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Can you deduct charitable gifts on your tax return? (January 29, 2020)

Can you deduct charitable gifts on your tax return? (January 29, 2020)

You may assume that if you make a charitable contribution to an eligible organization, you’ll receive a tax break for it. That may not be the case anymore. Here’s why.
The SECURE Act changes the rules for employers on retirement plans (January 28, 2020)

The SECURE Act changes the rules for employers on retirement plans (January 28, 2020)

With many of the provisions of the SECURE Act now in effect, do you know how they might affect your business?
Cents-per-mile rate for business miles decreases slightly for 2020 (January 23, 2020)

Cents-per-mile rate for business miles decreases slightly for 2020 (January 23, 2020)

Your business can generally claim vehicle expense deductions by either calculating the actual expenses or using the IRS’s standard mileage rate, which has decreased slightly for 2020. Here are the details.
401(k) plan highlights of the SECURE Act (January 22, 2020)

401(k) plan highlights of the SECURE Act (January 22, 2020)

Late last year, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. Among its most notable rule changes are those pertaining to 401(k) plans. Here are some key highlights.
What are the responsibilities of an audit committee? (January 21, 2020)

What are the responsibilities of an audit committee? (January 21, 2020)

Before you jump headfirst into the year-end financial reporting process, review the role independent audit committees play in providing investors and markets with high-quality, reliable financial information.
Help protect your personal information by filing your 2019 tax return early (January 15, 2020)

Help protect your personal information by filing your 2019 tax return early (January 15, 2020)

Be an early-bird tax return filer this year. It may protect you from tax identity theft. Here’s why.
Qualified Opportunity Funds: A new weapon in the estate planning arsenal (January 8, 2020)

Qualified Opportunity Funds: A new weapon in the estate planning arsenal (January 8, 2020)

Estate planning idea: Investing in the Qualified Opportunity Zone program can spur economic development in areas of need while possibly reducing capital gains and transfer tax liabilities.
Employee benefit plans: Do you need a Form 5500 audit? (January 7, 2020)

Employee benefit plans: Do you need a Form 5500 audit? (January 7, 2020)

Employee benefit plans sometimes need audits, too. Here are the rules.
5 ways to strengthen your business for the new year (January 6, 2020)

5 ways to strengthen your business for the new year (January 6, 2020)

Business owners, it’s time to take your vitamins: These actions will help you make your company stronger for 2020.
Congress gives a holiday gift in the form of favorable tax provisions (December 30, 2019)

Congress gives a holiday gift in the form of favorable tax provisions (December 30, 2019)

Just in time for the holidays: A new law has been passed that may provide tax savings to you.
Spending bill extends tax breaks, adds retirement account provisions (December 27, 2019)

Spending bill extends tax breaks, adds retirement account provisions (December 27, 2019)

A year-end governmentwide spending bill includes the extensions of almost all of the tax “extenders.” It also introduces the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, the first major retirement-related legislation since 2006.
Medical expenses: What it takes to qualify for a tax deduction (December 20, 2019)

Medical expenses: What it takes to qualify for a tax deduction (December 20, 2019)

You may wonder if you can get a tax break for medical and dental expenses, as well as prescription drugs. Here’s what it takes and how you might be able to benefit by moving certain expenses into 2019.
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Can you deduct charitable gifts on your tax return? (January 29, 2020)

Can you deduct charitable gifts on your tax return? (January 29, 2020)

You may assume that if you make a charitable contribution to an eligible organization, you’ll receive a tax break for it. That may not be the case anymore. Here’s why.
The SECURE Act changes the rules for employers on retirement plans (January 28, 2020)

The SECURE Act changes the rules for employers on retirement plans (January 28, 2020)

With many of the provisions of the SECURE Act now in effect, do you know how they might affect your business?
Cents-per-mile rate for business miles decreases slightly for 2020 (January 23, 2020)

Cents-per-mile rate for business miles decreases slightly for 2020 (January 23, 2020)

Your business can generally claim vehicle expense deductions by either calculating the actual expenses or using the IRS’s standard mileage rate, which has decreased slightly for 2020. Here are the details.
401(k) plan highlights of the SECURE Act (January 22, 2020)

401(k) plan highlights of the SECURE Act (January 22, 2020)

Late last year, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. Among its most notable rule changes are those pertaining to 401(k) plans. Here are some key highlights.
What are the responsibilities of an audit committee? (January 21, 2020)

What are the responsibilities of an audit committee? (January 21, 2020)

Before you jump headfirst into the year-end financial reporting process, review the role independent audit committees play in providing investors and markets with high-quality, reliable financial information.
Help protect your personal information by filing your 2019 tax return early (January 15, 2020)

Help protect your personal information by filing your 2019 tax return early (January 15, 2020)

Be an early-bird tax return filer this year. It may protect you from tax identity theft. Here’s why.
Qualified Opportunity Funds: A new weapon in the estate planning arsenal (January 8, 2020)

Qualified Opportunity Funds: A new weapon in the estate planning arsenal (January 8, 2020)

Estate planning idea: Investing in the Qualified Opportunity Zone program can spur economic development in areas of need while possibly reducing capital gains and transfer tax liabilities.
Employee benefit plans: Do you need a Form 5500 audit? (January 7, 2020)

Employee benefit plans: Do you need a Form 5500 audit? (January 7, 2020)

Employee benefit plans sometimes need audits, too. Here are the rules.
5 ways to strengthen your business for the new year (January 6, 2020)

5 ways to strengthen your business for the new year (January 6, 2020)

Business owners, it’s time to take your vitamins: These actions will help you make your company stronger for 2020.
Congress gives a holiday gift in the form of favorable tax provisions (December 30, 2019)

Congress gives a holiday gift in the form of favorable tax provisions (December 30, 2019)

Just in time for the holidays: A new law has been passed that may provide tax savings to you.
Spending bill extends tax breaks, adds retirement account provisions (December 27, 2019)

Spending bill extends tax breaks, adds retirement account provisions (December 27, 2019)

A year-end governmentwide spending bill includes the extensions of almost all of the tax “extenders.” It also introduces the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, the first major retirement-related legislation since 2006.
Medical expenses: What it takes to qualify for a tax deduction (December 20, 2019)

Medical expenses: What it takes to qualify for a tax deduction (December 20, 2019)

You may wonder if you can get a tax break for medical and dental expenses, as well as prescription drugs. Here’s what it takes and how you might be able to benefit by moving certain expenses into 2019.
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