Accounting
By: John Edson, CPA/ABV, CFF, CMA / (03/8/2011)
Watching and waiting at the intersection of your business and the economy seems to be coming to an end. More company leaders are driving ahead with supplier consolidation, research on merger options, and investment in the elements of their businesses that promise continued growth. Read more >>
By: JOEL GERMERSHAUSEN / (01/12/2011)
The portion of an employer-provided vehicle used by an employee in the employer's business is referred to as a "working condition fringe benefit" and is excluded from the employee's income. The use of the vehicle for personal purposes is a taxable fringe benefit to the employee and considered income, reportable on the employee's W-2. Read more >>
By: DAVID BRAUER / (11/24/2010)
One purpose of our complex tax laws is to encourage certain types of behavior for taxpayers. Allowing deductions from your taxable income for items such as charitable contributions or mortgage interest are examples of this. Read more >>
By: BRAD ERBES / (11/17/2010)
From January through August of 2009, the FDIC reported 95 bank failures in the U.S. and included hundreds more on its troubled banks watch list. Some experts predict that the total number of possible bank failures this year could eclipse 300. Read more >>
By: Jeff Brown / (11/4/2010)
The recently enacted 2010 Small Business Jobs Act, (the Act), includes a wide-ranging assortment of tax breaks and incentives for small business. The following is an overview of the most significant tax provisions. Businesses should review this information now, as many of the tax breaks require action before year-end. Read more >>
By: Bryan S. Simmons / (10/21/2010)
In my profession, I usually am asked the same two questions again and again; “is my retirement plan costing us too much?” usually followed by “how do I determine what fees are reasonable?” Read more >>
By: John Kammerer / (09/7/2010)
Absent Congressional action, the 2011 tax year will result in higher taxes for nearly every individual taxpayer. Read more >>
By: GLORIA MCDONNEL / (09/6/2010)
As companies continue to face challenging economic times, reviewing a company's method of valuing inventory while completing the current year tax return is a must. Companies may be able to accelerate a loss into the current tax year reducing the current tax burden or generate an overall loss which can be carried back to prior years to refund taxes paid previously. Read more >>
By: Scott Taylor, CPA, MBT / (08/29/2010)
On March 10, 2010, President Obama signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One section of this Act amends the filing requirements of Form 1099 for businesses, effective for payments made after December 31, 2011. Read more >>
By: CHRIS JEFFREY / (07/14/2010)
An internal audit function is typically seen by financial executives as a best practice, and in the case of a publicly-traded company, an internal audit group can be a necessity. In the recent past, internal audit’s role has been varied, but most internal audit groups have spent a significant amount of their time dealing with the requirements of SOX. Read more >>
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