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Retirement Plan

IRS Finalizes Rule on Designated Roth Account Disbursements

On May 18, the IRS finalized a rule that will make it easier for retirement plan owners to transfer after-tax ...
/ / Employee Benefit Plan, Tax
Life Insurance

Getting Comfortable with the Home Office Deduction

One of the great things about setting up a home office is that you can make it as comfy as ...
/ / Business, Tax
dhhs program

Department of Health and Human Services Notice Letter

As an Employer, you may have received, or could receive, a notice from the Department of Health and Human Services ...
/ / Business
Tax and Business

August 2016 Tax and Business Alert

Our August 2016 Tax and Business Alert Newsletter is now available. Highlights of this publication include: Getting Comfortable with the ...
/ / Business, Tax
Great Rivers United Way Day of Caring

Great Rivers United Way Day of Caring

As a 2016 pacesetter company for the Great Rivers United Way, Hawkins Ash CPAs participated in the annual Day of ...
SCAM Alert

Beware of the “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams for 2016

Every year, the IRS releases a list of the worst tax scams of the year. These "dirty dozen" scams peak ...
Tax and Business

July Mid-Month Tax and Business Alert

Topics in this newsletter include: Have a Household Employee? Be sure to follow the tax rules. Marriage Penalty Leaves Many ...
/ / Business, Tax
Reporting Unclaimed Property

Unclaimed Property

Both the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (WDOR) and the Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) both have an unclaimed property program ...
/ / Business
60th Anniversary Book

60th Anniversary Book

All of us at Hawkins Ash CPAs want to thank our clients for their loyalty, support and confidence in us ...
60th Anniversary

Come Celebrate With Us!

August 1, 2016, marks our firm's 60th anniversary in public accounting and we invite you to celebrate with us!  Our firm's ...