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Brett Layton, CPA
Member Since: Dec 14th 2015
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I am currently back in public accounting on a part-time basis and having fun.

 

I am also in the CFP certificate program at California Lutheran University and I teach accounting at local Bay Area institutions (primarily UCSC Extension).

 

I am currently preparing for my series 7 and 66 exams. 

 

Strong interest in taxation, finance, economics, and capital markets.

 

I spent several years working in a broad range of director and management roles in corporate tax departments, and large accounting firms.

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Apr 5th 2021

Disbarment might be considered. How did they pass the Bar exam in the first place, and what was the score on the last ethics exam. This is why the world believes that bar membership is nothing more than a license to lie.

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Tax Court Rules S Corp Payouts Are Wages
Nov 4th 2019

This is a real danger zone when clients start investing in low quality ETFs, REITs, Preferreds, etc.

The desire for yield is compelling. We need to remind clients that they do not get a return without taking a risk.

I remember seeing several Mortgage REITs go bust in the last recession. Those 10% cash yields went to zero...

Those that do not have a lot of capital to supplement their Social Security and do not have health or ability to work part-time are particularly at risk.

I do not give investment advice, but try to stress that quality of the issuer is important.

Reply to
What Accounting Professionals Should Know About Bonds
Oct 21st 2019

California follows S corp elections I believe. I may have read the article too quickly however.

Reply to
What Your Clients Should Know About S Corps and State Tax
Sep 21st 2018

Not sure I agree with the credit card rebate if all expenses were personal in nature and not deductible (as business expenses, etc). This would be a rebate on personal consumption. Yes, I agree if the S&L gives you a TV for opening a CD, then it is taxable (and well documented as such). Just my 2 cents. Not important to the story. These clients keep tax defense firms in business. Just get your fee up front. The client has already told you their character, but we are here to serve everyone.

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What Is Taxable?
Jun 13th 2018

Thank you for the story. A great reminder. S-corporation tax basis is a land mine we all should avoid. We now have excess business losses, and potentially excess interest expense to track. So much for simplification. Clients need to pay for our work and understand what we do to keep them out of situations like this. We do not need clients like this one. They should have prepared their own return if they wanted to make things up.

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Tax Court Lessons for S-Corps
Jun 4th 2018

Thank you and TCM 2017-16 was a fun read as the taxpayer and IRS arguments were reversed. We all need to be aware of the grouping rules when working with HNW clients with complicated portfolios of passive activities.

Also scary was how the taxpayers destroyed their chance at an equitable recoupment argument.... We all need to remember this and make sure the tax attorney throws it into the pleading......

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Report as Passive or Non-Passive Income?
Mar 21st 2018

The key here is getting clients in a planning mode early in their 60's, and too use these lower bracket years to convert into ROTHs if the clients are so inclined based on their balance sheet, cash flow, and longevity expectations.

The sad news is that those that are tuned into planning and have the financial capacity likely do not have any lower tax brackets left even if they do not work. For these people gifting out is an option.

How do we engage the average client to get excited about real tax options? I have seen more bad ROTH conversions than good ones.

Best advice, is to keep working enough in your 60's to build your ROTHs organically.

Having assets in taxable, Traditional 401K / IRA, and ROTHs gives you wonderful tax liability options when you need to generate cash flow.

Reply to
Seniors Face April 1 Deadline on Required Minimum Distributions
Oct 23rd 2017

Agreed compensation is low. However, it is an option for a retired tax person to keep skills current and provide help to society at large. If Intuit makes some margin, so be it. Intuit's only obligation is to set a price that gives them enough resources to satisfy their demand. No billing hassles, nobody coming after your personal assets, no commute. Some interaction with clients... Nothing is perfect.

Reply to
Why Being a Virtual Tax Expert Wasn't for Me
Jul 10th 2017

We are all hoping the 3.8% tax goes away...

Reply to
8 Key Tax Changes in the Senate Healthcare Bill
Jun 19th 2017

Claiming credit against payroll now for one of my qualifying clients. Ken, thank you for mentioning the Notice.

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New Research Credit Option for Startup Companies
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