small Businesses To Spike, Driven By Tax Reform

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this year, driven largely by tax reform. The IBBA, along with M&A Source and the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, announced their research on Monday (Feb. With the corporate tax rate dropping to 21 percent and the repatriation of overseas capital, companies will have more capital to allocate to acquisitions.

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Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day

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Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes are concerned, since April 15 actually falls on a Sunday. Back then, taxes weren’t due on April 15. Tax season used to be a month and a half shorter.

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Lyft IPO Oversubscribed, Could Reap $1B In CA Taxes

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California could receive “$1 billion or more” from the capital gains taxes on the IPO’s stock sales. “We We need those billions for education and other areas,” John Chiang, the state’s former treasurer and controller, told CNBC , adding that the collection of taxes “may not happen all at once, and could be spread over time.”. “If

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