Tax Reform Resources

Guiding businesses and individuals through the impact of rapidly changing tax laws.

Navigate the effects of the 2017 tax reform bill, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with a trusted business partner. The most significant reform of the U.S. tax code since 1986, the new tax reform laws affect virtually all individuals and businesses.

Wipfli’s tax experts will help you through every step – from understanding key provisions and their implications to planning and implementing strategies to optimize your tax position.

Our Latest Guidance

Wipfli Alerts & Updates: IRS Extends Filing Deadline to April 15 for Qualified Farmers and Fishermen - 2/28/19

Wipfli Alert & Update: Is Your Partnership Ready for the New IRS Audit Rules? - 1/22/19

How Free Parking is Not Really Free Anymore - 12/21/18

Draft Instructions for 2018 Form 1040 Released by IRS - 11/1/18

Update on Tax Reform 2.0 - The Road to Nowhere - 10/31/18
Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave - 10/30/18
First Guidance on New Opportunity Zones Issued - 10/29/18
Time Running out for Certain Taxpayers to Elect out of 100% Bonus Depreciation - 10/18/18
Expected Timing of Additional TCJA Guidance - 10/17/18
Moving Expenses Paid By Employer - 10/16/18
Deductibility of Business Meals - 10/15/18

IRS Issues Guidance on Section 199A: The 20% Passthrough Deduction - 8/28/18
Prepayment of 2018 State Property Taxes in 2017 - 8/16/18
IRS Issues Guidance on 100% Bonus Depreciation - 8/15/18
New Automatic Method Change for Citrus Replanting Costs - 8/14/18
Like-Kind Exchanges - 8/13/18
Thirty-Percent Limitation on Business Interest Expense – The Exceptions - 8/8/18
Roth Conversions and Recharacterizations - 8/1/18
Thirty-Percent Limitation on Business Interest Expense – The General Rules - 8/7/16

Rollover of Retirement Plan Loans - 7/31/18
Surrender Versus Sale of a Life Insurance Policy - 7/30/18
My Organization Is a Nonprofit - Do I Need to Worry About the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)? - 7/24/18
TCJA Improves Tax Benefits of ABLE Accounts - 7/19/18
Tax Reform 2.0 - An Update - 7/18/18
Curious About What the New Form W-4 Might Look Like for 2019? - 7/17/18
Long-Promised "Postcard 1040" Makes Tentative Appearance - 7/16/18
A Final Farewell to the Sec. 199 Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD) - 7/12/18
Research Credit and Expenditures - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 7/11/18
Come Work for My Startup! Qualified Equity Grants - 7/9/18
Private Equity - Meet Tax Reform - 7/3/18

U.S. Withholding on Foreign Partner's Disposal of Interest in Partnership - 6/28/18
Taxation of Foreign Partner's Disposal of Interest in Partnership - 6/27/18
Basis Adjustments for Charitable Contributions and Foreign Taxes - 6/26/18
Tax Reform for Financial Institutions - 6/20/18
The TCJA Terminates Technical Terminations - 6/19/2018
Hold On! There’s Now a Longer Holding Period for Certain Carried Interests - 6/19/2018
Income Tax Implications of Alimony Agreements Post-TCJA - 6/14/2018
What About the Children? The Impact of TCJA on Kiddie Tax - 6/13/2018
The #MeToo Movement – Income Tax Implication for Employers - 6/12/18

Wait … What? I Can’t Carryback My NOL and I Can’t Use My NOL Carryforward to Eliminate All My Income? - 5/30/2018
Wait … What? I Can’t Deduct All My Business Losses This Year? - 5/29/2018
Small Businesses Need to Know These Recent Accounting Method Changes - 5/23/2018
Section 199A Deduction: A Summary and Update - 5/21/2018
With the Expansion of Bonus Depreciation, Why Is Section 179 Still Important? - 5/17/2018
States Developing “Solutions” to the New $10,000 Cap on Individual Taxpayers’ State and Local Tax Deductions - 5/16/2018
Opportunity Funds - 5/14/2018
International tax – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – P.L. 115-97: Section 965 Repatriation Dividend - 5/7/2018
Other international tax changes – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – P.L. 115-97 - 5/7/2018
Depreciation – Down on the Farm - 5/3/2018
Fiscal Year Corporations Need to Do More Math to Calculate Both Their Regular and AMT Tax Liabilities - 5/1/2018

That’s a Nice Ride! What Kind of Tax Deduction Does It Get? - 4/30/2018
I Created That!! Self-Created Intangibles No Longer Qualify for Favorable Capital Gains Tax Rates - 4/26/2018
Congratulations! It’s a Girl!! Employers Who Provide Paid FMLA Have a New Tax Credit - 4/25/2018
Does S-Corporation Status Still Make Sense for My Bank? - 4/25/2018
It's Going to Be a Busy Summer at the IRS - 4/23/2018
Update: Is Your Business in the Zone? - 4/19/2018
You Are Not the Only One With Questions in Search of Answers - 4/17/2018
Sneak Peek at the IRS’s Thoughts on the Application of the 30% Business Interest Limitation - 4/12/2018
Donor-Advised Funds – You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too - 4/11/2018
It Probably Won’t Make Any Top 10 List of New Nonfiction Books, but … - 4/10/2018
Attention Farmers, Partnerships and Developers of and Investors in Low-Income Housing Projects! - 4/5/2018
Are You Sure You Can Use the Small Taxpayer Exception to Avoid the 30% Limitation on Interest Expense? - 4/4/2018
There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch (or in This Case, a Tax-Free Grant) - 4/3/2018
New Section 199A Deduction for Cooperatives and Their Patrons - 4/2/2018
Is Your Business in the Zone? - 4/2/2018

Tax Extenders - 3/31/2018
Will you need to reorganize your operations to maximize Section 199A flow-through deduction? - 3/30/2018
What’s the word on technical corrections?- 3/28/2018
If I have carried interest in an S corporation, can I avoid the three-year holding period?- 3/27/2018
TCJA makes home equity loan interest nondeductible – Or does it? - 3/26/2018
Hey, why did my paycheck go up? - 3/23/2018
C Corp vs. S Corp – Comparison After 2017 Tax Reform - 3/22/2018

Tax Reform Impacting Construction and Real Estate Companies -12/29/17
Tax Reform Provisions Impacting Agribusiness: Action Needed Before December 31, 2017 -12/27/17
Tax Reform Provisions Impacting Manufacturing and Distribution: Action Needed Before December 31, 2017 -12/27/17
President Signs Tax Plan Into Law -12/29/17
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Approved - President Signs Tax Plan Into Law -12/22/17
Reconciliation Reached – Tax Reform Proposal -12/18/17
Planning for Reform -12/18/17
House vs Senate Tax Reform Comparison -12/11/17
2017 Federal Tax Update: Tax Reform: The Elephant in the Room (WICPA) -10/25/17

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Gregory G. Butler, CPA

Greg has been providing tax planning and compliance services to closely held companies since 1988 and has developed a specialized expertise in state and local tax issues in income/franchise and sales/use taxation. He currently leads Wipfli's Milwaukee tax practice.

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