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April 29, 2024
21 Estate Planning Terms You Need to Know

Whether you’re making your first estate plan or need to update an existing one, it helps to speak the language. While most people are familiar with common terms like “trust” or “will,” the meanings of other estate planning terms may feel less clear.  Keep this glossary of key terms handy to help you navigate the […]

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April 18, 2024
How Work In Progress (WIP) is Audited 

During fieldwork, external auditors dedicate many hours to evaluating the way businesses report work-in-progress (WIP) inventory. Why is this so important? And how do auditors decide whether WIP estimates are realistic and reasonable?  Determining the value of WIP  Depending on the nature of their operations, companies may report a variety of categories of inventory on […]

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April 17, 2024
Retirement Account Required Minimum Distribution (RDM) Laws Are Evolving

Do you have a tax-favored retirement account, such as a traditional IRA? If so, that account will be subject to the federal income tax required minimum distribution (RMD) rules once you reach a certain age. (This applies even if you acquired the tax-favored retirement via an inheritance.) These rules mean you’ll have to: A) Make […]

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April 2, 2024
Ensuring Transparency When Using non-GAAP Metrics to Prepare Financial Statements

Mind the GAAP! Staff from the Securities and Exchange (SEC) commission expressed concerns at last November’s Financial Executives International’s Corporate Financial Reporting Insights Conference about the use of financial metrics that don’t conform to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). According to Lindsay McCord, chief accountant of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, many companies […]

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March 29, 2024
Can Your Social Security Benefits Be Taxed?

Did you know that Social Security benefits can be federally taxed? It’s true. Depending on your income, up to 85% of your benefits could be impacted by federal income tax. Understanding provisional income How do you determine the amount of Social Security benefits to report as taxable income? That depends on your “provisional income.” To […]

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March 28, 2024
Read This Before Listing Your Property as a Vacation Rental

Whether you own a lakefront cottage, vacation beach home, or ski chalet, renting out your property for part of the year can have significant tax impacts. Here’s what you need to know. Your level of personal use impacts your taxes The number of days the property is rented has a direct impact on your taxes. […]

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March 26, 2024
Estate Planning? Don’t Forget the Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax

Would you like to include grandchildren, great grandchildren, or nonrelatives who are significantly younger than you in your estate plan? If so, you’ve got more to consider than gift and estate taxes. The generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax may also apply. GST Tax Basics One of the harshest taxes in the Internal Revenue Code, the GST […]

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March 22, 2024
Stressed About Long-Term Care Expenses? Here’s What You Should Consider

Most people will need some form of long-term care (LTC) at some point in their lives, whether it’s a nursing home or assisted living facility stay.  But the cost of unanticipated long-term care is steep. LTC expenses generally aren’t covered by traditional health insurance policies like Social Security or Medicare. A preemptive funding plan can […]

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March 21, 2024
Can the Research Credit Help Your Small Business Save On Payroll Taxes?

Often called the R&D credit, the research and development credit for increasing research activities offers a valuable tax break to many eligible small businesses. Could yours be one of them?  In addition to the tax credit itself, the R&D credit offers two additional features of note for small businesses:  This second feature, in particular, has […]

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