Business Owners

Businesses Impacted by Hurricanes may Qualify for Employee Retention Tax Credit by Ed Cooper, CPA

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Edward Cooper

Businesses located in federally declared disaster areas and impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria may qualify for an Employee Retention Tax Credit when they continue to pay wages to employees who were displaced by inoperable work locations. Under the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017, eligible employers may receive […]

How to Keep Yourself Safe Following the Most Recent Data Breaches by Joseph L. Saka, CPA/PFS

Posted on October 09, 2017 by Joseph Saka

On the heels of the Equifax data breach that affected more than 145 million U.S. adults, many consumers are still confused about what they need to do to protect their personal information and their credit ratings. Following are four simple steps you should consider taking now. Freeze your Credit A credit freeze blocks individuals and […]

Washington Outlines Its Vision of Tax Reform by Edward N. Cooper, CPA

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Edward Cooper

On September 27, 2017, President Trump and top Republican leaders unveiled the latest round of updates to what they see as the future of the Tax Code. While it remains to be seen whether the tax reform package in its current state will become the law, it is important for taxpayers to understand what the […]

Business Owner To Do List Pre-Hurricane Irma by Sean Chari

Posted on September 05, 2017

As Hurricane Irma approaches, there are steps business can take that go beyond shuttering windows and creating an employee hotline. Based on the current tracking timeline, South Florida will begin feeling the initial weather impact at the end of the week. That doesn’t mean that productivity is not already dipping as people are worried, […]

Navigating Tax Nexus in the Cloud by Karen A. Lake, CPA

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Karen Lake

There is no doubt that the rise of interconnectivity between networks, devices and apps have helped businesses in virtually all industries improve operational efficiency and personalize the customer experience. While more than half of U.S. states have made some progress in defining the sales taxability of digital goods and software, either by adopting the standards […]

6 Tax Regulations Face the Chopping Block by Edward N. Cooper, CPA

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Edward Cooper

The Department of Treasury in July 2017 announced its intent to reform or repeal eight tax regulations enacted during the Obama administration that it deems to be financially burdensome or excessively complex for U.S. taxpayers. It is expected that Treasury will make its final recommendations on these rules by September 18, 2017. The regulations at risk […]

Best Practices for Businesses after a Disaster By Daniel Hughes, CPA/CFF/CGMA

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Daniel Hughes

As we deal with peak hurricane season, we are reminded once again of the importance of preparing for and responding to natural disasters in order to minimize losses and ensure long-term viability. The actions a business takes during the first few days following a loss can often determine the success of its recovery and settlement […]

First Steps to Tackling the New Model for Revenue Recognition by Christopher Cichoski, CPA

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Christopher Cichoski

Businesses large and small and across virtually all industries face a perfect storm of financial reporting compliance challenges to contend with in the coming months. On the near horizon are the new revenue recognition standards, which go into effect for public companies, employee benefit plans and certain not-for-profit entities beginning after Dec. 15, 2017, and […]

Partnerships Must Adapt to New IRS Audit Rules, Liabilities at the Entity Level

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Richard Berkowitz

For more than three decades, IRS partnership audits have operated under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), which required individual partners to pay their share of a partnership’s tax underpayments identified in an IRS audit, unless the partnership elected to be taxed at the entity level. Since TEFRA’s enactment, partnerships have proliferated […]

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