Category: Tax Planning

If you’re buying a business in California, there’s one step you cannot afford to skip: requesting a Tax Clearance Certificate from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). A recent case shows how a business buyer became responsible for the seller’s unpaid...

If you own an S corporation, partnership, or LLC taxed as a passthrough entity and want to take advantage of California’s Passthrough Entity Elective Tax (PTET) for the 2025 tax year, you need to make a key decision soon: whether to make a prepayment...

Financial stability is a cornerstone of a successful law firm. However, managing reserves and distributions effectively can be a challenging balance. Without a well-thought-out approach, law firms may face cash flow issues, be unable to reinvest in growth, or even risk financial instability during...

Giving to charities has been a pillar of American philanthropy, supporting communities and causes all around the world. But the IRS now warns of a concerning trend: an increase in scams that use fake charitable contribution schemes to target taxpayers. These frauds harm taxpayers’...

The tax law will keep changing as the year progresses. One important change so far is the addition of IRS Form 15620, which will make 83(b) election filing easier. Early-stage workers, business entrepreneurs, and those negotiating equity pay may be impacted by this development....

In the wake of severe storms that swept through San Diego County the first two months of 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an automatic filing relief for individual and business taxpayers impacted by the natural disaster. As detailed in IRS announcement IR-2024-51...