In this episode, Senior Manager of Tax Services Joseph Leocata shares the latest trends in IRS audits and four good tips for individuals and companies who may be targets.
As your business grows with new customers, products or service offerings, your expenses will likely increase. How you manage these liabilities can significantly impact your operation’s cash flow, credit ratings, risk of fraud and your relationships with vendors and suppliers. The key to ensuring a healthy financial picture is learning how to analyze your accounts […]
Operating a business can be expensive, and it can be challenging for businesses to know when they can write off certain expenses, especially with a frequently changing tax code. One particularly puzzling area of the law concerns the rules for deducting the costs of business-related meals and entertainment, which have evolved over the past few […]
In this episode, accounting systems advisor Shanna Shim shares some of the hidden costs of old software and what business owners should consider when their accounting systems are holding them back.
On Aug. 1, 2024, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a tax bill that, among other things, would have restored businesses’ ability to fully deduct specified research and experimental (SRE) expenses in the tax year they are incurred. As a result, businesses that invest in innovation must continue to capitalize and amortize those costs over […]
When small and mid-size businesses assess their existing accounting systems, the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” often comes to mind. After all, if employees are comfortable working with a solution that continues to function the way it is supposed to, why spend the dollars and resources to find and deploy a new […]
In this episode, employee benefit plan audit expert Melissa Fleitas explains some of the changes plan sponsors will need to comply with in the next few years.
Falling victim to a data breach that involves unauthorized access to a company’s confidential information can be especially costly for small and mid-size businesses in terms of lost revenue, loss of productivity and reputational damage. Yet even as the number of small businesses impacted by cyberattacks continues to rise, less than half have adopted cybersecurity […]
In this episode, Senior Manager Yovanny Hernandez shares the details about 1031 exchanges and how they help real estate owners mitigate taxes..
UPDATED – On March 2, 2025, the Department of Treasury announced CTA will be narrowed to only foreign reporting companies. UPDATED – On December 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas ruled that the CTA is likely unconstitutional and prohibited its enforcement. This set off a review, injunction and follow-up hearing date in March […]