On December 7, EPA announced their proposed annual rule establishing volumes for 2021 and 2022. The proposal also sets the biomass-based diesel volume for 2022. EPA is also proposing to reopen their 2020 final rule and adjust previously finalized volumes, citing the unanticipated and exceptional impacts of COVID-19 on the fuel market. Stakeholders have until 02/04/2022 to submit comments on this recent proposal, and a virtual public hearing via Zoom has been scheduled for 01/04/2022. In addition to proposed volumes and percentage standards, the proposed package of actions includes sections detailing: EPA's response to the ACE remand through a proposed supplemental standard Changes in the methodology used to calculate annual Read More...
Archives for December 2021
Promotion Announcements
The partners at Christianson CPAs and Consultants are excited to announce some well-deserved promotions of some of our Christianson rock stars. Michelle Larson has been promoted to Supervisor! Michelle started with Christianson in 2015 as the first full-time accounting services dedicated employee. She quickly showed her ability and leadership in managing both projects and client relationships. She proactively handled problems before they became issues, completed every task asked of her, and communicated vital information throughout the firm. Her desire for learning pushed her to seek out more challenging projects and she quickly became the go-to person for accounting projects. We are excited to see her step into the supervisory role Read More...
2021 Tax Newsletter
You can view the Newsletter online here or click to download a PDF of the newsletter here. Read More...
Ask The Experts – Farm Tax Planning
Ask The Experts Segment On November 29th, 2021, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson, and Kyle Sonstelie, Senior Accountant, joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the "Ask the Experts" segment. This month, Joel, Kyle, and Bill took a minute to chat about Farm Tax Planning. Listen Here! Read More...
USDA Update on Biofuel Producer Program
Over the weekend USDA published the pandemic relief NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) for $700 million for eligible ethanol and renewable fuel producers in the Federal Register. Biofuel Producers will have until Midnight EST on February 11th to complete the application process. Because these funds are quite limited, it may be beneficial to apply as quickly as possible, you can always utilize our team which has knowledge of and experience with USDA programs. Every plant may have a unique situation, and industry conditions from early 2020 will impact the calculation, but we are here to help you and your team answer any questions you might have. This is a new program, and USDA has not provided specifics regarding certain Read More...