Updates to PPP Loan, Grant Relief and SBA Programs – The American Rescue Plan Act 2021

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319 (ARPA), into law, providing $1.9 trillion in additional stimulus, including $7.25 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for small businesses. The ARPA expands PPP eligibility to most nonprofit entities and internet publishing organizations that meet certain conditions, as […]

IRS and California Postpone 2020 Filing and Payment Deadline to May 17, 2021

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On March 17, 2021, the IRS announced that the tax year 2020 federal income tax filing due date for individuals will be postponed until May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers needing additional time to file may still request an extension on Form 4868 for an extended deadline of October 15, 2021. Individual taxpayers can also postpone […]

New Rules for Electing Residential Rental Property Owner

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On December 27, 2020, former President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) This bill contains tax provisions affecting many industries, including the real estate industry, and also provides for a technical amendment under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) for residential rental businesses that made the Real Property Trade or Business (RPTB) […]

Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Overpayments Notices

Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Overpayments Notices If you have recently received FTB notices indicating either your 2019 California overpayments were not credited to 2020 or your 2020 estimated taxes were reduced, please note that these are likely erroneous notices generated by the system, and FTB is currently working on resolving the issues. On December 20, […]

Update to PPP Loan and SBA EIDL Programs by the Consolidated Appropriations Act

On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CCA), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding and renewed and expanded the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic Industry Disaster Loans and Grants (EIDL), and made changes to the programs, some of which are retroactive. The CCA includes significant modifications […]

Changes To IRS Partnership Audit Rules

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Act) enacted late last year repeals the existing partnership audit rules known as the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) and will allow the IRS to collect taxes associated with audit adjustments at the partnership level, rather than passing adjustments through to the individual partners. […]

Client Memo Fraudulent EFTPS E-Mail Scams

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There is a new e-mail scam related to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) that we want you to be aware of. According to the IRS, the scheme targets individuals and businesses who utilize EFTPS to pay their federal taxes online or via telephone. The fraudulent e-mail claims that the user’s tax payments were […]