Insights by Author: Ellyn Cole

CA Implements Wayfair Sales Tax Decision

January 17, 2019

Another important deadline will make an entrance in April next year. Effective April 1, 2019, the…

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Court Overturns Physical Presence Standard in Sales Tax Decision

July 11, 2018

With the surge of online shopping dominating the retail space, a recent U.S. Supreme Court 5-4…

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Update: Tax Reform Moving Through Congress

November 22, 2017

In last month’s newsletter, we gave a brief overview of the Trump administration’s tax reform proposal,…

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Safe Harbor Benefits Restaurant and Retail Industry

July 22, 2016

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Tangible Property Regulations—from implementing the new regulations to…

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Tax Deadline Reminder: FBARs Due by June 30

June 3, 2015

The deadline is fast approaching for certain taxpayers to report accounts they hold in foreign banks…

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Reduced Restrictions on In-Plan Roth Rollovers

March 25, 2013

Among the changes and extensions in the recently enacted American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“Act”),…

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Three Strategies That Add Flexibility to Your Estate Plan

September 24, 2012

In recent years, estate planning has been complicated by uncertainty over the future of the federal…

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Corporations Receive Tax Clarity for Offshore Profits

The IRS released highly-anticipated clarity for multinational corporations on how U.S. tax will be calculated on ...
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President Signs IRS Reform Bill

On July 1, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan IRS reform bill, the Taxpayer First ...
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Not-for-Profits Now Benefit from GAAP Alternatives

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently announced that it will now extend two of its ...
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Retirement Withdrawal Strategies

Are you retired or thinking about it? That probably means you are preparing to transition from ...
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Cloud-Based Versus On-Premise Software

Last month we announced our newest partnership with Acumatica to offer cloud-based ERP software services. But ...
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Lingering Uncertainties Post Tax Season

Now that April 15 has come and gone, have all of our tax reform questions been ...
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Team Member Spotlight

Congratulations to BPW Partner Tracey Solomon and BPW Supervisor Tiffany Ann Goodall on their recent awards ...
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BPW Named Best Place to Work

We are proud to have earned the recognition of Central Coast Best Places to Work by ...
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IRS Audits Decline for Millionaires and Large Businesses

IRS audits of wealthy taxpayers and big business are on the downtick, reaching record lows in ...
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DOL Revisits Overtime Rule in Proposal

On March 7, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule that would raise the ...
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IRS Released Safe Harbor Guidance for Vehicle Deductions

The IRS recently released a safe harbor method that harmonizes 100% bonus depreciation with the annual ...
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Tax-Savvy Retirement Planning

With over 70 million baby boomers in the United States, how many are celebrating their 65th ...
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