Mark E. Battersby
Breaking down the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Find out what the reform bill means for crushed stone, sand and gravel operations. Keep Reading
An aggregate producer’s guide to tax planning
Good tax planning is based on an aggregate business’ current tax rate versus its future tax rates. Keep Reading
Obamacare and the road ahead
While Congress attempts to overhaul the nation's health care law, businesses, including aggregate producers, must continue to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Keep Reading
Strategies for achieving tax savings
With tax filing deadlines approaching, consider some ways to achieve tax savings. Keep Reading
Determining when revenue is considered income
Find out what aggregate producers should know about new revenue recognition standards. Keep Reading
Capitalizing on equipment repairs
Learn to determine whether repairs, maintenance and improvement expenses count as capital expenditures. Keep Reading
Battling for independent contractor status
When it comes to classifying workers as employees or independent contractors, be sure to get it right. Keep Reading
Law could provide tax relief for aggregate producers
Once again, lawmakers waited until late in the year to pass another “extenders” bill. The new “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015” retroactively extends the 50 or so temporary tax provisions that are routinely extended on a… Keep Reading
Understanding tax write-offs
As many in the aggregate industry have learned, our ever-changing tax rules make it difficult to get the full tax deduction producers are entitled to for the equipment and property that are so essential to every operation. The so-called “extenders”… Keep Reading
