How to take advantage of expiring gift-tax exemption
11/20/2012Read moreMany of the existing Bush-era tax cuts are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. These expiring provisions will...
IRS offers relief to drought-stricken ranchers and farmers
11/20/2012Read moreFarmers and ranchers who have been forced to sell livestock as a result of the drought currently affecting much...
Cap deductions rather than raise tax rates
11/19/2012Read moreAmerica’s presidential election was supposed to be a head-clearing referendum on the size of government. It was not: voters...
Corporate giants get contracts meant for small businesses
11/19/2012Read moreMajor U.S. companies including General Dynamics and Medtronic have received billions of dollars in federal government contracts that were...
What seceding from the U.S. will cost you
11/19/2012Read moreYour state wants to secede from the union. What will this mean for your taxes? I have good news...
To ascend to CFO role, controllers must take a broader look at business
11/16/2012Read moreControllers hoping to make the move to CFO must be willing to add new words to their vocabulary. The...
Capping deductions wouldn’t cut deficit, Geithner says
11/14/2012Read moreTreasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. must raise personal income-tax rates on the highest earners to reduce...
“Fiscal Cliff” will hurt states with high, low median incomes
11/13/2012Read moreThe tax increases in the “fiscal cliff” would drag down families in both the wealthiest and poorest states, according...
Financial & Business Plan Templates
11/13/2012Read moreThe following are useful tools to aid in the preparation fo Business and Financial Plans. Business Plans Business Plan...
What is a 1031 Exchange?
11/09/2012Read moreFor tax purposes, a 1031 exchange is a real estate transaction involving the sale of one property with the...
Operating Reserves for Nonprofits: Are Yours Sufficient?
11/09/2012Read moreA sufficient operating reserve is recognized as one of the key ingredients to the financial stability of a nonprofit...
Fiscal Cliff
11/08/2012Read moreUncertainty over the expiring sections of the federal tax code known collectively as the “fiscal cliff” represents not only...
A Guide to the Fiscal Cliff and the Options for Congress
11/08/2012Read moreOn December 31, 2012, a large swath of the federal income tax code is scheduled to expire, an event...
Avoid the Top 10 Sales and Use Tax Filing Errors
11/07/2012Read moreFiling Late – File on time for each collection period, even if no tax is due. When you electronically...
Election won’t end uncertainty
11/06/2012Read moreHere comes more uncertainty. It may sound counterintuitive, but whatever the outcome of the election — whether President Obama...
Social Security Facts & Figures
11/05/2012Read moreSince its establishment in 1935, Social Security has affected nearly every American. But now that the financial stability of...