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BIZ CPAs Blog


No Tax Due—and a $10,000 Penalty? Forms 3520 and 3520-A Explained
No income tax due does not always mean no IRS filing. Certain foreign-trust failures carry a $10,000 initial minimum; foreign-gift penalties can reach 25%. Learn the rules, limits, and deadlines before a missed form becomes expensive.


When Selling Receivables Is Really Financing: ASC 860 vs. ASC 470
A practical guide to ASC 860 and ASC 470—and how receivables sales and future-revenue financing can change cash flow, leverage, earnings, and quality-of-earnings analysis.


You Moved to Miami. New York Still Thinks You Live There.
You moved to Miami. You changed your driver’s license, registered to vote in Florida, moved your primary home, and started building a life here. You may even spend well over half the year in Florida. From your perspective, the move is finished. From New York’s perspective, the tax analysis may not be. For people who relocated from New York, New Jersey, or California in the last two or three years—especially business owners and high-income families—the most dangerous misconcep


How Scenario Analysis Can Make an Investment Plan More Resilient
Learn how disciplined scenario analysis can test liquidity, concentration, taxes, and portfolio risk before market or business conditions change.


How to Detect Confirmation Bias in an Investment Thesis
Once capital is committed, research can quietly shift from testing a thesis to defending it. Learn how confirmation bias enters an investment process—and the controls that help keep conviction accountable to evidence.


Small Business Tax Deductions and Planning: What Actually Moves the Needle in 2026
Most owners chase write-offs. The bigger savings come from decisions made before the receipt ever exists. Here is where disciplined small-business tax planning can actually create value in 2026.
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