January 27, 2025

CTA and BOI Filing Update: Reporting Remains Voluntary Amid Latest Legal Challenges

As of January 24, 2025, reporting companies are still not required to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) due to ongoing litigation in the lower courts. While the Supreme Court recently granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry,…

January 22, 2025

Partner Eve Fugiel on Trusts and Accounting

Eve Fugiel, a partner at Weiss & Company LLP in the accounting, advisory and tax departments, has been with the firm for more than 25 years. She started as a staff accountant in 1996 and steadily rose, acquiring new responsibilities every few years. She became a partner in January 2021. Eve enjoys the work she…

January 21, 2025

For Buyers and Sellers Alike, Chris Bozarth Knows His Way Around Valuing Deals

Chris Bozarth is a certified valuation analyst (CVA) and an accounting services partner. He leads the firm’s accounting and advisory services department. Over the past three decades, he’s worked on hundreds of business sales and purchases. He’s seen it all, from deals that are negotiated without a hitch to those that break down at the…

January 14, 2025

Tax Season 2025: Key Dates and Events

Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will begin accepting tax returns on Monday, January 27, 2025, officially launching this year’s tax season. As a service to our clients as well as the general public, the team at Weiss and Company LLP assembled the following month-by-month guide to highlight 2025’s key tax dates and events….

January 14, 2025

New Illinois Charitable Tax Credit: Donate Early to Maximize Benefits in 2025

The Illinois Department of Revenue has introduced the Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act, effective for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2025. This initiative offers a 25% state income tax credit to individuals and businesses that contribute to qualified permanent endowment funds. To be eligible, contributions must be made to endowment funds managed…

January 8, 2025

IRS Mileage Rates Increase for Self-Employed and Businesses in 2025

In late December, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its mileage deduction rates for 2025. Self-employed persons and businesses benefit from a $0.03 increase over the 2024 mileage deduction rate. The rate for 2025 is now $0.70. The rates for medical and military moving remain unchanged at $0.21 per mile. The rate for charity usage…

January 2, 2025

Overseas Outsourcing: A Weiss Success Story

As you may already know, the accounting profession has a talent shortage. With CPAs already in short supply and fewer U.S. college students pursuing accounting, more and more accounting firms are turning to offshore outsourcing to handle a wide range of tax-related work. Weiss & Company LLP has been particularly successful in integrating outsourced services…