CELEBRATING OVER SIXTY FIVE YEARS

CELEBRATING OVER
SIXTY FIVE YEARS

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If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking

Estate planning can be overwhelming. One reason is that it has a language all its own. While you may be

As the old saying goes, “Knowledge is power.” This certainly rings true in business, as those who best understand their

Shakespeare’s words don’t apply just to Julius Caesar; they also apply to calendar-year partnerships, S corporations and limited liability companies

Incentive stock options (ISOs) are a popular form of compensation for executives and other employees of corporations. They allow you

An unexpected outcome of the recent death of designer Karl Lagerfeld is that the topic of estate planning for pets

For many businesses, offering employees a 401(k) plan is no longer an option — it’s a competitive necessity. But employees

Today’s business technology is both powerful and restive. No matter how “feature rich” a software solution or hardware asset may

If you run your business from your home or perform certain functions at home that are related to your business,

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduces most income tax rates and expands some tax breaks, it limits

It’s probably safe to say that most employers have created some form of an employee handbook. But just because your

Donating to charity is a key estate planning strategy for many people. It reduces the size of your taxable estate

Limited liability company (LLC) members commonly claim that their distributive shares of LLC income — after deducting compensation for services

When you file your 2018 income tax return, you’ll likely find that some big tax law changes affect you —

Last minute tax-saving business tips. As year-end approaches, if you own a business you could benefit from some tax-trimming moves.

Gamblers couldn’t deduct losses. “Professional” gamblers can deduct losses equal to their winnings, but the burden of proving the deduction

Exempt status revoked, but not denied. A volunteer fire department provided fire protection, ambulance and rescue services to the community.

Summons issued to bitcoin exchange. Coinbase, the nation’s largest bitcoin exchange firm, has been served with an IRS summons seeking

Attention employers: There are three ways to set up an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan. Many Americans are unprepared for retirement

Security tips for taxpayers. The IRS suggests that you always: use security software with firewall and antivirus protections, make sure

IRS puts personal info at risk. Employees in the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division often don’t follow the agency’s email policies

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