The tax code grew by about 500 pages with the introduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, which was rushed to completion at the end of December. While tax compliance and preparation for some individuals with only W2 wages and few deductions may be streamlined, the rules affecting businesses and business owners have grown significantly more complex with the TCJA.
By Ryan A. Brown, Esq., Managing Partner, Arlington Law Group
The tax code grew by about 500 pages with the introduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, which was rushed to completion at the end of December. While tax compliance and preparation for some individuals with only W2 wages and few deductions may be streamlined, the rules affecting businesses and business owners have grown significantly more complex with the TCJA.
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A hit singer/songwriter once asked us, "What is love?" It seems like an easy question on the surface, but if you ask 3 different people to define love, you'd get 3 different definitions. Some may spout that, "love is patient, love is kind" while others may say it is simply caring for someone or something more than you care for yourself. Even Spongebob weighed in on the subject saying, "Love is giving someone a loaded gun and expecting them not to shoot." All of these sound great, but what is love to an entrepreneur with a business to run? By Kat Williams, Director of Development, Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) Placing an animal in a loving home is like catnip to animal shelter staff and volunteers; it’s what gets people up each morning to scrub the kennels and out in the rain to walk dogs. And hearing people’s stories of adopting their cherished family cat, first dog, or beloved rabbit is further reward. But adoptions are only one of the many services that animal shelters, like the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA), provide to the community. Shelters not only find wonderful homes for homeless animals, but also provide programs and services to ensure that companion animals stay healthy and safe with their owners, and everyone, regardless of income, may enjoy the love of a pet. By Susan T. Anderson, Communications Director, Arlington Commissioner of Revenue’s Office
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