Insights by Author: Jacob Sheffield, CPA, MST

Update on the Corporate Transparency Act: Court Suspends Reporting Requirements for Businesses

December 10, 2024

Less than one month before the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting deadline,…

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Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

November 15, 2024

After a few years of relatively mild tax changes for most businesses, post-election results provide more…

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Corporate Transparency Act: What Small Businesses and Trusts Need to Know About New Reporting Requirements

January 19, 2024

Effective January 1, 2024, millions of privately-owned non-exempt corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships will…

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

November 9, 2022

It’s the time of year when we’re immersing ourselves in fall sports, thinking about the holiday…

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The Inflation Reduction Act and What It Means for You

September 9, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (the Act) was recently signed into law on Aug. 16 and contains…

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Important Changes to California’s Elective Pass-Through Entity Tax

February 23, 2022

California recently revised its SALT cap workaround to be more appealing for qualifying owners of S…

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Employees in Other States? Here are the Top Tax Implications to Consider

February 16, 2022

Return-to-office plans remain in a state of limbo as some employers find that a remote work…

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Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

November 15, 2021

2021 brought a wave of new tax changes for businesses, and 2022 could bring yet another…

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On Your Mark, Small Businesses: Get Set to Reserve the 2021 Main Street Hiring Credit

October 28, 2021

The Main Street Hiring Credit has been reenacted for 2021, bringing financial relief to small businesses…

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How to Claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit

July 16, 2021

Congress created an employee retention tax credit to retain employees on their payroll during the pandemic.…

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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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What is Acumatica?

Nearly everyone has their head in the cloud these days—and for a good reason. Cloud-based ERP ...
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IRS Issued Final Guidance on 199A Deduction for Pass-Through Entities

Forecasting, Finance, Calculator, Budget, Home Finances, Coffee, In a highly-anticipated release, the IRS provided a final ...
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