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Should a Not-For-Profit Form an Audit Committee?

by Andrew Lotts, member, CJBS With the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002, there has been limited direct impact on nonprofits, remembering that SOX is law for publicly traded companies only.  However, many forward-thinking not-for-profits are asking themselves what parts of the SOX they should consider enacting as a part of best-practices. In fact, the Attorney […]
August 31, 2011
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State Nexus Issues

by Robin Mandell, CPA Many states are becoming aggressive in taxing corporations based on the privilege of conducting business or deriving income within a state.   Florida has just ruled on a case subjecting a corporation to income tax even though it has no physical presence in Florida. A corporate taxpayer had nexus with Florida and […]
August 17, 2011
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S Corporation Stockholder-Employee Compensation

by Michael W. Blitstein, CPA  S corporation stockholder-employees and their tax advisers often find themselves with conflicting goals when setting the stockholder-employee’s compensation. Typically, the stockholder-employee prefers to minimize compensation in favor of distributions to reduce payroll taxes. Tax advisers, however, are faced with a body of governing authority providing that the stockholder-employee cannot avoid […]
August 16, 2011
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Changes to Innocent Spouse Relief

by Larry Goldsmith, C.P.A., J.D., C.F.F.A. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will extend help to more innocent spouses by eliminating the two-year time limit that now applies to certain relief requests. “In recent months, it became clear to me that we need to make significant changes involving innocent spouse relief,” said IRS […]
August 16, 2011
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Real Estate Professionals Allowed Late Election to Aggregate Rental Real Estate Interests

by Michael W. Blitstein, CPA  Revenue Procedure 2011-34 In a Revenue Procedure, IRS has provided guidance that allows certain real estate professionals to make a late election under Regulation § 1.469-9(g) to treat all interests in rental real estate as a single rental real estate activity for purposes of the passive activity loss (PAL) rules. […]
August 16, 2011
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