You may have heard that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law recently. While experts have varying opinions about whether it will reduce inflation in the near future, it contains, extends, and modifies many climate and energy-related tax credits that may interest individuals.

Strictly defined, an ESOP is considered a retirement plan for employees. But it can also play a role in succession planning by facilitating the transfer of a business to the owner’s children or employees over a period of years in a tax-advantaged way.

The law states that additional guidance will be issued before December 31, 2022. However, the current law has several additional provisions that take effect on January 1, 2023. It includes credits for preowned electric vehicles, changes to how the credits are calculated, bifurcations between mineral and battery requirements, and other limitations.

Topel Forman LLC was recently named one of the country’s top 200 accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). The publication ranked Topel Forman as the 169th largest accounting firm in the U.S., and a 2022 Best of the Best Firm.

However, crypto is viewed as property, and the wash sale rules do not apply. The build back better bill was going to include a provision to expressly address this and have crypto fall under these provisions (or something similar) however, the bill did not become law.