Fall 2010 issue of Horizons

Professional Services

Tax Issues For Engineering Companies

1. Domestic Production Activities Deduction

A number of tax issues were explored at length during the recent Midwest States Conference of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). RubinBrown Partner Mark Jansen presented to approximately 70 attendees on five critical tax issues of which engineering companies need to be aware.

Beginning in 2010, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction increases to 9 percent. This deduction, which originated in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, is 9 percent of the lesser of qualified production activities income or taxable income (adjusted gross income for

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