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ASC 350 Goodwill Impairment: A Private Company Guide to the Amortization Alternative and Triggering-Event Testing

ASC 350 lets private companies amortize goodwill over up to ten years and test for impairment only when a triggering event occurs. This guide walks through ASU 2014-02 and 2021-03 elections, the single-step Step One quantitative test after ASU 2017-04, and how to keep auditors and lenders aligned.

DCAA Audit Compliance for Government Contractors: SF 1408, Timekeeping, and Incurred Cost Submissions

A practical guide to the three audits every cost-reimbursable federal contractor faces — the SF 1408 pre-award accounting system survey, daily timekeeping compliance, and the Incurred Cost Submission due six months after fiscal year-end — with a 90-day preparation plan and the five most common audit findings.

Form 941-X Explained: How Employers Correct Payroll Tax Errors, Recover Overpayments, and Stay Inside the Three-Year Statute of Limitations

A practical walkthrough of Form 941-X — when to use the adjustment process versus the claim process, the three-year (or two-year) statute of limitations, the stricter rules for federal income tax withholding, and what to put on Line 43 so the correction holds up under IRS review.

Section 280G Golden Parachute Payments: The 3× Trigger, 20% Excise Tax, and the Private Company Cleansing Vote

Section 280G disallows the corporate deduction and imposes a 20% Section 4999 excise tax once parachute payments to a disqualified individual reach three times the executive's five-year average W-2 compensation, with the penalty applying to everything above 1× the base amount. Private companies can eliminate the consequences entirely through a 75% disinterested shareholder vote paired with conditional waivers signed before closing.

Transfer Pricing for Small Multinationals: Section 482, OECD Pillar Two, and Defensible Documentation

Section 482 reaches any small multinational with intercompany transactions, and missing Forms 5472 carry $25,000 penalties each. A working guide to the arm's-length standard, the five transfer pricing methods, contemporaneous documentation, and how OECD Pillar Two affects US-headquartered groups in 2026.

Form 706 Portability and the DSUE: How Surviving Spouses Inherit Up to $30 Million of Federal Estate Tax Exemption

Filing IRS Form 706 to elect portability lets a surviving spouse inherit up to $15 million of unused federal estate tax exemption (the DSUE), shielding combined estates of up to $30 million from the 40% federal estate tax in 2026. Miss the nine-month deadline and Rev. Proc. 2022-32 still allows a late election within five years of death.