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FASB Loan-loss Project
Please review the following link for comments by FASB Chairman Russell Golden regarding FASB's standard on impairment of financial instruments ...

Merry Christmas | Happy New Year
Hawkins Ash CPAs made a donation of $5,200 dollars to several organizations local to our eight offices that provide warm meals ...

New Year QuickBooks Checklist
As 2015 is coming to a close, there should be a routine you use to keep your records current and ...

Preparing 1099-Misc in QuickBooks
As we come to the end of another year, we are reminded that annual reporting requirements are just around the ...

QuickBooks Online Tip
Recently, there have been many updates to QuickBooks Online. Here are a few to pay attention to: Inventory There is ...

State Unemployment Rate Change and Adjustment for Wisconsin and Minnesota Employers
The 2016 Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Rate notifications were mailed in October. If your state unemployment insurance rate changes for 2016, ...

New Features in QuickBooks 2016
Bill Tracker Accessible: From the menu bar, select Vendors, then Bill Tracker. It's also accessible from the Vendor Center, or ...

What You Should Know About Capital Gains and Losses
When you sell a capital asset, the sale results in a capital gain or loss. A capital asset includes most ...

2015 Year-End Tax Planning Guide
This guide covers many of the tax issues higher-income taxpayers will encounter in 2015-2016. Contents include: Year-to-date review Executive compensation ...

Providing Tax-Free Fringe Benefits to Employees
One way you can find and keep valuable employees is to offer the best compensation package possible. An important part ...