Tax Solutions for Houston Law Firms & Professional Practices
- Author Jim Trippon
- Published October 15, 2010
- Word count 368
Tax Solutions for Houston Law Firms & Professional Practices
Need a Houston CPA that knows the ins and outs of accounting for Professional Practices and Law Firms? Trippon & Company has specialized Corporate Tax Solutions for Professional Practices and Law Firms.
Law firms and solo practice attorneys are a specialty area of corporate and partnership tax. Law firms will typically operate on a cash basis of tax accounting, which means that they report income when they collect their fees from clients or resolution of a court proceeding. Fees are normally charged either on an hourly basis or on a contingency fee basis, although some firms also use a hybrid of hourly and contingency billing methods.
Corporate tax accounting for law firms requires skill in identifying when income becomes taxable. This can be a challenge due to the use of trust accounts for fees, and litigation settlements, as well as the requirement of court approval of fees in some matters.
Equally challenging can be the determination of what expense can be deducted during the case and when.
As a CPA who has worked with all types of law firms, solo practitioners, multi office large firms, and even practicing judges I know the ins and outs of law firm accounting. Here are 3 typical trouble spots we address:
Constructive receipt - your fees are subject to corporate tax when you can access them, even if you leave them on deposit in your law firm IOLTA account
Advance expense payment - this is a huge issue for plaintiff attorneys working on contingency. Often a successful case means a huge corporate tax liability. We can moderate that liability by pre-paying law office expenses within certain IRS guidelines.
Employee benefit plans - corporate tax can be reduced by employee benefit plan expenses. This includes pensions, healthcare plans, tuition reimbursement, and others. But be careful! Corporate tax will not be reduced if you violate any of the anti discrimination rules, or affiliated group rules, the IRS places on benefit plans.
At Trippon & Company CPAs we use our 30 years of experience in professional practice & law firm corporate tax to minimize your Federal tax liability. Call us at 713-661-1040 and put our experience at work for you TODAY!
About the Author: Houston, TX CPA Jim Trippon is the founder of J.M. Trippon & Company, PC a CPA firm in Houston, Texas that works with Houston taxpayers, business owners, and their families. For more information, or for help with IRS negotiations or tax reporting for your business, please contact Houston Texas CPA Jim Trippon at 713-661-1040 or visit his website at www.CPAHoustonTX.com.
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