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2023 YEAR-END GUIDE – CORPORATE AND M&A

Corporations face a variety of unique tax rules and challenges – from the new alternative minimum tax and excise tax on stock repurchases to special limitations on deductions and losses, as well as complex tax rules when buying or selling a business. To minimize taxes payable, corporations should strive to identify and plan for tax Read More…

NEW JERSEY ENACTS COMPREHENSIVE CBT OVERHAUL

On July 3, 2023, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed budget bill A.B. 5323, altering several aspects of the state’s corporation business tax (CBT) regime. Among many other changes, the bill imposes an economic nexus threshold for CBT purposes, switches the state’s combined reporting sales factor sourcing method from “Joyce” to “Finnigan,” treats global intangible Read More…

TERMINATION OF THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), enacted on November 15, 2021, retroactively terminated the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for the fourth quarter of 2021. This early termination does not apply if the employer is a recovery startup business, the credit continues to apply to wages paid before January 1, 2022. A “recovery start-up Read More…

NJEDA SMALL BUSINESS LEASE GRANT PROGRAM

On October 20, 2021, the Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will open applications for the new Small Business Improvement Grant Lease Program.  This is the first of several programs that the NJEDA will be rolling out, as part of the Main Street Recovery Program.  $10 million dollars has been allocated to the Business Lease Program, with Read More…

NEW YORK STATE PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAX

Under new Tax Law Article 24-A, an optional pass-through entity tax (PTET) that partnerships or New York S Corporations may annually elect to pay on certain income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Individual pass-through entity owners electing to pay PTET who are subject to personal income tax may be eligible Read More…

C-CORPORATION, S-CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP; WHICH ENTITY MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

The choice of entity is among the most important decisions facing business owners when starting a business or investment activity. The choice of tax entity generally includes a C-Corporation, S-Corporation or Partnership, each having its own advantages and disadvantages that must be evaluated in terms of how the entity’s tax and legal characteristics align with Read More…

NJBIZ ICON AWARD TO EDWARD J. KUROWICKI, BKC FOUNDING SHAREHOLDER

Congratulations to 2021 NJBIZ ICON Award recipient, Edward J. Kurowicki, MBA, CPA/CFF, CVA, Founding Shareholder of BKC, CPAs, PC for this esteemed honor. The NJBIZ ICON Awards recognize New Jersey business leaders over the age of 60 for their contributions, their success and their leadership. Winners were chosen by a group of independent judges following Read More…