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Tax Planning: C Corporation Owners May Face IRS Scrutiny
Originally published in On-Site, ARB’s Construction Industry newsletter. Construction is a high-risk industry. Many contractors convert their businesses to C corporations to avoid personal liability for

IRS Issues FAQs on Deduction for Qualified Overtime Compensation
UPDATE: The IRS recently expanded its guidance on the new overtime reporting requirements. Read our latest blog: 2026 W-2 Reporting Changes: Is Your Payroll Process

Exit Planning: Good Intentions, Empty Promises
As a business owner, your employees put added stock into the things you say, how you say them, and when you say them. This is

EBSA Removes ESOPs from Its National Enforcement Project List: What ESOP Companies Should Know
At a Glance The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has formally ended its National Enforcement Project targeting Employee Stock Ownership Plans

NCUA Releases 2026 Supervisory Priorities: Key Takeaways for Credit Union Leaders
At a Glance The NCUA’s 2026 Supervisory Priorities reaffirm the agency’s commitment to risk-based supervision while highlighting key areas of examination focus for the year

QPVLI Compliance Guide: Reporting Vehicle Loan Interest Under the OBBBA
At a Glance The new Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) deduction creates meaningful tax benefits for individual borrowers, but it also introduces significant reporting

The Most Common IRS Penalties and How to Avoid Them
Businesses spend a vast amount of time and resources planning and designing ways to save on their tax bills. Yet, they often overlook one of

Five Ways AI Will Likely Impact the Construction Industry
Artificial intelligence has already begun to change an industry notorious for being slow to accept change. Over the next decade the construction industry is likely

Making Sense of Nonemployee Compensation Reporting: What you should know going into the 2023 tax year
In addition to their full-time employees, many businesses seek the services of independent contractors to supplement their workforce. While outsourcing skills and services is a

2023 Tax Avoidance Schemes Targeting Closely Held Businesses
The IRS has to update its Dirty Dozen list each year because tax scams are always changing. There are always bad actors eager to take

On-Site: Summer 2023
Along with just about everything else, labor costs are on the rise in the con- struction industry. This makes it more important than ever to accurately estimate such costs when bidding on new projects. If you’re not properly calculating and incorporating labor burden rate — essentially, the indirect costs of having workers — you may very well be selling yourself short.