Severe Storm Tax Relief Tax relief is available to Louisiana taxpayers affected by severe storms and tornadoes that struck the state on February 7, 2017. The Louisiana Department of Revenue is offering filing and payment extensions to residents whose homes, critical tax records or principal places of business are located in the following ZIP codes in Livingston and Orleans parishes: …
2017 inflation Adjustments to Vehicle Depreciation The IRS on Friday March 24th issued the 2017 inflation adjustments to the depreciation limitations and lease inclusion amounts for certain automobiles under Sec. 280F (Rev. Proc. 2017-29). This year’s guidance includes figures for vehicles that are placed in service in 2017 and to which first-year bonus depreciation applies. For passenger automobiles (other than …
The American Health Care Act House Republicans released draft bills to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), P.L. 111-148, earlier this month. Collectively known as the American Health Care Act, the bills would repeal most of PPACA’s provisions and would enact a new system that would offer tax credits to help taxpayers afford health insurance. …
Who Must File: All corporations and entities taxed as corporations for federal income tax purposes deriving income from Louisiana sources, whether or not they have any net income, must file an income tax return. Corporations that obtain a ruling of exemption from the Internal Revenue Service must submit a copy of the ruling to the Department to obtain an exemption. …
The IRS announced that it will not reject tax returns just because a taxpayer has not indicated on the return whether the taxpayer had health insurance, was exempt, or made a shared-responsibility payment under Sec. 5000A. The IRS disclosed the change on its webpage, ACA Information Center for Tax Professionals, in response to President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order …
The IRS has confirmed on its website that an apparent anomaly in recently posted form instructions is correct: It is allowing calendar-year C corporations a six-month filing extension, instead of the five-month extension specified in the Code. The instructions to Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns, raised questions …
With the passage of the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act in December 2015 (part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, P.L. 113-114), Congress took care of a large part of the problem of expired tax provisions. However, in the relief over the many extended provisions, which included such important items as the Sec. 41 research credit, the expanded …
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) will begin accepting 2016 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 23. Additionally the state individual income tax filing deadline is Monday, May 15. LDR begins this tax season with a focus on protecting taxpayers and state government against fraud. Over the past three years, LDR has saved taxpayers more than $50 million …
In 2017, many small businesses are eligible for a bigger deduction on equipment purchases, and those that aren’t required to provide health insurance will have an option to help staffers pay for coverage. Additionally, many companies have new filing deadlines for their tax returns, and owners who use their cars for business will get a slightly smaller deduction. Here are …
The Affordable Care Act (ACA): has ushered in the most sweeping regulatory changes to the U.S. health care system since Medicare and Medicaid were passed about 50 years ago. It raises a full range of health care issues, and will continue to do so as provisions take effect through 2020. However, along with potentially increasing the affordability of health care …
