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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2014 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

It is that time of year to start thinking about your year-end tax planning. Let's dive into a ...
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2014 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

It's hard to believe that we are getting towards the end of another year, but with ...
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Bonnie Zappacosta Receives 40 Under 40 Award

Congratulations to BPW's Marketing Manager, Bonnie Zappacosta, who was recently named one of the 2014 40 ...
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The Tax Reform Act of 2014’s Effect on Nonprofits

In early 2014, Dave Camp, U.S. Congressman and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, unveiled ...
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Phone Scams Continue

It is important to us at BPW to keep our clients and community apprised of not only important industry ...
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CA Partial Sales and Use Tax Exemption

As a way to encourage economic growth in California, a new tax law recently went into ...
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Targeted Partnership Allocations on the Rise

When working with partnership formation agreements for traditional partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, it has become ...
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The IC-DISC: How Your Foreign Sales Can Save You Tax

If your business exports goods that are made or grown in the United States or performs ...
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Regulations Released for Estate and Trust Deductions

The IRS has issued final regulations as to which costs incurred by non-grantor trusts and estates ...
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Converged Standard on Revenue Recognition Released by FASB and IASB

After many years of collaboration, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards ...
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A Major Change in the Rules of IRA Rollovers

With a recent ruling by the United States Tax Court (the Court), there is now a ...
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