CPA-HQ Articles and Podcasts

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audit

ESOPs Offer Businesses Tax and Other Benefits

Wouldn’t it be great if your employees worked as if they owned the company? An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) ...
/ / Business
Child Abacus

Don’t Let the Kiddie Tax Play Costly Games With You

It’s not uncommon for parents, grandparents and others to make financial gifts to minors and young adults. Perhaps you want ...
/ / Tax
school

Mark Your Calendar: Wisconsin Sales Tax Holiday August 1-5

In order to purchase certain items without sales tax, be sure to get your child's school shopping done between August ...
/ / Tax
Charitable Contributions

Podcast: Changes to the Charitable Giving Deduction

One of the unintended consequences of the increased standard deduction was that many people who received a tax deduction for ...
Nonprofit

Hawkins Ash CPAs Announces 2018 Employee Promotions

At Hawkins Ash CPAs, we're extremely proud to announce the following employee promotions. Emily Baldwin, CPA – Senior Associate Emily ...
Federal Overtime Rules

Podcast: Standard Deduction vs. Itemizing

In December of 2017, the President signed into law what is called the TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 ...
business

Avoid Litigation With Attention to Common Red Flags

Any size retirement plan can run into serious trouble when sponsors aren’t careful. With some planning, though, your qualified retirement ...
Extend Credit

Company Credit Cards and Employee Reimbursements: Is Your Organization Safe?

Employee theft occurs in all organizations. It can range from taking home company supplies to embezzling money or falsifying documents ...
SECURE Act

Physical Presence Nexus Standard Overturned for Sales and Use Tax Collection

Under South Dakota law (if you are not in South Dakota keep reading), retailers have nexus for sales tax purposes ...
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Tax

Podcast: New (But Temporary) Income Tax Brackets

As part of the TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017, the IRS made temporary changes to the individual tax ...