House Ways and Means Advances COVID Relief Bill
On February 11, the House Ways and Means Committee finished marking up draft legislative text in the Fiscal 2021 budget resolution reconciliation, which contains tax law proposals based on President J...
IRS Guidance on Identity Theft Involving Unemployment Benefits
The IRS urges taxpayers who receive Forms 1099-G, Certain Government Payments, for unemployment benefits they did not actually get because of identity theft to contact their appropriate state agency f...
IRS Warns Taxpayers of “Ghost” Return Preparers
The IRS has reminded taxpayers to avoid "ghost" tax return preparers whose refusal to sign returns can cause an array of problems. Filing a valid and accurate tax return is important because the taxpa...
IRS Spotlights Online Accounts for Taxpayers
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that they can securely access their IRS account information through their individual online account.Information that taxpayers can view online includes:the amount they o...
International Mail Disruption Affects Form SSA-1099
The IRS has warned individuals who live outside of the United States and receive Social Security benefits that they may not receive Form SSA-1099, due to the temporary suspension of international mail...
FL - Motor vehicle sales tax rates by state provided
Florida provides motor vehicle sales tax rates by state as of December 16, 2020. The chart indicates, for each state, the Florida tax rate to be imposed and whether credit for a trade-in is allowed by...
GA - Interest rate announced
For 2021, the interest rate applied to Georgia tax overpayments and underpayments is 6.25% (accruing monthly). The rate was 7.75% for 2020. Policy Bulletin ADMIN-2021-01, Georgia Department of Revenu...
HI - New cash bond deposit form issued
The Hawaii Department of Taxation has announced the issuance of a new Form D-160. The form is intended to be used by taxpayers who are contesting an assessment of additional tax, but who otherwise wis...
ME - Maine IRC conformity bill introduced
Introduced legislation would change Maine’s income tax Internal Revenue Code conformity date to December 31, 2020 (currently, December 31, 2019). The conformity date would be applicable to tax years...
MA - 2021 exclusion amounts for commuter benefits announced
A technical information release has been issued to explain the Massachusetts personal income tax tie-in to the federal personal income tax exclusion for employer-provided parking, transit pass, and co...
NH - Taxability of covid-19 financial relief discussed
New Hampshire has released guidance discussing the taxability of certain COVID-19 financial relief programs under the business profits tax (BPT) and business enterprise tax (BET).State ReliefAll state...
RI - 2021 filing season discussed
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has announced that it will begin accepting and processing both electronically filed and paper personal income tax returns on February 12, 2021. The Division has a...
VT - Guidance on taxation of mobile home transfers issued
Vermont has issued a fact sheet that provides guidance on the taxation of the transfers (sales) of mobile homes. Taxation in Vermont on mobile home transfers depends on whether the mobile home is trea...
Our firm is structured to personally serve smaller and medium-sized clients, which often have as great a need for management consulting and tax services as they do for accounting and auditing services. YS deals almost exclusively with closely held businesses and family businesses, primarily with consulting, non-profits, technology, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, franchise, service, real estate, construction sectors and employee benefit plans.
The clients we serve are primarily in the New England area. Our employees, besides being members of the Massachusetts Society of CPA's and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, also have access to other research and resources as necessary to service you. This enables us to have access to additional support related to keeping current with all accounting requirements.
As many companies deal with increasing costs of overhead expenses, YS will provide you with efficient services that are very cost effective. Out team will provide consistent performance and meet your deadlines. To be effective, we must be responsive to your needs; therefore, everyone in the firm is accessible to meet your demands.
Because of our size and our structure, our goal is to have the client-accounting relationship revolve around our partners. The partners are accessible, and clients can afford to speak with them. YS's goal is to become an extension of our clients’ management team. This involvement assures that we fully understand your business and your objectives and, consequently, are better able to counsel you.
Each client is assigned two or three professionals. This provides all of our clients the ability to reach someone at any time that understands their needs and can answer any questions. This team approach has been one of the firm's keys to success. This philosophy separates us from most other CPA firms, big and small.