By John Ruffier, Chair of the Lowndes Senior Housing Practice Group In case you are not one of the over 3,000 people attending the 2019 NIC Fall Conference in Chicago, we thought we’d share a …
How Will Medicare Rule Changes Affect Senior Housing Communities?
By John Ruffier Since the 1970s, Medicare beneficiaries have had the ability to receive Medicare benefits through private health plans (mainly Health Maintenance Organizations) as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the …
Considering Making A Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment?
By: Amanda Wilson Qualified Opportunity Zones are a hot topic in the tax and business world, and are an opportunity that span into almost any business market including senior living. I get questions about them …
Florida’s Minimum Wage Rises to $8.25 in 2018
By: Rachel D. Gebaide & and Timothy C. Haughee Florida’s minimum wage will increase effective January 1, 2018 as follows: Florida’s minimum wage will increase by 15 cents from $8.10 to $8.25 per hour. Florida’s …
Republicans Announce Tax Reform Framework
By: Amanda Wilson After months of speculation, President Trump and the Republicans have finally announced their framework for tax reform. While specific details are not known, the key elements of the framework that could impact …
Have a Partnership? Return Due Date is This Wednesday (March 15)
By: Amanda Wilson As we mentioned when the new law was passed (see prior discussion here), the federal due date for filing partnership and corporate tax returns changed for tax years beginning on or after 2016. …
Ryan Says Tax Reform Coming, But Later This Year
By: Amanda Wilson On Friday, House Speaker Ryan stated publicly that tax reform legislation will be included in one of two must pass budget resolutions this year, but it will be included in the fiscal …
IRS Reduces Built-in Gains Tax Period For REITs
By: Amanda Wilson Ownership structures using real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are common in the Senior Housing industry. One of the key benefits of a REIT is that it is effectively a pass through entity …
What Will Interest Rates Do in 2017?
Our good friends at HJ Sims Investments recently published their “Market Outlook” for 2017, which features some interesting speculation on where interest rates will go under a Trump Administration. A key excerpt: It usually takes …
Your Predictions for 2017 (Part Three of Five)
Today we share with you responses to two different, but related, questions related to employee compensation and changes or potential changes in federal and state/local law regarding the same. The first question related to the …
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