On February 16, 2022, KyCPA's Day at the Capitol wrapped up with a successful turnout of Society members, key legislators, and policy staff. Approximately 50 legislators and staff attended the grab-and-go breakfast in the Kentucky Capitol Annex Building with visits from House Republican Leadership, House Appropriations & Revenue (A&R) Committee legislators and staff and over 20 members of KyCPA.
Changes to the nation’s tax system are on the horizon, and one of the biggest impacts will likely be a reinvigorated, well-funded IRS. And a well-funded IRS certainly means an increase in IRS audits. Businesses and high-income individuals would be well-advised to get their houses in order ahead of a potential wave of aggressive IRS reviews of tax returns and the consequent audits.
For all Society members and Kentuckians impacted by the devastating storms and tornadoes, we are here to provide resources as they become available.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) really came to the forefront in 2021 as another way to utilize blockchain technology as well as digital currencies. The marketplace for NFTs continues to grow as more and more individuals create digital content to be sold. Additionally, the emergence of celebrities and influencers in the NFT community has helped garner more attention from the everyday individual who otherwise may not be interested in these items.
You are looking at the devastation and aftermath of the recent storms and tornadoes and wonder how we are ever going to recover. Take a deep breath and pace yourself! This has happened before and the communities have recovered. I know it is easier said than done. Everyone’s comfort zone has disappeared.
Firms established by pioneering Black CPAs decades ago created an indelible legacy within the accounting profession. Built by Black CPAs who succeeded despite adversity, the firms continue to play an important role in the profession’s recruitment and advancement initiatives, and with the clients they serve. Here are a few examples.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE IRS (Feb.16): IRS provides further details on additional relief for certain partnerships preparing schedules K-2 and K-3 for 2021 Attend webinar on February 22 or February 24, 2022 (1-3 p.m. Eastern) Surgent's Preparing Schedules K-2 and K-3: Critical Tax Season Update for Reporting Foreign-Related Tax Information for Partnerships & S-Corporation (Includes IRS update from Feb. 16) The AICPA’s Tax Practice & Ethics Team has developed IRS Schedules K-2 and K-3 resources.
Eric Scott, Chair of the KyCPA Board of Directors, Taxation Committee Member, and Managing Director of Tax Services at Ernst & Young in Louisville, encourages your participation in our member survey to better understand the Society’s position on broadening the sales tax to professional services.
On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, into law. This legislation contains $550 billion in new spending including funding for roads and bridges, railroads, improvements to the power grid, broadband expansion, water infrastructure, public transit, and airports. There were few significant tax implications included in the bill except for a provision that terminates the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) after September 30, 2021.
By Mark A. Loyd, JD, CPA Kentucky’s manufacturing supplies sales tax exemption was recently addressed by the Kentucky Court of Appeals in Century Aluminum of Kentucky, GP v. Department of Revenue, 2020-CA-0301-MR (Ky. App. July 9, 2021), which held in favor of the Department of Revenue in an opinion designated not to be published. The taxpayer has filed a motion for discretionary review with the Kentucky Supreme Court. Should Kentucky’s highest court review Century Aluminum?
