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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
When companies reissue prior financial statements, it raises a red flag to investors and lenders. But not all restatements are
Most business owners spend a lifetime building their business. And when it comes to succession, they face the difficult decision
Employee benefit plans with 100 or more participants must generally provide an audit report when filing IRS Form 5500 each
Bartering might seem like something that happened only in ancient times, but the practice is still common today. And the
While April 15 (April 18 this year) is the main tax deadline on most individual taxpayers’ minds, there are others
A life insurance policy can be an important part of an estate plan. The tax benefits are twofold: The policy
Grandparents often want to play a role in financing their grandchildren’s education. If you’re one of them, it’s important to
If you run a business “on the side” and derive most of your income from another source (whether from another
Like many businesses, yours may allow retirement plan participants to take out loans from their accounts. Such loans are governed
There are few events that can completely upend a person’s life more than divorce. Of course, there’s the emotional toll
An agreed upon procedures (AUP) engagement uses procedures similar to an audit, but on a smaller and limited scale. Here’s
Company retreats can cost enormous amounts of time and money. Are they worth it? Sometimes. Large-scale get-togethers can involve considerable
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