On Thursday, June 11th the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a proposed technical bulletin to clarify accounting and financial reporting issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) of 2020 and Coronavirus Disease.  There is a 15 day comment period with an immediate effective date upon final issuance. The [...]

Discussion of UBI on Qualified Employee Parking Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, certain fringe benefits provided to employees of tax-exempt organizations generate Unrelated Business Income if provided after December 31, 2017.  The amount of UBI is equal to the costs associated with providing these benefits that would be disallowed under [...]

ILITs and IDGTs: The Renewed Case for Old Friends When Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), the unified credit for gift and estate tax became permanently set at $5 million. Not only was the unified credit set at the highest amount in its history, but it was further increased by [...]