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A financial statement audit can give lenders, investors and other stakeholders greater confidence in your business’s financial reporting. But not

Life insurance can provide critical financial protection for the people who depend on you or help you achieve other estate

For many business owners, estate planning and succession planning go hand in hand. As the owner of a closely held

The downturn in the stock market may have caused the value of your retirement account to decrease. But if you

Businesses should be aware that they may be responsible for issuing more information reporting forms for 2022 because more workers

Families that have children who are adopted, or stepchildren who haven’t been legally adopted, may face unique estate planning challenges.

Taking care of an elderly parent or grandparent may provide more than just personal satisfaction. You could also be eligible

Back in late 2019, the first significant legislation addressing retirement savings since 2006 became law. The Setting Every Community Up

A Health Savings Account (HSA) can be a powerful tool for financing health care expenses while supplementing your other retirement

The IRS has begun mailing notices to businesses, financial institutions and other payers that filed certain returns with information that

There are many rules that can potentially apply to the sale of business property. Thus, to simplify discussion, let’s assume

Like many people, you may have dreamed of turning a hobby into a regular business. You won’t have any tax

Estate planning experts usually cite the need to include advance health care directives in a comprehensive estate plan. But there

If you donate valuable items to charity, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires donors and

What if the unthinkable happens and your spouse dies unexpectedly? Would you be prepared to cope emotionally and financially? As

An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction

Retirement plan contribution limits are indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019, giving you opportunities to increase

Estate planning aims to help individuals achieve several important goals — primary among them, transferring wealth to loved ones at

Business owners engaged in fraudulent activities often try to manipulate their companies’ financial statements. Fortunately for fraud experts, business owners’

A revocable trust isn’t effective unless you fund it by transferring ownership of assets to the trust. Transferring a vehicle

If your son or daughter currently is home from college on winter break, now is a good time to sit

Portability allows a surviving spouse to apply a deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exemption amount toward his or her own

If you or one of your adult children is getting married, you may be concerned about protecting your family’s assets

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2019. Keep

As the holidays approach and the year draws to a close, many taxpayers make charitable gifts — both in the

Prepaying property taxes related to the current year but due the following year has long been one of the most