CPA-HQ Articles and Podcasts

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Bear Creek Services

Client Feature and Executive Director Q&A: Bear Creek Services

Located in Rochester, MN, Bear Creek Services has been providing support services for individuals with development disabilities since becoming established ...
board

Assisting your Board in Becoming More Efficient and Effective

Being a member of a Board of Directors for a non-profit requires commitment and passion for the mission of the ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
Nonprofit

Nonprofit Connection: May 2019

See what's going on in the nonprofit industry and check out our latest newsletter! Here's a list of our featured ...
Pass-Through Entities

Deducting Business Losses for Pass-Through Entities

It’s not uncommon for businesses to sometimes generate tax losses. But the tax law limits deductible losses in some situations ...
spouse

Innocent Spouse Rules Offer Protection Under Some Circumstances

Must one spouse pay the tax resulting from a fabrication or omission by another spouse on a jointly filed tax ...
/ / Articles, Tax
Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Tax+Business Alert: May 7, 2019

Check out the headlines in our latest Tax+Business Alert newsletter sent out May 7th, 2019: Innocent Spouse Rules Offer Protection ...
ACH Payments

Faster ACH Payments Coming This Year

In February 2019, QuickBooks Online rolled out next day ACH (bank transfer) payments. You will no longer have to wait ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
overtime

Podcast: Cash vs. Accrual Basis

Listen in with us to learn more about what cash vs. accrual basis is and the explanation of its background ...
QuickBooks

QuickBooks 2016 to be Discontinued on May 31, 2019

Each year QuickBooks discontinues a desktop version in preparation for the newest release. If you use any of the following ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
Federal Overtime Rules

Small Business Owners Should Double-Check Their Tax Returns

Now more than ever, small business owners need to double-check their tax returns before filing. Why? Because many of the ...