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US Tax

Hotel Revenue Recognition: RevPAR, Room Revenue, Ancillary Income, and Occupancy Tax Accounting

RevPAR tracks performance, not when revenue hits the books. Under ASC 606, room revenue is generally recognized night by night as the guest occupies the room.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Hotel Lodging Tax Compliance: Transient Occupancy Taxes, Tourism Districts, and OTA Marketplace Rules

How lodging tax compliance scales across a multi-property, multi-state portfolio. Multistate lodging tax compliance is a registration and reconciliation.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Associate Compensation: Partner Track, Buy-In, and the W-2 to K-1 Transition

How associate compensation works (salary, bonuses, origination credit), what changes when an associate makes partner. Associates are W-2 employees whose.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Client Costs: Advanced Litigation Expenses, Capitalization, and Bad Debt Write-Offs

Costs that a law firm advances on behalf of a client with an expectation of repayment are not deductible business expenses under IRC 162.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Contingency Fee Income Recognition: When the Fee Is Earned, Cash vs. Accrual Timing, and Advance Costs

When a contingency fee becomes taxable income, how cash and accrual methods produce different timing results, how to handle advanced litigation costs.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Deductions from A to Z: Malpractice, Cyber Insurance, Bar Dues, CLE, Technology, and Home Office

All insurance premiums (malpractice, cyber, general liability, workers' comp) are fully deductible under IRC 162. Bar dues.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Entity Structure: LLP, PLLC, PC, S-Corp Election, and the SSTB Problem

Law firms are pass-through entities. The real decision is between partnership taxation (LLP or PLLC taxed as a partnership.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Mergers and Acquisitions: Capital Accounts, Goodwill, Tail Coverage, and the Tax Consequences Partners Need to Understand

Law firm mergers differ from corporate M&A: no stock changes hands, and most structures produce partner-level gain, not entity-level gain.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Partner Compensation: Guaranteed Payments, Profit Allocations, Draws, and SE Tax

Guaranteed payments under IRC 707(c) are payments to a partner for services (or capital use) that are determined without regard to partnership income.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Retirement Plans for Multi-Partner Firms: 401(k), Cross-Tested Plans, and Cash Balance Stacking

Multi-partner law firms with associates and staff can defer $200,000 to $350,000+ per partner per year by combining a 401(k) with a cash balance plan.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm Trust Account and IOLTA Accounting: Compliance, Three-Way Reconciliation, and Audit Readiness

How to set up IOLTA trust accounting correctly, run a three-way reconciliation every month, handle interest reporting, and prepare for a state bar audit.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Law Firm WIP and Unbilled Time: Valuation, Realization Rates, and Revenue Recognition

Law firm WIP is time recorded but not yet billed. How to value it, track realization rates, write off stale time, and how the cash and accrual methods tax it.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Cost Segregation for Manufacturing Facilities: Reclassify Building Components and Accelerate Depreciation

Manufacturing plants contain specialized electrical, HVAC, flooring, cranes, and pollution control equipment that can be reclassified from 39-year to 5.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Entity Structure for Manufacturing Businesses: LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp?

How to choose the right entity structure for a manufacturing business, comparing C-Corp retained earnings, S-Corp QBI deduction, LLC flexibility.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Manufacturing Equipment Depreciation: Section 179, Bonus Depreciation, and MACRS Classes for Heavy Machinery

Manufacturers can expense equipment up to $2,560,000 under Section 179 or use bonus depreciation. MACRS classes for heavy machinery explained.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

International Tax for Manufacturers: IC-DISC, FDII, Transfer Pricing, and Export Incentives

US manufacturers who export can cut their effective tax rate with an IC-DISC or the FDII deduction. Transfer pricing rules for related-party sales.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Manufacturing Inventory Accounting and UNICAP: What IRC 263A Requires You to Capitalize

How UNICAP rules under IRC 263A force manufacturers to capitalize direct and indirect costs into inventory, the simplified production method.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

The R&D Tax Credit for Manufacturers: IRC 41 Qualification, Calculation, and the Return of Immediate Expensing

How manufacturers qualify for the R&D tax credit under IRC 41, the four-part test, qualified research expenses. - The R&D tax credit under IRC 41.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Retirement Plans for Manufacturers: 401(k), Cash Balance, and Cross-Tested Plans for a Mixed Workforce

Manufacturing businesses with highly compensated owners and lower-paid production workers need a retirement plan that maximizes owner contributions while.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Manufacturing Sales and Use Tax Exemptions: Machinery, Raw Materials, and Utilities

Sales and use tax is a state-level concern, but for manufacturers it is one of the largest and most audit-prone areas of state tax compliance.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Manufacturing Tax Deductions: What Expenses Can You Write Off and What Must Be Capitalized?

A complete guide to tax deductions for manufacturers, including raw materials, labor, equipment, UNICAP capitalization rules under IRC 263A.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Workers' Compensation and Workplace Safety Deductions for Manufacturers

Workers' comp premiums, OSHA compliance costs, safety equipment, and self-insured reserves are all deductible for manufacturers.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Medical Practice Bookkeeping: Chart of Accounts, Patient Revenue Recognition, and Insurance Adjustments

Medical practice revenue is never just what gets billed. Here is how to build a chart of accounts that separates charges, contractual adjustments.

Sep 4, 2026
US Tax

Physician Compensation Models: RVU-Based, Salary Plus Bonus, and Eat-What-You-Kill Tax Treatment

How a physician gets paid, W-2 salary, RVU production, a guaranteed partnership payment, or K-1 share, changes how that income is taxed.

Sep 4, 2026