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2024
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March
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Should your business change its health care plan for next year?
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B2B businesses: Assess customer credit carefully
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Beware of a stealth tax on Social Security benefits
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Empower your sellers with sales enablement
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A job loss is bad but the tax implications could make it worse
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February
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Applying for a commercial loan with confidence
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New option for unused funds in a 529 college savings plan
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Small businesses can help employees save for retirement, too
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Taking your spouse on a business trip? Can you write off the costs?
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Get ready for the 2023 gift tax return deadline
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How businesses can reinvigorate strategic planning
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Filing jointly or separately as a married couple: What’s the difference?
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January
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3 common forms of insurance fraud (and how businesses can fight back)
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If you gave to charity in 2023, check to see that you have substantiation
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Seeing the big picture with an enterprise risk management program
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Account-based marketing can help companies rejoice in ROI
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Did your business buy the wrong software?
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The kiddie tax could affect your children until they’re young adults
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Perform an operational review to see how well your business is running
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It’s possible (but not easy) to claim a medical expense tax deduction
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2023
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December
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3 types of internal benchmarking reports for businesses
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The standard business mileage rate will be going up slightly in 2024
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Reinvigorating your company’s sales efforts heading into the new year
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Court awards and out-of-court settlements may (or may not) be taxed
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How businesses can get better at data capture
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The “nanny tax” must be paid for nannies and other household workers
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Is your business underestimating the value of older workers?
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4 ideas that may help reduce your 2023 tax bill
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November
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Some businesses may have an easier path to financial statements
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11 Exceptions to the 10% penalty tax on early IRA withdrawals
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Is your business subject to the new BOI reporting rules?
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October
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Contributing to your employer’s 401(k) plan: How it works
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What businesses can expect from a DOL benefits plan audit
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Facing a future emergency? Two new tax provisions may soon provide relief
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Valuations can help business owners plan for the future
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Business automobiles: How the tax depreciation rules work
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The tax implications of renting out a vacation home
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Could value-based sales boost your company’s bottom line?
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Casualty loss tax deductions may help disaster victims in certain cases
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September
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Business owners: Think carefully about fringe benefits related to smartphones
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What are the tax implications of winning money or valuable prizes?
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What businesses can expect from a green lease
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It’s important to understand how taxes factor into M&A transactions
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4 best practices for effective strategic planning meetings
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Investment swings: What’s the tax impact?
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Could your business benefit from interim financial reporting?
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Plan now for year-end gifts with the gift tax annual exclusion
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August
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Reviewing and adjusting your marketing strategy
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Selling your home for a big profit? Here are the tax rules
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Look carefully at three critical factors of succession planning
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Guaranteeing a loan to your corporation? There may be tax implications
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Cost containment: An important health care benefits objective for businesses
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5 tips for more easily obtaining cyberinsurance
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Should your business add a PTO buying feature to its cafeteria plan?
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July
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Consider adverse media screening to vet vendors, customers and others
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A tax-smart way to develop and sell appreciated land
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Improving your company’s sales pipeline management
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Retirement account catch-up contributions can add up
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Strong billing processes are critical to healthy cash flow
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Inheriting stock or other assets? You’ll receive a favorable “stepped-up basis”
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That email or text from the IRS: It’s a scam!
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June
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Hiring family members can offer tax advantages (but be careful)
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Reduce the impact of the 3.8% net investment income tax
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May
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Is it time for a targeted marketing campaign?
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4 tax challenges you may encounter if you’re retiring soon
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Addressing pay equity at your business
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Questions you may still have after filing your tax return
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6 tried-and-true strategies for improving collections
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Education benefits help attract, retain and motivate your employees
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April
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Businesses, be prepared to champion the advantages of an HSA
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Tax news for investors and users of cryptocurrency
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Strengthen strategic planning with competitive intelligence
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There’s a favorable “stepped-up basis” if you inherit property
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5 valuation terms that every business owner should know
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Paperwork you can toss after filing your tax return
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Paperwork you can toss after filing your tax return
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It’s happening: Using social media for customer service
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The tax advantages of hiring your child this summer
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March
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How businesses can use stress testing to improve risk management
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Some taxpayers qualify for more favorable “head of household” tax filing status
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ACA penalties will rise in 2024
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Two important tax deadlines are coming up — and they don’t involve filing your 2022 tax return
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Keep an eye out for executive fraud
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The 2022 gift tax return deadline is coming up soon
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Forming a cross-functional sales team
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Protect the “ordinary and necessary” advertising expenses of your business
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Supreme Court: Overtime rules still apply to highly compensated employees
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February
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Awarded money in a lawsuit or settlement? It’s only tax-free in certain circumstances
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Influencer marketing could help your business (or not)
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There still may be time to make an IRA contribution for last year
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Child tax credit: The rules keep changing but it’s still valuable
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Sailing a steady ship in today’s interesting economy
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Have employees who receive tips? Here are the tax implications
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Look to a SWOT analysis to make better HR decisions
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January
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Retirement plan early withdrawals: Make sure you meet the requirements to avoid a penalty
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3 ways your business can uncover cost cuts
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Why you might want to file early and answers to other tax season questions
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Is now the time for your small business to launch a retirement plan?
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Tax-saving ways to help pay for college — once your child starts attending
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Employers should be wary of ERC claims that are too good to be true
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Unused PTO a problem? Consider a contribution arrangement
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SECURE 2.0 law may make you more secure in retirement
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2022
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December
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Look forward to next year by revisiting your business plan
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Renting to a relative? Watch out for tax traps
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Inbound vs. outbound: Balancing your company’s sales strategies
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Save for retirement by getting the most out of your 401(k) plan
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Timing is everything when it comes to accounting software upgrades
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Do you qualify for the QBI deduction? And can you do anything by year-end to help qualify? If you own a business, you may wonder if you’re e
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Does your family business’s succession plan include estate planning strategies?
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Answers to your questions about taking withdrawals from IRAs
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November
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Take a look at stock options as a recruitment tool
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Strategies for investors to cut taxes as year-end approaches
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Choosing a retirement plan for your small business
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Like every business, a start-up needs a sensible budget
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Computer software costs: How does your business deduct them?
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Adopting a child? Bring home a tax break too
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Reinforce your cybersecurity defenses regularly
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How inflation will affect your 2022 and 2023 tax bills
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February
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Let your financial statements guide you to optimal business decisions
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Keeping meticulous records is the key to tax deductions and painless IRS audits
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2022 deadlines for reporting health care coverage information
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Did you give to charity in 2021? Make sure you have substantiation
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Approach turnaround acquisitions with due care
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January
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How will revised tax limits affect your 2022 taxes?
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3 specialized IT leadership positions for growing businesses
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Help safeguard your personal information by filing your 2021 tax return early
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Smooth sailing: Tips to speed processing and avoid hassles this tax season
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Think like a lender before applying for a business loan
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Selling a home: Will you owe tax on the profit?
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Opening a new location calls for careful planning
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Business owners, do you need to step up your internal communications game?
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Defer tax with a like-kind exchange
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Commission fraud: When salespeople get paid more than they’ve earned
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Review your strategic plan … and look ahead
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Gig workers should understand their tax obligations
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2021
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December
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Tax depreciation rules for business automobiles
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Helping your employees make the most of email
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There’s a deduction for student loan interest … but do you qualify for it?
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The tax score of winning
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Is your business tracking website metrics?
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Could an FLP fit into your succession plan?
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You can help fight inflation this holiday season.
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Providing a company car? Here’s how taxes are handled
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Navigating the tax landscape when donating works of art to charity
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Vacation home: How is your tax bill affected if you rent it out?
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Use change management to brighten your company’s future
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How are court awards and out-of-court settlements taxed?
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November
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4 ways to refine your cash flow forecasting
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New digital asset reporting requirements will be imposed in coming years
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IRS announces adjustments to key retirement plan limits
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