The evolution of financial reporting Image
The evolution of financial reporting

Ever wonder why the accounting rules are so complicated and ever-changing? As the markets evolve and new challenges a...

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10/24/2024
Independent contractor vs. employee status: The DOL issues new final rule Image
Independent contractor vs. employee status: The DOL issues new final rule

The deadline to comply with a new U.S. Dept. of Labor rule regarding worker classification is fast approaching. Is yo...

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3/7/2024
There’s a new threshold for electronically filing information returns Image
There’s a new threshold for electronically filing information returns

Businesses that file 10 or more information returns must now file them electronically.

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2/22/2024
IRS delays new reporting rule for online payment processors Image
IRS delays new reporting rule for online payment processors

The IRS is delaying the $600 Form 1099-K reporting threshold for third-party settlement organizations for the 2023 ta...

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12/5/2023
2022 Q1 tax calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers Image
2022 Q1 tax calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

Businesses face a variety of tax-related deadlines in the first quarter of 2022. Here are some of them.

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12/23/2021
The Tax Implications of Owning a Corporate Aircraft Image
The Tax Implications of Owning a Corporate Aircraft

Ever wonder how much of a tax break you’d get if you bought a private plane for your business? Here are the bas...

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12/9/2021
Small Businesses: There Still May Be Time to Cut Your 2021 Taxes Image
Small Businesses: There Still May Be Time to Cut Your 2021 Taxes

There may be ways your small business can save on 2021 taxes. But you must act before Dec. 31.

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12/3/2021
Infrastructure Law sunsets Employee Retention Credit early Image
Infrastructure Law sunsets Employee Retention Credit early

The sun has set on the valuable Employee Retention Credit. Here’s what happened.

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11/29/2021
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Includes Tax-Related Provisions You’ll Want to Know About Image
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Includes Tax-Related Provisions You’ll Want to Know About

Congress has passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Find out what tax-related provisions have been built ...

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11/10/2021
Businesses Must Navigate Year-End Tax Planning With New Tax Laws Potentially on the Horizon Image
Businesses Must Navigate Year-End Tax Planning With New Tax Laws Potentially on the Horizon

Allocating year-end tax planning time now can prove beneficial come tax filing time next year.

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11/10/2021
Would You Like to Establish a Health Savings Account for Your Small Business? Image
Would You Like to Establish a Health Savings Account for Your Small Business?

Looking for a flexible, tax-advantaged option for providing health care coverage at your business? Consider a Health ...

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11/3/2021
The Social Security Wage Base Is Increasing in 2022 Image
The Social Security Wage Base Is Increasing in 2022

Business owners and their employees don’t have to pay Social Security tax on all their wages. Amounts above a c...

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10/28/2021
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Debate Continues in Congress Over Proposed Tax Changes

The fate of the Build Back Better Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill remains uncertain as Congress continues ...

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10/14/2021
M&A Transactions: Be Careful When Reporting to the IRS Image
M&A Transactions: Be Careful When Reporting to the IRS

Have you bought or sold business assets in an M&A deal in 2021 or are in the process of a transaction? If so, you...

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9/30/2021
Tax Depreciation Rules for Business Automobiles Image
Tax Depreciation Rules for Business Automobiles

Claiming depreciation deductions for a passenger automobile can involve complex calculations. Here are the basic rule...

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9/23/2021
Disasters and Your Taxes: What You Need to Know Image
Disasters and Your Taxes: What You Need to Know

Have you been affected by one of the many natural disasters that have occurred this year? Tax relief may be available...

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9/20/2021
Claiming a Theft Loss Deduction if Your Business Is the Victim of Embezzlement Image
Claiming a Theft Loss Deduction if Your Business Is the Victim of Embezzlement

If your business is victimized by theft, embezzlement or internal fraud, you may be able to claim a tax deduction for...

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9/10/2021
Large Cash Transactions With Your Business Must Be Reported to the IRS Image
Large Cash Transactions With Your Business Must Be Reported to the IRS

Certain types of businesses receive large payments of cash. They may be required to report the transactions to the IR...

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8/12/2021
PPP Forgiveness and Repayment: What Businesses Need to Know Now Image
PPP Forgiveness and Repayment: What Businesses Need to Know Now

If you received a PPP loan, important forgiveness deadlines are approaching. Are you ready?

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7/23/2021
Recordkeeping DOs and DON’Ts for Business Meal and Vehicle Expenses Image
Recordkeeping DOs and DON’Ts for Business Meal and Vehicle Expenses

"Recordkeeping DOs and DON’Ts for Business Meal and Vehicle Expenses" | Keeping meticulous business record...

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6/10/2021
Hiring Your Minor Children This Summer? Reap Tax and Nontax Benefits Image
Hiring Your Minor Children This Summer? Reap Tax and Nontax Benefits

Are you a business owner with teenage or college-age children who constantly need cash? You may want to hire them to ...

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6/3/2021
The IRS has Announced 2022 Amounts for Health Savings Accounts Image
The IRS has Announced 2022 Amounts for Health Savings Accounts

Businesses that provide Health Savings Accounts to employees know they have a variety of benefits. Here are a few of ...

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5/27/2021
Help Ensure the IRS Doesn’t Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees Image
Help Ensure the IRS Doesn’t Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

Employee or independent contractor? That’s the question businesses ask when they bring on certain workers. Here...

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5/13/2021
New Law Provides Option to Delay Implementing the Updated CECL Standard Image
New Law Provides Option to Delay Implementing the Updated CECL Standard

The current expected credit loss (CECL) standard has been delayed again. Under the recently enacted COVID-19 economic...

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3/9/2021
The Cents-per-Mile Rate for Business Miles Decreases Again for 2021 Image
The Cents-per-Mile Rate for Business Miles Decreases Again for 2021

The price of gas is down from a year ago. How does this affect the amount your business can deduct for business drivi...

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2/18/2021
ICFR Assessment and Attestation: Are You In Compliance with the Rules? Image
ICFR Assessment and Attestation: Are You In Compliance with the Rules?

How strong are your company’s internal controls? Public companies must answer this question annually, and priva...

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2/10/2021
Small Businesses: Cash in On Depreciation Tax Savers Image
Small Businesses: Cash in On Depreciation Tax Savers

Before Dec. 31, your business should buy any needed business assets and place them in service. That way, you can take...

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12/15/2020
Understanding the Passive Activity Loss Rules Image
Understanding the Passive Activity Loss Rules

The passive activity loss rules can be complex and trip up some taxpayers. Here are the rules.

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10/29/2020
The Tax Rules for Deducting the Computer Software Costs of Your Business Image
The Tax Rules for Deducting the Computer Software Costs of Your Business

The tax rules for treating computer software costs can be complex. Here’s a basic explanation.

How to Report COVID-19-Related Debt Restructuring Image
How to Report COVID-19-Related Debt Restructuring

Attention, lenders! COVID-19-related loan modifications may be exempt from the complex accounting rules for troubled ...

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9/29/2020
What To Do When The Audit Ends Image
What To Do When The Audit Ends

Just because your nonprofit’s financial audit has ended doesn’t mean your work is done. Learn what's next...

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9/28/2020
2020 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers Image
2020 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

With fall's arrival, it’s time for businesses to start thinking about fourth quarter tax deadlines.

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9/23/2020
Private Foundations Need Strong Conflict-of-Interest Policies Image
Private Foundations Need Strong Conflict-of-Interest Policies

Even if your private foundation has good intentions, it may not be enough. You need a conflict-of-interest policy to ...

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9/21/2020
Employers Have Questions and Concerns About Deferring Employees' Social Security Taxes Image
Employers Have Questions and Concerns About Deferring Employees' Social Security Taxes

The IRS has issued guidance to implement the deferral of the employee share of SS tax, but employers still have quest...

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9/17/2020
Reporting Discontinued Operations Today Image
Reporting Discontinued Operations Today

Many businesses have undergone strategic shifts during the pandemic. Here’s how to determine whether that chang...

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9/15/2020
5 Key Points About Bonus Depreciation Image
5 Key Points About Bonus Depreciation

Depreciating assets involves a complex area of tax law; here’s a rundown:

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9/9/2020
The Possible Tax Consequences of PPP Loans Image
The Possible Tax Consequences of PPP Loans

If your business received a PPP Loan, you should be aware of the potential tax implications.

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8/20/2020
File Cash Transaction Reports for Your Business - On Paper or Electronically Image
File Cash Transaction Reports for Your Business - On Paper or Electronically

If your business receives large cash or cash equivalent payments, you may have to report them to the IRS. 

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8/12/2020
Financial Reporting for Nonprofits That Have Teamed Up Image
Financial Reporting for Nonprofits That Have Teamed Up

Nonprofits: here’s what you need to know if you’ve recently joined forces with another entity.

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8/11/2020
Reporting CAMs in the COVID-19 Era Image
Reporting CAMs in the COVID-19 Era

How the pandemic could add a new layer of complexity to the new-and-improved auditor’s report. 

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8/3/2020
Even If No Money Changes Hands, Bartering Is A Taxable Transaction Image
Even If No Money Changes Hands, Bartering Is A Taxable Transaction

Bartering is popular during times of economic downturns, which many businesses are suffering now due to COVID-19...

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7/23/2020
Preparing Your Company for Possibly Disruption Due to the Coronavirus Image
Preparing Your Company for Possibly Disruption Due to the Coronavirus

There is a lot of information, and misinformation, being shared about Covid-19. With the continued spread of the viru...

Get Your Final Indirect Cost Proposals Right for Year-End Reporting Image
Get Your Final Indirect Cost Proposals Right for Year-End Reporting

Final Indirect Cost Proposals and Year-End Reporting

As we start a new year, it’s time to “close ...

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1/28/2020
Prepare For New Lease Accounting

New accounting rules for reporting leases finally goes into effect in 2019 for public companies and 2020 for nonpubli...

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9/25/2018
Goal of Board: Fiscal Responsibility

Although each board's involvement in its not-for-profit agency's operations varies from situation to situation, all b...

Budget Preparation a Time For Problem Solving

Many nonprofit managers regard budgeting as a necessary evil that must be done to satisfy the board of directors and ...

Understanding Small Business Certification Image
Understanding Small Business Certification

As companies vie for their share of federal funds in a competitive market, many are weighing the benefits of a small ...

Understanding The DCAA Audit Process Image
Understanding The DCAA Audit Process

As a contractor doing business with the federal government it is important to be familiar with the ever changing regu...

Due Diligence: How to Avoid Surprises When Acquiring a Manufacturing Company

Due diligence is one of the most critical stages in the process of purchasing a business. Some buyers incorrectly ass...