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Vincent Schamber

Vincent Schamber Named Partner at Hawkins Ash CPAs

The partners at Hawkins Ash CPAs recently voted to promote Vincent Schamber, CPA, to partner. Vince has been in public ...
Fraudulent Credit or Debit Card Charges

What to Do About Fraudulent Credit or Debit Card Charges

It’s an awful feeling to learn that someone has used your credit or debit card to make fraudulent charges. Whether ...
/ / Articles, Tax
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2020 Tax Calendar

January 15 Individual taxpayers’ final 2019 estimated tax payment is due. January 31 File 2019 Forms W-2 (“Wage and Tax ...
/ / Articles, Tax
New W-4

New W-4 for Use in 2020

The IRS has released a revised Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Certificate to be used beginning in calendar year 2020. Form ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit, Payroll
erisa

Changes to ERISA Plan Auditor Reporting

On July 10, 2019, the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 136, Forming an Opinion ...
I-9 Released

New Version of Form I-9 Released

As of Jan. 31, 2020, employers should begin using Form I-9 (version 10/21/2019). Access the updated Form I-9 is available ...
/ / Articles, Business
SECURE Act

Key Financial Planning Impacts of SECURE Act

The SECURE Act was recently signed into law by President Trump. The legislation primarily impacts distributions from qualified retirement plans ...
/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan, Tax
Community Foundation Tax

Beneficial Interest in a Community Foundation: How Do I Record This?

A community foundation (“Foundation”) is a tax-exempt charitable organization that focuses primarily on addressing community needs and supporting local non-profit ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
QuickBooks Newsletter

QuickBooks Newsletter: December 2019

View our latest QuickBooks Newsletter. Topics included in this newsletter include the following: Sales Tax in QuickBooks Online 2020 Key ...
/ / Newsletters, QuickBooks
Cool to be Kind

Cool to be Kind

In 2019, employees chose to donate their time to causes that promote and inspire compassion, care and love for animals ...