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Tax+business Alert

Tax+Business Alert – May 28th, 2024

View and sign up for our latest Tax+Business Alert newsletter. Headlines in this edition include the following: Tax Tips When ...
Nonprofit Newsletter

Nonprofit Connection Newsletter: May 2024

In this May 2024 Nonprofit Connection newsletter, our CPAs provide updates and coverage of the following topics: How to Manage ...
Minnesota Tax

Minnesota Paid Leave

Paid Leave is a new program launching for Minnesotans in 2026. It provides paid time off when a serious health ...
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Growing Your Business With A New Partner Here Are Some Tax Considerations

Growing Your Business with a New Partner: Here Are Some Tax Considerations

There are several financial and legal implications when adding a new partner to a partnership. Here’s an example to illustrate: ...
/ / Articles, Tax
When Businesses May Want To Take A Contrary Approach With Income And Deductions

When Businesses May Want to Take a Contrary Approach with Income and Deductions

Businesses usually want to delay recognition of taxable income into future years and accelerate deductions into the current year. But ...
/ / Articles, Tax
Hiring Your Child Summer

IRS Extends Relief for Inherited IRAs

For the third consecutive year, the IRS has published guidance that offers some relief to taxpayers covered by the “10-year ...
/ / Articles, Tax
Tax+business Alert

Tax+Business Alert – May 14th, 2024

View and sign up for our latest Tax+Business Alert newsletter. Headlines in this edition include the following: Growing Your Business ...
Don’t Have A Tax Favored Retirement Plan Set One Up Now

Don’t Have a Tax-Favored Retirement Plan? Set One up Now

If your business doesn’t already have a retirement plan, it might be a good time to take the plunge. Current ...
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Irs Issues Guidance On Tax Treatment Of Energy Efficiency Rebates

IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Energy Efficiency Rebates

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established and expanded numerous incentives to encourage taxpayers to increase their use of renewable energy ...
/ / Articles, Tax
Federal Regulators Expand Overtime Pay Requirements, Ban Most Noncompete Agreements

Federal Regulators Expand Overtime Pay Requirements, Ban Most Noncompete Agreements

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new final rule regarding the salary threshold for determining whether employees ...
/ / Articles, Tax