Worker starts production of craft beer at a factory during covid-19 pandemic. getty After promising to work all night until an agreement was reached, U.S. senators passed a bill close to midnight Monday that grants permanent federal excise tax (FET) relief to brewers, distillers, winemakers and other alcoholic beverage producers. The Craft Beverage Modernization and
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getty The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued its 2021 standard mileage rates. Beginning on January 1, 2021, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck will be: 56 cents per mile for business miles driven (down from 57.5 cents in 2020) 16 cents per mile driven for medical or
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new standard mileage rates for operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes in 2021. The IRS has issued new lower mileage rates for 2021. getty New IRS Mileage Rates The new IRS mileage rates apply to travel starting on January 1, 2021. 56 cents per
An IRS 1040 Tax Form with a pair of Handcuffs resting on the Tax Forms. getty A key to good tax practice is being able to explain things to clients and prospects. Consider this remark explaining difficult to understand promotional material: we know if we’re examined by the [IRS] they will ask for all promotion
Look, I’ve never been a particularly happy guy. But if there’s one thing that really gets me down, it’s everyone else being happy. That, I simply can’t have. It’s why, growing up outside of Philly, I rooted for the Eagles to get smoked every Sunday. It’s why whenever I leave my little ski town for
After months of destructive wrangling Congress agreed on a new pandemic relief bill. It’s flawed. It botched unemployment aid and the new round of checks for individuals, and it contains tens of billions of dollars in pork spending. But it does provide needed additional assistance for small businesses. It helps craft brewers, distilleries and wineries by
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Congressional … [+] Oversight Commission during a hearing on the “Examination of Loans to Businesses Critical to Maintaining National Security” on Capitol Hill on December 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid,
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about divorced spousal benefits and what they mean for other benefits available on a person’s record, when continuing income is counted, disability and retirement benefit amounts and a possible reason for extra payments. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
As we approach new years eve 2021 it is time to think about all of your capital gains for tax year … [+] 2020. getty The tax laws surrounding capital gains taxes are more complicated than people think. How much you will own in capital gains taxes will depend on what you are selling, how
Close-up of Conservation easement with pen getty The Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Actis back. We learn that from a press release issued by the Senate Finance Committee. Senator Grassley uses some pretty strong language. The conservation easement program is an important tool for protecting and preserving our environment. But bad-faith scammers have taken advantage of