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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced first-ever guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity. In this day and age of electronic storage, internet and cloud use, and…
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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced first-ever guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity. In this day and age of electronic storage, internet and cloud use, and…
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Shareholders of S-Corporations, as We Move Into December, There Are Two Things You Need to Do. Shareholders who own more than 2% of the shares in the S-corporation are required to report health insurance premiums paid on their behalf by the business on their W-2. This is a valuable deduction and must be reported correctly to take…
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The past year has been challenging to say the least. Hopefully the COVID-19 crisis, which affected all of us in some ways, is nearing the end. While it has been difficult to focus attention on much other than the health and safety of our loved ones, tax planning can’t take a back seat forever. In addition to normal midyear planning ideas, legislation enacted by…
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We hope that you and your loved ones are safe as you deal with the current COVID-19 crisis. It’s possible that additional COVID-19 related tax changes could continue to be implemented as the year wraps up and into January 2021. As always, we’re paying close attention to the everchanging tax environment to discover tax planning opportunities that could put more…
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The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed on March 27, 2020, contained several provisions related to eligible retirement plans. Some of the provisions are options such as the distribution and loan provisions while others are mandatory, namely the waiver of 2020 required minimum distributions…
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We hope that you and your loved ones are safe as you deal with the current COVID-19 crisis. What an incredibly difficult year this has been! This most recent tax season was unlike any we’ve ever experienced. We are reaching out today to discuss some opportunities that should be addressed sooner rather than later for 2020 tax planning…
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An increasing number of people are taking advantage of opportunities to earn extra income with side jobs or “gigs”. Do you have a Side Gig? If so, this blog post details what you should know about paying taxes in the expanding gig economy.
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The Expanding Gig Economy – What You Should Know The Implications of Virtual Currency PDF version | Fall 2019
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Mid Year Tax Planning Year-end Planning Moves for Individuals. Here are some strategies that may lower your individual income tax bill for 2019…
