Tips for a Successful Month-End Close
No business looks forward to the time-consuming process of closing their books at the end of each month. It’s certainly not the fun part of running a business. It can be tedious. (Though when business is…
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How are Nonprofits Affected by The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
After a lengthy process, Congress and the President did what they had to do in late December 2017 to put…
Do You Want Help Growing Your Small Business In 2018?
Every business owner wants growth and profit. No one wants to sit back passively and miss out on opportunities. However,…
What Is Cryptocurrency?
There is plenty of misunderstanding about the definition of cryptocurrency. Wikipedia’s well-researched entry on the topic defines “cryptocurrency” as follows…
The Down and Dirty On The New Tax Rules and Estate Planning
Most articles about the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December buzz about the resulting income tax…
Tax Reform And Cash Management Considerations For Clients
A recent interview style Q and A session appeared in Accounting Today featuring the expertise of author Iralma Pozo. In…
Small Business Regulatory Issues For 2018
Over the years in our regulation-heavy business environment, small businesses have had forests of rules and regulations to wade through…
What Is Blockchain?
The following article provides a preliminary overview to blockchain technology. Additional information regarding this technology and its potential will be…
Ways That CFOs Can Impact Their Companies In 2018
At the beginning of the new year, the time is right to assess where your company is going and examine…
Technology Trends for CFOs in 2018
An intriguing survey was recently conducted by BeeBole with several CFOs and financial experts, asking them to predict which tech…
Additional Details About the Tax Reform Act
In last month’s newsletter we presented some general facets of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In this article,…
President Trump’s "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"
President Trump signed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" into law on Dec. 22, as noted and summerized from a…
What’s the Shared Economy All About?
In practice, the sharing economy is nothing new. It’s been around for a thousand years, in fact. Societies have always…
Avoiding Cash Flow Problems
Poor cash flow can affect much more than the financial performance of your business. The non-financial costs of poor cash…
Enhancing Your Communication Skills
Carefully crafted, plainly understood communication is fundamental to the establishment of relationships, whether personal or business. If there is ever…
Topics Every Accountant Should Address with Clients
The relationship between accountant and client is a relationship based on open communication and the exchange of relevant ideas, and…
Subscription Business Basics
You may have heard about subscription businesses and what owning a subscription business might be like. This article will help…
End of Year Charitable Giving Strategies
With the holidays fast approaching, many people are looking for ways to combine their desire to help the causes they…
Client Financial Mistakes
Clients (and accountants) are human whether we like it or not. And as we know, humans make mistakes. Identifying and…
What You Should Know About the New Lease Accounting Rules (ASU 2016-02 Leases – Topic 842)
As noted in recent reports, current US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as prescribed by Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 840)…
What You Need to Know About The “New Tax Reform Framework”
On September 27, 2017, the Trump Administration and select Republican members of Congress released a “unified framework” for tax reform.…
Update to IRS Scams
As the IRS has noted in its alerts to the public, a variety of different tax scams continue to rob…
Should I Wait Before Collecting Social Security Benefits?
The decision of when to draw social security benefits can have a lifelong impact on one’s ability to have sufficient…
Equifax Data Breach
In recent days the world has become familiar with perhaps the largest data breach event ever known to humanity. I’m…
Foreclosure Sale Basics
What is a foreclosure? A foreclosure occurs when a property owner cannot service their mortgage (i.e. make principal and/or interest…