The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced many new tax deductions. However, it also introduced several provisions that have the ability to raise taxable income. One of the biggest changes involves interest expenses. Certain companies may need to limit how much of their business interest they can actually deduct against gross receipts.

While the limitation applies to companies that have $25,000,000 or more of gross receipts or is a tax shelter, it also affects syndicates. Syndicates are any business where 35 per cent of a company’s losses pass-through to a partner or S Corporation shareholder. This webinar will discuss this little oddity and how to avoid the limitations in this case.

The calculation for the limitations is also complicated. There are many different things a preparer needs to look at to determine exactly how much of the business interest will be limited. If the business interest is limited, we will also look at what happens to the interest in future years. Also covered in this webinar will be how to determine if a company is subject to the business interest limitations, and calculating the business interest limitation.

This new limitation can severely change a company’s taxable income. It’s important to figure out if a business will be limited in their interest expense deductions on their taxes. If they are, it could change their debt or equity discussions in financing a company. If the limitation applies, then it will be important for the company to consider equity as a way to raise funds since there is no deduction. In addition, figuring out the limitation correctly will limit IRS exposure at audit.