On August 30, 2023, the IRS formally announced that all Form 8300’s must be e-filed, with limited exceptions, as of January 1, 2024. The IRS has indicated that this is intended to make filing and communication regarding 8300 easier and quicker, with free email receipt and batch filing available. In order to file electronically, all…
Businesses of all sizes and across industries face many challenges. In recent years, they have faced a global pandemic, natural disasters that include massive wildfires and hurricanes, rising costs of benefits, rising interest rates and workforce shortages. We know these challenges as national news outlets report on them daily. There is one area of concern…
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63, on September 8, 2023, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year.While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal. The guidance was issued seven days before the 2022…
The crypto and digital asset market operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Without proper risk management, institutional firms become susceptible to the risk of financial loss by way of misappropriation of assets. Three Key Risk Areas Here are three key risk areas both individuals and organizations should be…
On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts enacted tax legislation (H.4104), which will dramatically affect how businesses calculate their Massachusetts income. The legislation adopts a single sales factor apportionment formula for all corporations and also makes changes for how financial institutions source its income from investment activities and trading activities. Historically, most businesses in Massachusetts apportioned income…
On September 20, 2023, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940 “Names Rule,” which is the first amendment to this rule in approximately 20 years. The amendment addresses broad categories of investment company names likely to mislead investors about an investment company’s investments and risks….
The MSO-PC model, also known as the “Friendly PC model,” has been gaining popularity in recent years as the digital health, telehealth, and healthtech industry in general has been exploding in the post-COVID era. This model has been essential to growing virtual health businesses that need to remain in compliance with the Corporate Practice of…
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) hosts the Ovation Awards annually to honor industry players with outstanding achievements in their fields. This year, Withum team members Bill Bradshaw, Lauren Naples and Ed Mendlowitz are honored in three of the seven Ovation Award Categories. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bill Bradshaw, Director of Inclusion…
The IRSannounced on September 14, 2023 a processing moratorium on new employee retention credit (ERC) claims. This means that it will not process any newly filed ERC claims until it works through its backlog of more than 600,000 claims, which it estimates will not occur until next year. The moratorium does not mean that the…
Did you know that 2023 marks the 20th year of Cybersecurity Awareness Month? Since 2003, we have seen the dramatic evolution of cyberattacks. Despite all the technological advances, the same cyber threats are still at play today. These include ransomware, phishing and business email compromise. Hackers are still trying to steal data, disrupt businesses and…