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Important Changes to the Child Tax Credit
Recently, there were changes made to the child tax credit that will benefit many taxpayers. As part of the American ...
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The Biden Administration Proposes Far-Reaching Tax Overhaul
President Biden recently announced his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan (AFP), the third step in his Build Back Better policy ...
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Employee Retention Credit (ERC): Quick Reference Guide
Congress has issued new legislation to help struggling employers and individuals. One key component, in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ...
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New Legislation Expands CARES Act Employee Retention Credit
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides new relief to businesses and ...
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The Inconvenient Tax Truth: Important Federal vs Minnesota and Wisconsin 2020 Tax Differences
The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) (Public Law 116-260) enacted on December 27, 2020, brought some very welcome ...
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Wisconsin and Minnesota State Taxes and PPP Loan Forgiveness
If you live in Wisconsin, one of the surprises from the last week or so is how the state is ...
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Individual Tax Return Extenders
The tax bill signed in late December included a number of items that will affect individual tax returns. This episode ...
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PPP Loan Expenses are Now Tax-Deductible
One of the most widely publicized provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted March ...
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Tax Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), includes many tax provisions that have been made permanent. For tax law purposes, “permanent” ...
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COVID-19: 2019 Tax Filing Deadline: October 15, 2020
I just want to give that final reminder to people who haven’t yet filed their 2019 individual tax returns, that ...
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