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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

This year, the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business decreased

Many taxpayers make charitable gifts — because they’re generous and they want to save money on their federal tax bills.

Virtually everyone needs an estate plan, but it isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. Even though each person’s situation is unique, general

The IRS announced it is opening the 2019 individual income tax return filing season on January 27. Even if you

A significant law was recently passed that adds tax breaks and makes changes to employer-provided retirement plans. If your small

If you save for retirement with an IRA or other plan, you’ll be interested to know that Congress recently passed

If you reside in a high-tax state, you may want to consider using nongrantor trusts to soften the blow of

As you’ve probably heard, a new law was recently passed with a wide range of retirement plan changes for employers

If, like many people, your traditional IRA holds a mixture of deductible (after-tax) and nondeductible (pretax) contributions, it’s important to

At the beginning of the year, many people make resolutions about improving their physical fitness. Employers may seek to lend

Some benefit plans are required to include an opinion from an independent qualified public accountant (IQPA) when filing Form 5500

While you were celebrating the holidays, you may not have noticed that Congress passed a law with a grab bag

Ask many entrepreneurs and small business owners to show you their financial statements and they’ll likely open a laptop and

To help you make sure you don’t miss any important 2019 deadlines, we’ve provided this summary of when various tax-related

Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the

Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) offer closely held business owners an exit strategy and a tax-efficient technique for sharing equity

A variety of tax-related limits affecting businesses are annually indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019. Here’s

If you’re like many Americans, letters from your favorite charities have been appearing in your mailbox in recent weeks acknowledging

Choosing the right executor — sometimes known as a “personal representative” — is critical to the smooth administration of an

Many, if not most, employers today use some form of an “at-will” employment contract when hiring. The arrangement is theoretically

When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, much was made of

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) generally reduced individual tax rates for 2018 through 2025, some taxpayers could

While most provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) went into effect in 2018 and either apply through

Now that 2019 has begun, there isn’t too much you can do to reduce your 2018 income tax liability. But