Articles by Rob Carmines

When you speak about tax planning for 2022, it is as much about what expired during 2021 as it is about new 2022 provisions. For some time, there have not been many permanent tax law [Read More…]

Many of you out there may not have been aware of the true huge benefit given to businesses by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA 2021) signed into law on December 27, 2020. It did [Read More…]

On December 24, 2019, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act was passed. This bill contains tax provisions addressing expiring tax credits and other tax issues. This type of legislation is commonly known as an extender bill. [Read More…]

On December 20, 2019, the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” Act (SECURE Act) was signed. In addition to that legislation, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act passed on December 24, 2019, containing tax provisions [Read More…]

Well, unless something major has happened since I sat down to write this column, for once, things seem pretty calm tax wise. There is the annual concern over various provisions which are phasing in or [Read More…]

Last month, I discussed planning issues under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In that column, I discussed issues affecting itemized deductions. I covered state and local taxes and medical expense considerations. Below [Read More…]

Well, we have another tax year under our belts. Many of you are just finding out how the 2018 tax law is affecting you and your business for last year. As always, some of you [Read More…]

In December 2017, the biggest tax package since the 1986 Tax Reform Act was passed by Congress and signed into law. Originally touted as an attempt to simplify our very complicated tax code, the final [Read More…]