apple seeds LLC is a growing organization that provides indoor playground facilities, classes, birthday parties and other activities. As an emerging and growing business, apple seeds needed a business-minded legal partner who understood the challenges of being a middle market business. They needed help building the company from the ground floor up, and providing a solid foundation for future growth.  

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin represented a client recently who sold his 50% interest in a New York City executive search company, and negotiated his retention as a consultant.

We are pleased to announce that Andrew R. Ben-Ami has joined Tarter Krinsky & Drogin as a Partner and will lead the firm’s Tax Practice.

In a closely watched case involving South Dakota’s 2016 law requiring the collection of state sales tax by out of state retailers who have no physical presence in the state, in a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court yesterday decided to overturn two of its older decisions prohibiting the practice in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. No. 17-494. Many states have been waiting for this decision and are likely to pass their own remote taxation laws, and online sellers will then need to collect and remit tax to each such state.

On December 3, 2015, the "Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" (FAST ACT) was passed by Congress and signed into law on December 4, 2015. An important, but widely overlooked provision of the law, which went into effect on January 1, 2018, is the provision by which the U.S. government may revoke or deny the U.S. passport of an individual with a "seriously delinquent tax debt."

The new year brings new tax laws, and one of the most prominent changes for many will be a new deduction for pass-through income.

Wealth Strategies Journal featured an article by Tax partner Andrew Ben-Ami that discusses significant IRS rule changes for partnerships and LLC’s that are certain to go into effect next year. The article examines how those changes will impact the 2018 tax year and present owners with new decisions about how to handle IRS audits and any adjustments that may be required. Andrew recommends that every partnership and LLC should consider revising their agreements to adapt to the new rules since failure to do so not only may lead to disputes among partners, but could also impact buyers and sellers of partnership interests.

Businesses across the nation are buzzing about Congressional action on tax reform - action that may not even occur. And yet, many partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) have not yet delved into significant IRS audit rule changes that are certain to go into effect next year. The changes, which will impact the 2018 tax year for partnerships and LLCs, will present owners with new decisions about how to handle IRS audits and any adjustments that may be required.

The IRS has announced new fees for Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) submissions under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) effective February 1, 2016.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that it will begin conducting focused audits aimed at determining compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.   Section 409A is a complex and easily overlooked provision of the tax law which can result in draconian penalties.  For this reason, we strongly recommend that our clients become familiar with the law, and review their existing documents now to avoid these penalties. 

When it comes to payroll issues and withholding taxes, it is easy to decide to rely on your outside payroll service to determine the correct amounts to withhold. But the reporting and withholding requirements for employee compensation can be complex when multiple state jurisdictions are involved, and a payroll service can only rely on the information that they are given; it is up to the employer to gather the relevant information.

The 
Middle 
Class 
Tax 
Relief 
Act 
of 
2010,
which 
has 
just 
gone 
into 
effect, 
will 
have 
a
 significant
impact
 on 
estate 
tax
 planning.
 It
 applies 
to 
the 
estates 
of 
those 
who 
died 
in 
2010 
and 
who
 will
die 
in
 2011
 and 
2012. 
Further
 legislation 
is 
expected 
to 
cover 
tax 
treatment 
of 
gifts 
and 
deaths
 that
 occur 
in 
2013 
and 
beyond. 
In 
the 
meantime,
you 
need 
to 
review 
your 
existing 
estate 
plans  
in
 light 
of 
the 
Act.

 

In the current economic environment, where taxpayers may be sustaining losses from a variety of transactions, both individual and business taxpayers need to consider how the tax benefits from such losses can provide some measure of relief.