Lester Cook, Alex Martin, and Michael Maroney will be speaking at the ICPAS SUMMIT21 along with our Regional Director, Kyle Ernsberger who will be exhibiting at booth 3. The Tax Conference brings together tax professionals in public or private accounting. If you’re at the conference, please come join our sessions or visit our booth. Our Principal Lester Cook, CCSP, will … Read More
Lester Cook, Todd French, and Kyle Ernsberger from our Midwest Office will be sponsoring the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA) Golf Classic on Thursday, August 12th. They will be located at Course 3, Hole 4 (featured below) at the prestigious Cog Hill Golf and Country Club. There will be refreshments at our … Read More
The IRS on June 17, 2021 issued Revenue Procedure 2021-28, which provides procedures for taxpayers to change to the alternative depreciation system (“ADS”) for certain residential rental property placed in service prior to January 1, 2018, held by an electing Real Property Trade or Business (RPTOB). KBKG Insight: A RPTOB that made the election under … Read More
Governor Kim Reynolds recently signed into law Senate File 619 relating to a multitude of state and local tax issues. Included within this law is the retroactive applicability of Federal Bonus Depreciation rules for qualified assets placed into service on or after January 1, 2021. Additionally, the State of Iowa will remain decoupled from the … Read More
Community is at the core of KBKG, and our Midwest office exemplifies this core value with their involvement in local organizations. Our Midwest team is involved with local industry-based and CPA organizations. Involvement With BOMA Leading the way, our Principal Lester Cook sits on Chicago’s Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Taxation Committee. The Taxation … Read More
KBKG Principal Lester Cook, CCSP will be virtually presenting Bonus Depreciation Update at MICPA’s Tax Professionals and the IRS: Successfully Working Together Conference. Taking place on June 9th from 3:10 PM – 4 PM Eastern time, this presentation will provide information on bonus depreciation and other related depreciation issues. Lester will clarify when bonus depreciation … Read More
Overview Treasury and the IRS are contemplating additional procedural guidance that will assist taxpayers with compliance related to the ADS recovery period change for residential rental property. This is required under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) when Real Property Trades or Businesses (RPTOBs) make the election under 163(j) to avoid interest expect limitations. … Read More
As featured in Accounting Today Calculating land and building values for tax purposes is a critical step toward maximizing your available tax deductions from depreciation. This is because the law says you can only depreciate items that wear down over time (i.e., the building and not the land). Since most real estate purchase agreements do … Read More
KBKG launched the annual firmwide breast cancer campaign with “Pink Ribbon Day.” Colleagues were asked to wear something pink. Participation was spirited and our Midwest team gathered to rally behind the campaign. We’re collecting donations for two fundraising initiatives: Susan G. Komen American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Pictured from left to … Read More
On September 21, 2020, the IRS and Treasury Department finalized the last set of final regulations related to bonus depreciation. The originally proposed versions of these regulations were issued on September 24, 2019. The changes made were primarily in response to feedback submitted by tax preparers. Following are a few highlights. Qualified Improvement Property: On … Read More