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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.
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