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Got Your Property Tax Bill? Are You Feeling Compressed?
It’s property tax assessment season, and, no, that headline is not a typo. Welcome to the time of year where...
Change is Coming, Are You Ready for It?
In December 2011, the IRS released new ground-changing rules aimed at the age-old debate about what is a repair versus...
Oregon Recognizes Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages
Despite Oregon’s continuing constitutional ban on same-sex marriages, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced today that all Oregon agencies...
Oregon Budget Deal Good for Active Owners of Partnerships, LLCs, S Corps
Last week, the Oregon legislature passed HB 3601 as part of the “grand bargain” that, among other provisions, changes individual...
Tangible Property Update
Last month the IRS released final tangible property regulations which include significant taxpayer-friendly changes and will challenge virtually every business...
Married In Any Jurisdiction Means Married Under Federal Tax Law
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the provisions of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that prohibited same-sex...
Changes to Oregon Individual Income Tax Deductions for 2013 and 2014
The Oregon Legislature did not pass any big tax bills this session, but they did limit a favorite deduction for...
Perkins & Co Announces Promotions
It’s been a wonderfully busy year for us. In addition to adding two shareholders, we’d like to announce the promotions...
Perkins & Co Adds Two Shareholders
July 23, 2013 Portland, Ore. – Perkins & Co, Portland’s largest locally owned public accounting firm, is excited to announce...
Our client survey score moves up even higher!
At Perkins, one of our most sacred and fundamental values is to walk our talk. When you think about it,...
Corporations: Beware “Corporate Records Service” Mailing!
Some of our clients are reporting that they have received a “2013 – Annual Records Solicitation Form” from Corporate Records...
Employer Health Insurance Mandate Delayed until 2015
The Treasury Department announced yesterday that it has decided to delay the effective date of the employer health insurance mandate...
Tax Simplicity
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” -Albert Einstein Not surprisingly, taxes…are…complicated!...
What the IRS Watches for When Your Payments Go Across the Border
In this fast-paced era dominated by ever-evolving technology, even a small business can find itself engaged in transactions with vendors...
Post-DOMA, Clarity for Oregon’s RDPs?
Yesterday was an interesting day for tax practitioners and estate planners who work with same-sex couples! As much as we...
Managing the Impact of 2012 ATRA Tax Rate Increases
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law on January 2, 2013. While it included a lot...
Minimizing “Net Investment Income”
The Affordable Care Act established a new 3.8% surtax on “net investment income” that first applies in 2013. This tax...
Perkins & Co Wins BDO Fitness Challenge
Challenge Accepted. Challenge Dominated! Our employees deserve a high five AND a massive round of applause for winning BDO’s 2013...
Perkins & Co adds 18th shareholder, expands Dealer Services Niche
April 1, 2013 Portland, Ore. – Kathy Murphy, former owner of Top Murphy & Co., LLP, joins Perkins & Co,...
Arts Tax Deadline Extended to May 15th
Good news Portlanders, the Arts Education and Access Tax (“Arts Tax”) filing deadline moved from April 15th to May 15th. ...
Who Parachuted Over the Fiscal Cliff?
While in December we wrung our hands and played out Fiscal Cliff scenarios, to most taxpayers January’s compromise may have...
Online Filing Available for Portland Arts & Education Access Tax
The City of Portland Revenue Bureau is now accepting payments for the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (“Arts Tax”)...
Fiscal Cliff Averted: How ATRA Affects You
We love to present—even during busy season! Shareholder, Brigitte C. Sutherland, gives a lunch and learn presentation today to Commerical Real...
American Taxpayer Relief Act – Estate and Gift Tax Provisions
As has been widely reported, we averted the “fiscal cliff” doomsday scenario by our fingernails when the Senate passed the...