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

In many parts of the country, summer is peak season for selling a home. If you’re planning to put your

In a world that’s increasingly paperless, you’re likely becoming accustomed to conducting a variety of transactions digitally. But when it

One common configuration of employee benefits today is a cafeteria plan with options for pretax contributions that include a health

“That’s just the cost of doing business.” You’ve probably heard this expression many times. It’s true that, to invoke another

  If you received a large refund after filing your 2017 income tax return, you’re probably enjoying the influx of

The bookkeeper is one of any company’s most trusted employees. Unfortunately, that trust isn’t always deserved. Bookkeepers — particularly those

The summer months are almost here and, with them, the prospect of many employers offering unpaid internships to high school

Now that small businesses and their owners have filed their 2017 income tax returns (or filed for an extension), it’s

What 2017 tax records can you toss once you’ve filed your 2017 return? The answer is simple: none. You need

If you want to preserve as much wealth as possible for your children, but you leave property to your spouse

Most people are genuinely appreciative of inheritances. But sometimes it may be too good to be true. While inherited property

Every business owner launches his or her company wanting to be successful. But once you get out there, it usually

Have you made substantial gifts of wealth to family members? Or are you the executor of the estate of a

It’s not uncommon for employers in some industries and localities to occasionally rehire a previously terminated employee. Should such a

The flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has been

The IRS opened the 2018 income tax return filing season on January 28. Even if you typically don’t file until

The right estate planning strategy for you likely is the one that will produce the greatest tax savings for your

In the simplest of worlds, an employee effectively performs a set of tasks on an agreed-upon schedule and you pay

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