This is the eighth installment of our monthly tax blog on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Over the last seven months we, at Isler CPA, have been sharing with you selected sections of the new tax law and the impact it may have on your personal and business tax returns. In order to make…
This is our sixth installment of our monthly tax blog on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Today, I will be addressing a question we (here at Isler) have been getting, and which we know has been on some of your minds lately, and that is, “With the new standard deduction, do I still need…
This is our fifth installment of our monthly tax blog about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This blog will revisit a topic discussed in our third installment, however this blog post will focus on how the Qualified Business Deduction affects specifically rental properties. General Overview of Qualified Business Income Deduction The Qualified Business Income…
This is the fourth installment of our monthly tax blog about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In previous posts, we have discussed changes to tax rates, standard and itemized deductions, and the Section 199A or “pass-through” deduction. In this post, we will look at changes to the deductibility of meals and entertainment expenses incurred…
This is the third installment of our monthly tax blog about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In our two previous posts, we discussed changes to individual tax rates, exemptions, the standard deduction, and itemized deductions. In this post, we will conduct an overview of the Section 199A deduction, which is also known as the…
This is the second installment of our monthly tax blog around the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed into law last December. In our first blog post, we discussed the changes in the tax rates for individuals as well as the changes in the exemptions and standard deductions. In this blog post, we will…
As tax professionals, like most of you, we are glad that April 15th has come and gone and another tax busy season is behind us. Now that 2017 is in the review mirror it is time to start planning for your taxes for 2018. The actions you take now can affect your taxes later. On…
With the new tax reform recently being passed, taxpayers are wondering what they can do to plan and save on taxes for 2017. One idea that is starting to make the rounds is to pre-pay property taxes for the 2018 -2019 property tax year in 2017. The Oregon Department of Revenue recently released guidance on…
In the last few days we have seen one of the largest tax law reforms in thirty years, make its way through congress and is headed to the President’s desk to sign. The new tax reform will make fundamental changes in the way you, your family and your business calculate your federal income tax bill,…
Saving for retirement can be difficult at any time, especially taking the time to setup a retirement plan. Only about half of working Oregonians have access to employer provided retirement plans. The rest must have initiative to do this on their own. In order to promote saving and to ease the burden on working Oregonians,…