CELEBRATING OVER SIXTY FIVE YEARS

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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

Identity theft isn’t just a consumer problem. Criminals steal the identities of businesses, too. In addition to filing fraudulent tax

Of course, you expect the declarations in your will to be carried out, as required by law. Usually, that’s exactly

It’s easy to get frustrated when an employee is failing to produce the volume or quality of work you’re looking

Every year is a journey for a business. You begin with a set of objectives for the months ahead, probably

Many Americans relocate to another state when they retire. If you’re thinking about such a move, state and local taxes

Many estate planning techniques are intended to minimize or even eliminate gift and estate taxes when transferring assets to family

Over the last several years, virtual currency has become increasingly popular. Bitcoin is the most widely recognized form of virtual

A common estate planning mistake is to designate a minor as beneficiary — or contingent beneficiary — of a life

If you own a business and have a child in high school or college, hiring him or her for the

Today many employees receive stock-based compensation from their employer as part of their compensation and benefits package. The tax consequences

An irrevocable trust has long been a key component of many estate plans. But what if it no longer serves

Most businesses approach technology as an evolving challenge. You don’t want to overspend on bells and whistles you’ll never fully

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