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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

Everyone needs to plan for retirement. But as a business owner, you face a distinctive challenge in that you must

If you’re a small business owner or you’re involved in a start-up, you may want to set up a tax-favored

If you’re self-employed and don’t have withholding from paychecks, you probably have to make estimated tax payments. These payments must

If you’re self-employed and don’t have withholding from paychecks, you probably have to make estimated tax payments. These payments must

One of the primary goals of estate planning is to put in writing how you want your wealth distributed to

The use of a company vehicle is a valuable fringe benefit for owners and employees of small businesses. This benefit

If you’re putting aside money for college or other educational expenses, consider a tax-advantaged 529 savings plan. Also known as

Operating a business as an S corporation may provide many advantages, including limited liability for owners and no double taxation

If you’re like many people, you’ve worked hard to accumulate a large nest egg in your traditional IRA (including a

Federal estate tax liability is no longer an issue for many families, now that the gift and estate tax exemption

Bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency are gaining popularity. But many businesses, consumers, employees and investors are still confused

In the past few months, many businesses and employers nationwide have received “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

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