MRPR Blog

Employee Retention Credit Update

Posted by Elizabeth Walsh on Feb 18, 2022 11:22:56 AM

Folks in the Restaurant Industry will want to pay close attention to the IRS's latest update to the Employee Retention Credit. 

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Topics: Tax Topics, Accounting Hot Topics, News

Michigan Enacts Elective Flow-Through Entity Tax

Posted by Louis DiSarno, CPA on Dec 27, 2021 4:37:22 PM

On December 20th, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan HB 5376, which creates an entity-level tax for pass-through entities (PTEs) that do business in the State of Michigan. Under this new law, PTEs would declare and pay tax on their Michigan taxable income on behalf of their shareholders or entity level partners, and would deduct these taxes from the federal taxable income of the PTE.

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Topics: Tax Topics, Accounting Hot Topics, News

Tax Planning for the Biden Administration

Posted by Avantax℠ on Sep 16, 2021 12:50:49 PM

Tax Planning for the Biden Administration

Potential Strategies to Combat Increased Taxes

Many individuals are stuck in a holding pattern as they wait to see what impact the Biden Administration will have on tax regulations. The President has shared what he’d like to see happen, but until those proposals are put into law, it can be hard to know what strategies to take — if any.

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Topics: Tax Topics, News

​MRPR Makes Crain's Cool Places to Work 2021

Posted by MRPR on Aug 23, 2021 12:22:21 PM

We're excited to announce that MRPR has made Crain's 2021 Cool Places to Work list in Michigan. MRPR ranks 72 among 100 companies recognized by their employees for having outstanding workplace culture.

 

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American Rescue Plan Provides Additional Tax Benefits

Posted by MRPR on Mar 12, 2021 2:12:22 PM

 

On Thursday March 11, 2021 President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319. This is the third major relief package to help Americans who are struggling with losses and setbacks from COVID-19 related government lockdowns and countermeasures.

Following the $1.7 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) of March 2020, and the $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of December 2020, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act “the Act” provides several tax benefits for individuals and businesses alike.

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Topics: Tax Topics, News, COVID-19 Updates

SBA Opens Second Round of PPP Applications

Posted by MRPR on Jan 12, 2021 12:14:05 PM

On Saturday, January 9th the Treasury and the SBA released new PPP guidance and application forms. The new guidance includes overviews of the First and Second PPP draws and the Revised PPP1-Borrower-Application-Form and Second-Draw-Borrower-Application-Form.

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Topics: Business Planning & Operations, News, COVID-19 Updates

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Offers Help to Businesses and Individuals

Posted by MRPR on Dec 22, 2020 7:00:00 PM

Christmas came early this year! As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Congress has passed a stimulus package (“COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020”) that has provided a variety of useful provisions and clarifications for individual and business taxpayers alike. While not as comprehensive as the CARES Act passed earlier this year, it provides much-needed aid.

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Topics: News, COVID-19 Updates

Large SBA Loans Require SBA Form 3509

Posted by Denise Thompson, CPA on Dec 16, 2020 2:02:20 PM

Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), borrowers who received a PPP loan in excess of $2 million, whether from a single loan or the combined total (together with affiliates), have known for a while that their loans would receive increased attention from the Small Business Administration (SBA). To that end, the SBA Form 3509 must be submitted for loan amounts of $2 million or greater.

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Topics: Accounting Hot Topics, News, COVID-19 Updates

Michigan Provides Sales Tax Relief for Certain Taxpayers

Posted by Louis DiSarno, CPA on Dec 15, 2020 4:04:53 PM

The Michigan Department of Treasury has granted a 31-day waiver for penalty and interest for the late reporting of sales, use, and withholding (SUW) taxes ordinarily due on December 20, 2020. Because of this waiver, any SUW returns and payments for affected businesses can be made without interest or penalty until January 20, 2021.

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Topics: Tax Topics, News

Michigan Small Businesses Get $15K From Relief Initiative

Posted by Greg Zink on Dec 7, 2020 10:50:52 AM

On November 30th, the MEDC announced that the Michigan Strategic Fund approved the funding of up to $10 million to assist small businesses disproportionately impacted by COVID -19. The “Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative” will utilize Federal CARES Act monies to award up to $15,000 each to Michigan small businesses.

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Topics: News, COVID-19 Updates