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Hastily choosing an executor can lead to problems after your death (February 12, 2019)
Whom do you trust to be the executor (or personal representative) of your estate? The seemingly obvious choice may not be the best choice. Find out why.
Public companies to disclose stock hedging policies and practices (February 11, 2019)
Some public stock investors fear that company insiders who receive stock compensation and then use hedging tools may not have an incentive to maximize shareholder value. New disclosures will soon help investors evaluate hedging policies and practices.
How fraud experts help companies head off a bad merger (February 8, 2019)
Your acquisition target may be exactly what it purports to be. But what if it isn’t and its owners have fudged its financial records? A forensic accountant can help. Here’s how.
Private companies: Have you implemented the new revenue recognition standard? (February 7, 2019)
It’s crunch time for private companies to implement the new revenue recognition standard. Here’s what you need to know, plus some valuable insight from public companies that went through the implementation process last year.
Financial statements tell your business’s story, inside and out (February 6, 2019)
Is your company generating financial statements with all the information necessary to tell how you’re doing? Here’s what they should contain.
DOL increases penalties for many labor law violations (February 4, 2019)
Every employer should take steps to manage its compliance risks. Recent changes to civil penalties for many violations of federal labor laws make this even more important.
Today’s Small Business Tax Topic (January 30, 2019)
Do you know what the Section 179 expensing limit is for 2019? Or how much you can allow your employees to contribute to their 401(k) plans this year? Find out these amounts and other annual inflation adjustments affecting businesses.
Today’s Emerging Tax and Regulation Alert (January 25, 2019)
Final IRS regulations on the qualified business income deduction are out. How will they affect your 2018 taxes?
Today’s Small Business Topic (January 18, 2019)
If you own a business, an exit strategy should be part of your tax planning so that taxes don’t trip you up when you retire or leave the business for some other reason. An exit strategy is a plan for passing on responsibility for running the company, transferring ownership and extracting your money from the business. Common exit options include a buy-sell agreement, succession within the family, a management buyout, an ESOP and a sale to an outsider. Each involves a variety of tax and nontax considerations. Contact us to discuss your exit strategy.
Today’s Estate Planning Topic (January 16, 2019)
An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction amounts are adjusted for inflation, they can change from year to year, impacting your plan.
Today’s Fraud Topic (January 14, 2019)
Business owners engaged in fraudulent activities often try to manipulate their companies’ financial statements. Fortunately for fraud experts, business owners’ tax returns aren’t as easy to misrepresent. Here’s how experts use them to locate hidden assets and income.
Today’s Estate Planning Topic (January 11, 2019)
If your son or daughter currently is home from college on winter break, now is a good time to sit down and discuss a few estate planning documents he or she should have at this stage of life. Let’s take a closer look at four such documents:
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Hastily choosing an executor can lead to problems after your death (February 12, 2019)
Whom do you trust to be the executor (or personal representative) of your estate? The seemingly obvious choice may not be the best choice. Find out why.
Public companies to disclose stock hedging policies and practices (February 11, 2019)
Some public stock investors fear that company insiders who receive stock compensation and then use hedging tools may not have an incentive to maximize shareholder value. New disclosures will soon help investors evaluate hedging policies and practices.
How fraud experts help companies head off a bad merger (February 8, 2019)
Your acquisition target may be exactly what it purports to be. But what if it isn’t and its owners have fudged its financial records? A forensic accountant can help. Here’s how.
Private companies: Have you implemented the new revenue recognition standard? (February 7, 2019)
It’s crunch time for private companies to implement the new revenue recognition standard. Here’s what you need to know, plus some valuable insight from public companies that went through the implementation process last year.
Financial statements tell your business’s story, inside and out (February 6, 2019)
Is your company generating financial statements with all the information necessary to tell how you’re doing? Here’s what they should contain.
DOL increases penalties for many labor law violations (February 4, 2019)
Every employer should take steps to manage its compliance risks. Recent changes to civil penalties for many violations of federal labor laws make this even more important.
Today’s Small Business Tax Topic (January 30, 2019)
Do you know what the Section 179 expensing limit is for 2019? Or how much you can allow your employees to contribute to their 401(k) plans this year? Find out these amounts and other annual inflation adjustments affecting businesses.
Today’s Emerging Tax and Regulation Alert (January 25, 2019)
Final IRS regulations on the qualified business income deduction are out. How will they affect your 2018 taxes?
Today’s Small Business Topic (January 18, 2019)
If you own a business, an exit strategy should be part of your tax planning so that taxes don’t trip you up when you retire or leave the business for some other reason. An exit strategy is a plan for passing on responsibility for running the company, transferring ownership and extracting your money from the business. Common exit options include a buy-sell agreement, succession within the family, a management buyout, an ESOP and a sale to an outsider. Each involves a variety of tax and nontax considerations. Contact us to discuss your exit strategy.
Today’s Estate Planning Topic (January 16, 2019)
An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction amounts are adjusted for inflation, they can change from year to year, impacting your plan.
Today’s Fraud Topic (January 14, 2019)
Business owners engaged in fraudulent activities often try to manipulate their companies’ financial statements. Fortunately for fraud experts, business owners’ tax returns aren’t as easy to misrepresent. Here’s how experts use them to locate hidden assets and income.
Today’s Estate Planning Topic (January 11, 2019)
If your son or daughter currently is home from college on winter break, now is a good time to sit down and discuss a few estate planning documents he or she should have at this stage of life. Let’s take a closer look at four such documents:
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