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TAXATION OF EMPLOYEES’ PERSONAL USE OF COMPANY VEHICLES SIMPLIFIED BY NEW IRS REGULATIONS

Personal use of a company vehicle generally results in taxable wages for the employee. But sorting out the amount to tax can be confusing. The following provides a high-level summary of the Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) current rules for taxing employees for their personal use of a company vehicle.[1] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Read More…

UPDATED FEDERAL FORM W-4 WILL BE AVAILABLE

The IRS recently issued a revised Draft Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate). The final version will be released in November 2019. This form is not applicable until January 1, 2020. The form was revised to reflect more accurately, the changes in the tax code due to the enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Read More…

SHAFFER EARNS EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL FINANCIAL SPECIALIST CREDENTIAL

Darlene Shaffer, a CPA, a financial planner with BKC, CPAs, PC has recently been awarded the Personal Financial Specialist (PFSSM) credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), joining an elite group of professionals who have demonstrated advanced knowledge of tax, estate, retirement, investment and insurance planning.  The PFSSM Credential, established in 1987 Read More…

TAX TIDBIT: LIKE-KIND EXCHANGES

Taxpayers pay a tax when they sell their business or investment property, and realize a gain on the sale.  However, if the property is exchanged for “like-kind” business or investment property, the gain on the sale of the property will be deferred. Like-kind property is defined broadly.  Exchanging a rental property for another rental property, Read More…