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Key Takeaways from our Multifamily Development Real Estate Connection
At the end of January, we held the first of our three annual Real Estate Connections. With over 100 registrants,...
Two Shareholders Named to National AICPA Committees
December 8, 2015 Portland, Ore. – Jennifer Elder and Keith Meyers, shareholders at Perkins & Co, have been named to the...
Your PATH to Tax Savings – A Gift from Congress
Last Friday, December 18th, President Obama completed a holiday gift package for the American taxpaying public by signing into law...
What’s in a Kicker?
Oregon is putting a portion of your 2014 Oregon taxes back into your pocket. As mandated by the Oregon Constitution,...
Perkins & Co Announces Promotions
It’s been a wonderfully busy year for us. We’d like to announce the promotions of the following individuals: Masa Yamaguchi...
10 Tips on How to Deduct Losses from a Natural Disaster
We are all painfully aware of the wildfires that have ravaged the forests of the Pacific Northwest in the last...
The Perkins Field Guide to Tax Reform
Where’s the comprehensive tax reform we’ve been hearing about for the past few years? 2010’s Simpson-Bowles plan, although it had...
Do I Need an Identity Protection PIN to File My Return?
Many taxpayers, who had difficulty filing their 2013 federal tax returns due to identity theft or potential fraud, as well...
Deducting a Home Office: Simpler May Be Better
For those of us who go to a downtown office every weekday, the benefits of working from home glow brightly:...
U.S. Estate Tax for Non-US Decedents
“What on earth is an estate tax?” As there are many foreign countries that do not have estate/inheritance taxes, this...
Net Investment Income Tax for 1040 Filers: First Year Thoughts
Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, there have been plenty of articles discussing one of its new...
Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?
Day in and day out you’re bombarded with endless variations of that same question. Invariably, this question leads to the...