December 27, 2023
Amid its review of thousands of fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) applications, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has instituted multiple programs to provide relief to unsuspecting taxpayers victimized by the cottage industry of specialist ERC firms born of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these applications aggressively interpret the “business operations suspension test” and rely on…
August 17, 2023
The 74th Annual WV Tax Institute is quickly approaching! Please save the dates on your calendar for this October, and join us in Morgantown, WV at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfron Place for a great program. More details on topics, speakers, and schedule to come. Check out our website: https://www.wvtaxinstitute.com/register to register and for the most up-to-date information. We look forward…
March 10, 2023
The West Virginia Legislature recently passed a bill that could grant business owners relief from what’s become known as the “SALT cap.” Owners of pass-through entities need to understand the changes enacted by this law immediately because its retroactive nature provides a potential benefit for the 2022 tax year, whose filing deadlines are rapidly approaching.
The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of…
February 3, 2023
Key Take-Away: What is the difference between “a” and “the”? Quite a lot if you are in-house counsel for a company that wants to assert attorney-client privilege for dual-purpose communications made by you as in-house counsel. The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted cert in In re Grand Jury and recently heard oral arguments regarding dual-purpose communications, giving hope that…
September 7, 2022
The 73rd Annual West Virginia Tax Institute meeting is coming up fast and we are excited to be back in person for the first time since 2019.
The 2022 Program with the schedule and speakers is attached, and we anticipate that the Program will qualify for both West Virginia CLE and CPE credits, which will include ethics/law office management.
The full program details and registration forms can also…
August 12, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives will soon take up the Inflation Reduction Act (“Act”), passed by the Senate earlier this week after a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Harris. The Act seeks to tackle various environmental and health care issues, allocating significant funds toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and placing a cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs for individuals…
July 18, 2022
Since the changes to the estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes went into effect in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”), advisers and clients have been working to take maximum advantage of the benefits, many of which will sunset at the end of 2025 without further legislative action.
The Tax Act doubled the estate, gift, and generation skipping tax exemptions. In 2022, the estate tax…
May 16, 2022
Chemical companies need to prepare for the return of an excise tax on chemicals produced or imported that hasn’t been in effect for nearly 30 years. In January 2022, the IRS published Notice 2021-66, related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), which revives the excise taxes imposed on certain chemicals—previously known as the Superfund Chemicals taxes. See https://www.irs.gov/p…
April 27, 2022
The Kentucky General Assembly recently voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 8 (HB 8) which expands the scope of services subject to the Kentucky sales and use tax to a broad range of additional services provided to businesses and consumers in the state.
In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation expanding the scope of the Kentucky sales tax to certain…
April 22, 2022
To avoid facing a piercing the veil argument, West Virginia limited liability companies should ensure they are adequately capitalized and carry sufficient insurance coverage. West Virginia Senate Bill 6 (“SB 6”), signed by Governor Justice on March 28, 2022 and effective June 10, 2022, limits the ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in Joseph Kubican v. The Tavern, LLC, 752…
March 8, 2022
Things to Keep in Mind for 2021 Tax Filing
While filing season is well under way for tax year 2021, it is important to keep in mind some of the issues specific to the 2021 tax year and some items that have been carried over from relief packages passed for tax year 2020. A few key issues are discussed below.
Return Processing. As the IRS continues to struggle with staffing and processing issues,…
February 3, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States addressed 401k trustee fiduciary obligations in Hughes v. Northwestern University. For 401k fiduciaries, both employers and investment advisors, the case reaffirms earlier requirements that fiduciaries must monitor each and every investment offering in the plan for performance, fees, and expenses, and they have an obligation to remove imprudent investments,…
December 27, 2023
Amid its review of thousands of fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) applications, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has instituted multiple programs to provide relief to unsuspecting taxpayers victimized by the cottage industry of specialist ERC firms born of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these applications aggressively interpret the “business operations suspension test” and rely on…
August 17, 2023
The 74th Annual WV Tax Institute is quickly approaching! Please save the dates on your calendar for this October, and join us in Morgantown, WV at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfron Place for a great program. More details on topics, speakers, and schedule to come. Check out our website: https://www.wvtaxinstitute.com/register to register and for the most up-to-date information. We look forward…
March 10, 2023
The West Virginia Legislature recently passed a bill that could grant business owners relief from what’s become known as the “SALT cap.” Owners of pass-through entities need to understand the changes enacted by this law immediately because its retroactive nature provides a potential benefit for the 2022 tax year, whose filing deadlines are rapidly approaching.
The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of…
February 3, 2023
Key Take-Away: What is the difference between “a” and “the”? Quite a lot if you are in-house counsel for a company that wants to assert attorney-client privilege for dual-purpose communications made by you as in-house counsel. The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted cert in In re Grand Jury and recently heard oral arguments regarding dual-purpose communications, giving hope that…
September 7, 2022
The 73rd Annual West Virginia Tax Institute meeting is coming up fast and we are excited to be back in person for the first time since 2019.
The 2022 Program with the schedule and speakers is attached, and we anticipate that the Program will qualify for both West Virginia CLE and CPE credits, which will include ethics/law office management.
The full program details and registration forms can also…
August 12, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives will soon take up the Inflation Reduction Act (“Act”), passed by the Senate earlier this week after a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Harris. The Act seeks to tackle various environmental and health care issues, allocating significant funds toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and placing a cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs for individuals…
July 18, 2022
Since the changes to the estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes went into effect in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”), advisers and clients have been working to take maximum advantage of the benefits, many of which will sunset at the end of 2025 without further legislative action.
The Tax Act doubled the estate, gift, and generation skipping tax exemptions. In 2022, the estate tax…
May 16, 2022
Chemical companies need to prepare for the return of an excise tax on chemicals produced or imported that hasn’t been in effect for nearly 30 years. In January 2022, the IRS published Notice 2021-66, related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), which revives the excise taxes imposed on certain chemicals—previously known as the Superfund Chemicals taxes. See https://www.irs.gov/p…
April 27, 2022
The Kentucky General Assembly recently voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 8 (HB 8) which expands the scope of services subject to the Kentucky sales and use tax to a broad range of additional services provided to businesses and consumers in the state.
In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation expanding the scope of the Kentucky sales tax to certain…
April 22, 2022
To avoid facing a piercing the veil argument, West Virginia limited liability companies should ensure they are adequately capitalized and carry sufficient insurance coverage. West Virginia Senate Bill 6 (“SB 6”), signed by Governor Justice on March 28, 2022 and effective June 10, 2022, limits the ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in Joseph Kubican v. The Tavern, LLC, 752…
March 8, 2022
Things to Keep in Mind for 2021 Tax Filing
While filing season is well under way for tax year 2021, it is important to keep in mind some of the issues specific to the 2021 tax year and some items that have been carried over from relief packages passed for tax year 2020. A few key issues are discussed below.
Return Processing. As the IRS continues to struggle with staffing and processing issues,…
February 3, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States addressed 401k trustee fiduciary obligations in Hughes v. Northwestern University. For 401k fiduciaries, both employers and investment advisors, the case reaffirms earlier requirements that fiduciaries must monitor each and every investment offering in the plan for performance, fees, and expenses, and they have an obligation to remove imprudent investments,…
