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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

Many tax limits that affect businesses are annually indexed for inflation, and a number of them have increased for 2022.

A primary purpose of estate planning is to ensure that your wealth is distributed according to your wishes after you

The number of people engaged in the “gig” or sharing economy has grown in recent years. In an August 2021

It’s difficult for many people to think about their mortality, so it’s not surprising to learn that many put off

Do you want to sell commercial or investment real estate that has appreciated significantly? One way to defer a tax

After two years of no increases, the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible cost of operating an

Although your will or revocable trust governs the distribution of many or most of your assets, certain assets — such

You may pay out a bundle in out-of-pocket medical costs each year. But can you deduct them on your tax

If you’re married and have children from a previous marriage plus children or stepchildren from your current marriage, your family

If you’re paying back college loans for yourself or your children, you may wonder if you can deduct the interest

Hopefully, you already have a sound estate plan in place to protect the interests of your heirs and minimize potential

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2022. Keep

Expecting tax cuts next year? President-elect Trump declared one of his top priorities to be passage of a “major tax

Distributor’s TV packages don’t qualify. In two similar Technical Advice Memorandums, the IRS determined that a television subscription package sold

Taxpayers denied child tax breaks. For part of a year, a married couple lived with a child from the wife’s

The last month or so of the year offers accrual-basis taxpayers an opportunity to make some timely moves that might

Accrual-basis taxpayer? One way to save tax is to properly record and recognize expenses that were incurred this year but

Inventory is a prime target for fraud schemes, second only to cash. Retailers, manufacturers and contractors are at risk for

Extra time to supply Affordable Care Act (ACA) statements. The IRS has extended the ACA information reporting due date to

Is your inventory being stolen by dishonest employees or customers? Inventory is a prime target for fraud schemes, second only

Educational institutions get extended penalty relief for tuition reporting change. The IRS has announced that it is extending previously granted

Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate to strengthen retirement savings. On Nov. 17, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and

“Mailbox rule” reigns supreme. A federal district court dismissed a suit by married taxpayers who claimed they’d filed a timely,

Typically, much of the estate planning process focuses on money. But the most successful estate plans are founded on relationships.