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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

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

Inventory is a prime target for fraud schemes, second only to cash. Retailers, manufacturers and contractors are at risk for

Extra time to supply Affordable Care Act (ACA) statements. The IRS has extended the ACA information reporting due date to

Is your inventory being stolen by dishonest employees or customers? Inventory is a prime target for fraud schemes, second only

Educational institutions get extended penalty relief for tuition reporting change. The IRS has announced that it is extending previously granted

Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate to strengthen retirement savings. On Nov. 17, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and

“Mailbox rule” reigns supreme. A federal district court dismissed a suit by married taxpayers who claimed they’d filed a timely,

Typically, much of the estate planning process focuses on money. But the most successful estate plans are founded on relationships.

This year, the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business decreased

Many taxpayers make charitable gifts — because they’re generous and they want to save money on their federal tax bills.

Virtually everyone needs an estate plan, but it isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. Even though each person’s situation is unique, general

The IRS announced it is opening the 2019 individual income tax return filing season on January 27. Even if you

A significant law was recently passed that adds tax breaks and makes changes to employer-provided retirement plans. If your small

If you save for retirement with an IRA or other plan, you’ll be interested to know that Congress recently passed

If you reside in a high-tax state, you may want to consider using nongrantor trusts to soften the blow of

As you’ve probably heard, a new law was recently passed with a wide range of retirement plan changes for employers

If, like many people, your traditional IRA holds a mixture of deductible (after-tax) and nondeductible (pretax) contributions, it’s important to

At the beginning of the year, many people make resolutions about improving their physical fitness. Employers may seek to lend

Some benefit plans are required to include an opinion from an independent qualified public accountant (IQPA) when filing Form 5500

While you were celebrating the holidays, you may not have noticed that Congress passed a law with a grab bag