ICS Tax, LLC

09/15/2026

Ten years ago, ICS opened its doors with a simple vision: to help clients identify tax-saving opportunities, reduce tax liabilities, and improve profitability through specialized tax consulting. Today, we are proud to celebrate our 10th anniversary.

Ten years ago, ICS opened its doors with a simple vision: to help clients identify tax-saving opportunities, reduce tax liabilities, and improve profitability through specialized tax consulting. Today, we are proud to celebrate our 10th anniversary.Since 2016, we have delivered more than $125 millio...

09/10/2026

Alex Bagne and Micki Vandeloo will be speaking at the CCH Connections Conference this October in Orlando, Florida. Their session is called "What Changed for Manufacturers: Tax Incentives and Grants in a Changing Policy Environment." Alex will open the session with an overview of recent federal tax incentives for manufacturers, including Qualified Production Property, the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, and the return of immediate R&D expensing.

09/10/2026

Alex Bagne and Micki Vandeloo will be speaking at the CCH Connections Conference this October in Orlando, Florida. Their session is called "What Changed for Manufacturers: Tax Incentives and Grants in a Changing Policy Environment." Alex will open the session with an overview of recent federal tax incentives for manufacturers, including Qualified Production Property, the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, and the return of immediate R&D expensing. Register and connect with the Wolters Kluwer community: https://www.cchconnections.com/event/907cd0c6-d36a-4d40-b4b1-6fc1e11d691f/register

09/09/2026

For the first time in a decade, FABTECH is back in Las Vegas! Alex Bagne, President of ICS Tax, will be discussing the most commonly overlooked tax incentives for fabricators during the Keynotes & Special Events lineup. Show floor admission is complimentary before October 16. Learn more about his session at: https://i.snoball.it/p/3XV4Cr2s/l/1

06/23/2026

We are proud to announce the promotion of Michelle Mackerdichian to Partner at ICS Tax, LLC. With more than 14 years of experience in specialty tax consulting, Michelle has helped clients identify hundreds of millions of dollars in tax savings through strategies such as cost segregation, R&D tax credits, and energy-efficient incentives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, she serves clients nationwide and continues to play a key role in strengthening our presence in major markets. Please join us in congratulating Michelle Mackerdichian as the newest Partner at ICS Tax, LLC.

ICS Tax, LLC announced the promotion of Michelle Mackerdichian to Partner. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Michelle has more than 14 years of experience in specialty tax consulting and has helped clients identify hundreds of millions of dollars in tax savings. She will continue supporting clients nationwid...

06/12/2026

The window to qualify for the §179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction is soon approaching. To preserve eligibility, construction must begin before June 30, 2026. Once construction has begun, the project may be placed in service at a future date without jeopardizing eligibility.

06/05/2026

July 6, 2026 is the deadline to elect and claim immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenditures for 2022–2024 by filing amended returns. Beginning in 2022, Section 174 required R&D costs to be capitalized and amortized over five years, significantly reducing near-term tax benefits, but the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted July 4, 2025, restores immediate expensing under Section 174A and allows retroactive application through amended returns, potentially generating refunds or increasing net operating losses, while failure to act leaves those costs subject to less favorable amortization rules. https://ics-tax.com/news/july-6-2026-deadline-key-opportunity-for-rd-deductions-and-credits/

05/01/2026

Alexander Bagne, President of ICS Tax, LLC, and Micki Vandeloo, President of Lakeview Consulting, Inc., will be featured speakers in an upcoming Wolters Kluwer webinar in May. During the session, Alex will discuss key federal tax incentives available to U.S. manufacturers, including Qualified Production Property, 100 percent bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, IC-DISC, and the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit. Micki will address common misconceptions that prevent manufacturers from pursuing grant funding, identify client scenarios that may be well suited for grants, and examine how evolving economic development priorities, such as workforce development, reshoring, energy efficiency, and supply chain resiliency, are shaping incentive and grant programs. https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5312292/42AA8126C3B2092636F7A23AD0F37CA4

04/29/2026

On April 23, 2026, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in introducing the American Energy Dominance Act, legislation developed in direct partnership with the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) to restore key energy and efficiency tax incentives that help lower costs, strengthen domestic supply chains, drive long-term investment in American energy infrastructure, and support good-paying union jobs.

Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, in partnership with North America’s Building Trades Unions, introduced the American Energy Dominance Act, a bipartisan proposal to restore long‑term certainty to critical federal energy tax incentives. If enacted, the legislation would restore the §179D Energy Eff...

03/19/2026

The IRS has recently introduced Form 7220, Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) Verification and Corrections, to report compliance with PWA requirements for claiming increased tax credits or deductions. This form is important because it verifies adherence to PWA rules, enabling taxpayers to access significantly boosted incentives, such as the fivefold increase in the §179D deduction or the full 30% §48E credit on projects over 1MW, potentially adding millions in tax savings for qualifying projects.

https://ics-tax.com/news/new-irs-form-7220-critical-for-verifying-compliance-to-unlock-boosted-tax-incentives/