In 1997, the IRS issued proposed regulations governing when the distributive share of partnership income for Limited Liability Company (LLC) members was to be included in self-employment income. It basically advised that an LLC member would be treated as a limited partner — and thus...
As many of you know who follow my tax musings via this blog, I recently led a team of people that shepherded a Marijuana Dispensary through the IRS Examination and Appeals functions. The dispensary in question was owned and operated by a taxpayer who in...
Back in June 2014 I blogged about the new IRS Regulations governing tangible personal property. These regulations prompted a vigorous debate over the last 7 months between the most astute students of the US Tax Code as to what constitutes the need to file IRS...
I was talking with a taxpayer the other day who registered as an LLC with Colorado Secretary of State. She developed an intriguing business model that is doing remarkably well according to the financial statement. As part of a tax planning conversation our discussion surrounding...
Regardless of their nature or topic matter, off beat questions are one of the spices of life. When it comes to the realm of taxation generally speaking the answers frequently distill down to - it depends. These two questions were asked of me on my last...
According to 26 U.S. Code § 280F - Limitation on depreciation for luxury automobiles the first year's depreciation expense for a newly procured vehicle should be prorated over the tax year based on the in service date not to exceed the limitations spelled out in IRS...
A taxpayer reading one of my blog posts from Ishpeming, Michigan was compelled to call me today. She was a member in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) who had ultimately resigned herself to abandoning her interest in the LLC. In advance of the call she faxed...
The question of the moment is whether virtual currency is here to stay or simply a passing fad, the 8-track player of modern day finance.  IMHO the answer is probably a little of both. For sure private money is here to stay for a while at...
Call me naive but the immigration "problem" in the USA is rooted in the fact that the country offers the absolute best Social Security and Medicare systems on the planet. It is remarkable that millions of people, mostly good people in all other regards, are...
As an astute navigator of the Internal Revenue Code over the last decade or so I've been asked by media heads for my opinions on the Affordable Care Act. Â Even though I have many to offer the fact of the matter is the deeper I...