The Trump administration’s success in pushing through the new tax legislation marks a major achievement of it’s first year. But, according to one source, “the hurried, largely furtive drafting, and rush to passage at the end of 2017, have helped obscure the new tax regime’s real impact.” Focusing on the politics has muddled the sweeping repercussions of the Tax Cuts … Read More
US Corporation tax rate now lowest in 30 years
For decades, the United States was in the top twenty of the countries paying the highest statutory corporate income tax rates. Last year, American companies had to adhere to a whopping 38.9 percent rate while other developed countries were paying 22 and 25 percent rates. In fact, the only other countries paying 35 percent or more, were the United Arab … Read More
Clarifying the changes to the 2018 child tax credit IRS,
Titanic shifts in the United States tax code continue to rock American taxpayers. Under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) if you are a divorced parent, separated spouses or an unmarried parent, you may now be unable to fight over their children’s dependency exemptions in 2018 because lawmakers have eliminated the exemption.In 2017, the U.S. Congress passed … Read More
Meals and Entertainment Changes Under Tax Reform
In general, the new tax Act provides for stricter limits on the deductibility of business meals and entertainment expenses. Under the Act entertainment expenses incurred or paid after December 31, 2017 are nondeductible unless they fall under the specific exceptions in Code Section 274(e). One of those exceptions is for “expenses for recreation, social, or similar activities primarily for the … Read More




