The construction and real estate industries face distinct business and tax challenges due to potential complex operational structures, extended project timelines, compliance requirements and regulatory environments. If you are a general contractor, specialty subcontractor, developer, engineering firm or architectural firm, we have the experienced professionals that know the industry and have the expertise in financial operations, tax planning and reporting to meet your current needs and future goals.
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How can we help?
We understand that the construction and real estate industry has unique challenges, such as fluctuating cash flow, contract complexities, compliance requirements, and tax regulations. Our construction, real estate and design team has the experience and determination to resolve these challenges by providing you with the guidance and expertise we have developed over thirty years in assisting our clients within the industry. Our goal is to assist your company in meeting your current needs and future goals.
We work with our clients to help them provide the reliable financial data that they need to satisfy stakeholders such as investors, lenders, sureties, and regulatory authorities. We offer tax planning strategies to minimize tax liabilities while also providing tax compliance services to assure that all reporting is done in compliance with existing tax laws and regulations.
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What can you expect when working with LB Carlson?
Our professionals have the industry knowledge, experience, and dedication to resolve the challenges of financial and tax reporting you face during each stage of your business. By being proactive, we get to know the operational aspects of our clients allowing us to uncover planning opportunities that can contribute to cost saving and increased profitability. Our construction group has over 40 years of experience and we pride ourselves in maintaining continuous successful client relationships through the entirety of that time.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced the Minnesota Small Business Relief Grants Program last week. The program, which was approved by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz, will begin accepting applications on June 23 through 5:00 p.m. on July 2.
On June 10, 2020, the AICPA released guidance, to address how borrowers of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Loans should account for these loans in their GAAP financial statements. The legal form of the PPP loan is debt, however, some believe that the loan is, in substance, a government grant. These conflicting opinions have led the AICPA to provide PPP Loan borrowers with options to account for the PPP Loans. Borrowers can account for the PPP Loans as:
On June 10, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an updated interim final rule for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in response to the PPP Flexibility Act passed on June 5, 2020. The updated guidance accounts for revisions made to the covered period, usage of funds changes, extended safe harbors, and more.
Here is a quick rundown of the changes made by the PPP Flexibility Act.
On May 28, 2020, in a nearly unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend certain provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide small businesses with relief in the timeframe and use of their PPP loan funds. While President Trump has encouraged changes to PPP, and the Senate had been developing a plan of its own, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act is the first to pass its branch.
On May 23, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that included the loan forgiveness application guidance released May 15, as well as other updated guidance.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its long-awaited Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiveness form for borrowers. The release on May 15 brought with it significant changes to the interpretation of some components of forgiveness that were not previously known.
