With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the deduction limit for Section 179 doubles to $1,000,000 for property placed into service after Dec. 31, 2017. For businesses, this is a robust benefit that is likely to stimulate additional growth, as it provides an immediate tax benefit for businesses that purchase anywhere from $1 to $2,500,000 worth of…
Hosts Bil Lako, CFP®, and Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, are joined by our Chief Economic Adviser, Roger Tutterow, Ph.D., and delve into a discussion on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes for businesses and corporations may affect the economy. They discuss how companies may take advantage of corporate tax rates, the repeal of corporate AMT, the reduced tax rate for repatriated profits, and accelerated depreciation.
The U.S. Markets were closed Monday, commemorating Presidents Day; however, the break from trading didn’t stop indices from sliding into red territory on Tuesday, marking the first declines for the indices since they entered correction territory on Feb. 8. The decline continued Wednesday as concerns about higher interest rates resurfaced with the release of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes from the January meeting.