July 13, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate and crowdfunding is a perfect match. Real estate has always been a very popular investment class but unless you had big money, or tons of time on your hands, it was pretty hard to get into. Sure, you can invest in traditional REITs… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech startup and practice management platform for tax professionals, Canopy, announced on Monday it raised $20 million during a Series B funding round led by Pelion Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), EPIC Ventures, and Deep Fork Capital. Canopy has grown by… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 9:24 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

  First off, we all owe Tony a debt of gratitude for actually drafting this set of regulations. Legislative drafting is yeoman’s work especially when it comes to tax law. This new legislation solves for two extremely important problems in the U.S. economy and society…. Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 2:24 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Start-ups and small businesses represent the heart of the American economy and fostering this sector is integral to continued innovation and job growth in the U.S.  Access to capital however, is always a critical issue for these types of businesses and angel investors often represent… Read More

December 27, 2016 @ 5:01 am By Emma Peck  |  

2016 brought with it many positive developments for startups in terms of capital access and tax policy. Investment crowdfunding finally went live, a number of bills to facilitate capital formation passed the House, and the startup community galvanized around a tax bill that would make… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) published a document this fall that reviewed the growing usage of Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the private sector. While acknowledging there are benefits to “virtual currencies” including lower transaction fees and faster transfer of funds… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Starting and creating a new business is a highly risky endeavor.  Yet these same small businesses are the ones that create the most jobs and drive economic growth. In brief, SMEs are imperative for society as a whole. The UK has supported an innovation-based economy… Read More

April 4, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

A new Bill (H.R. 4831) was recently introduced by Representative J. French Hill which looks to amend the rules of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) concerning  “subchapter S” qualified corporations (“S Corps”), and the limited number of permitted S Corp shareholders, to… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With tax time upon us and the corporate filing deadline (March 15) looming, Dealstruck, Inc., a leading small business online lender, announced its recent survey of more than 500 business owners nationwide indicated that instead of taking a trip to Vegas, company owners are taking… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

IW Capital, a financial firm that has facilitated over £60 million worth of investment into the UK’s SME sector, has published a report on the UK tax landscape.  The report, embedded below, states that with the forthcoming Budget report (March 16), scrutiny of the tax environment… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department, the agency responsible for the collection of taxes, has published its current “position” on the requirement to deduct income tax on interest paid on peer to peer loans. According to HMRC, under existing tax rules in Chapter 3… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Xcordis has launched its Auto-Tax technology today to remove inefficiencies and reduce opportunities for graft and dodging. Their application is said to offer a full audit trail from collection to distribution and is designed to tackle a pressing problem in the developing world:… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The EU’s VAT Committee has published its review of the liability to VAT of crowdfunding activities. The Committee stated that “where platforms provide services free of charge40 they remain outside the scope of application of the VAT Directive”.  But where services generate a fee, such… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 2:23 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In Australia, startups recently received good news from Treasurer Joe Hockey: new tax incentives for startups, specifically around crowdfunding, also known as crowd-source equity funding (CSEF), notes Gizmodo Australia. The tax incentives are part of the new 2015-16 federal budget. Gizmodo notes, [AU] $7.8 million will be spent getting the… Read More

November 17, 2014 @ 11:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Taxpayers Australia, a non-profit entity that promotes “fairer and more transparent taxation system for every Australian taxpayer” has published a cautionary note on individuals using crowdfunding and the potential tax liability that may be incurred. The advocacy group warns that the Tax Office has taken… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has told the Aussie parliament that rewards based crowdfunding campaigns, like those listed on Pozible, Kickstarter and Indiegogo, may be required to pony up taxes on rewards purchased by campaign backers.  This is a question that has surfaced not only… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Fresh from my trip across the pond, I can tell you I have seen the light. Crowdfunding can and is working and we (the United States) are behind the eight ball on this one. When describing the US regulatory regime to crowdfunding professionals in the… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) was announced as becoming permanent yesterday as part of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s budget presentation.    Introduced in 2012, the tax incentive for people to invest in early stage companies has been viewed as a groundbreaking approach… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) are a financial product available to residents of the United Kingdom.  These types of vehicles are used to supplement retirement incomes (somewhat similar to US 401k’s).  Apparently in a meeting held this week between Peer-toPeer (P2P) lenders, ISA industry participants and… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Toronto accounting firm Advises taxpayers that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) considers crowdfunding proceeds to be taxable. Accounting firm Mark Feldstein and Associates has released a statement to Canadian tax payers that the CRA’s stance on crowdfunding will apply to a specific scenario where a person… Read More