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Archived General Business Newsletters

  • Charitable Giving Under Tax Reform
  • IRS Ups the Ante on Retirement Contributions
  • 5 Ways to Boost Deductions for Charitable Giving
  • Estate Tax Planning Tips for Married Couples
  • Tax Cheer for Holiday Gifts to Employees
  • Answer an Important Question: Are Your Directors Independent?
  • Technology May Help Solve Your Staffing Needs
  • Looking for a Business Loan? Be Prepared
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  • 7 Year-End Tax Planning Moves for Small Businesses
  • IRS Issues Proposed Guidance on Complicated QBI Deduction Ruless
  • MMB Announcements
  • 5 Ways to Boost Deductions for Charitable Giving
  • Can You Have Too Much Tax Deferral?
  • Get the Most Out of Your Customers
  • Your Company Needs a Concierge
  • Find Balance in Your Time
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  • Tax-Exempt Organizations: IRS Provides Guidance on New UBTI Rule
  • Create an Accountable Plan to Reimburse Employees for Business Expenses
  • MMB Announcements
  • Tax Law Allows Employees to Defer Income from Equity-Based Pay
  • Employers: IRS Updates Bsiness Travel Per Diems
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  • IRS Issues Proposed Guidance on Controversial SALT Limitation
  • IRS Issues Proposed Guidance on Complicated QBI Deduction Rules
  • MMB Announcements
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations: IRS Provides Guidance on New UBTI Rule
  • Calculating W-2 Wages for Limitations on the QBI Deduction
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  • QBI Deduction Provides Tax Break to Pass-Through Entity Owners
  • Effective Retirement Planning Includes Contingencies
  • Efforts Underway to Move More Women into Upper Echelons
  • IRS Issues Proposed Guidance on Complicated QBI Deduction Rules
  • Is It Time to Rebid Your Vendor Contracts?
  • Does Your Buy-Sell Agreement Need Updating?
  • Estate Planning with 529 College Savings Accounts
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  • Effects of the Tax Law Vary Based on Major Life Events
  • Buying vs. Leasing Equipment: Which Is Right for Your Business?
  • MMB Announcements
  • How Tax Reform Affects Tax Planning for C Corporations
  • Many Taxpayers Will Pay No Tax on Long-Term Gains and Dividends
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  • Watch Out for these Tax Issues When Planning for Your Business in 2018
  • IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Check Withholding
  • Tax Reform: What's Changing for Individuals?
  • The ABCs of Higher Education Tax Breaks
  • New Law Makes Education-Savings Tools More Flexible
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  • Watch Out for these Tax Issues When Planning for Your Business in 2018
  • 6 Cool Ways to Save Taxes During the Hot Summer Months
  • Will States Conform to the New Tax Rules?
  • Tax Reform: What's Changing for Individuals?
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  • Capital Gains Rates Before and After the New Tax Law
  • Should Your Business Be a C Corporation or a Pass-Through Entity?
  • MMB Announcements
  • Know the Rules Before Checking Employee Medical Records
  • New Tax Law Boosts Appeal of Qualified Small Business Corporation
  • Genetic Nondiscrimination Law Affects Many Work Practices
  • Use Business Intelligence to Make Profitable Decisions
  • Understanding Estate Administration and the Probate Process
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  • Last-Minute Tax Planning Tips for 2017
  • Know the Details of the Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit
  • IRS Clarification: Home Equity Loan Interest May Still Be Deductible
  • Good Reasons to File Extensions for 2017 Returns
  • Last Chance to Claim the Domestic Production Activities Deduction
  • Save Taxes While Controlling Employee Health Costs
  • Maximize Social Security Benefits When You Retire
  • Retirement Accounts and Your Estate Plan
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  • How the New Limit on SALT Deductions Affects Homeowners
  • Good News! More Families May Be Eligible for the Child Credit in 2018
  • How the New Tax Law Affects Rental Real Estate Owners
  • Are Roth IRAs Still Beneficial Under the New Tax Law?
  • Survey: Employers Adapt Quickly to Withholding Tax Changes
  • Take a Last Resort Stand on Layoffs
  • Good PR Can Help Your Company Avoid Litigation
  • Start Succession Planning Now
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  • New Law Gives Eligible Pass-Through Businesses a Special Tax Break
  • Important Tax Figures for 2018
  • 6 Last-Chance Tax Breaks: Do You Qualify?
  • How the New Limit on SALT Deductions Affects Homeowners
  • Close-Up on Mortgage Interest Deduction Rules
  • HR with Tightened Purse Strings Can Still Meet Challenges
  • Need Cash Fast? Consider Selling Your Receivables
  • Estate Planning When Your Spouse is Not a U.S. Citizen
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  • Tax Reform Law: Topics of Special Interest for Individuals
  • Spotlight on Pass-Through Entities Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Let's Take a Closer Look at New Business Tax Reforms
  • 6 Last-Chance Tax Breaks: Do You Qualify?
  • 3 Affordable Care Act Taxes Postponed by Congress
  • Distinguish Your Company's Elite: Follow the Pareto Principle
  • Building on the Momentum of Satisfied Customers
  • Old Habits May Be Costing You Dearly
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  • Tax Cut Law: Mostly Good News for Employers and Employees
  • Big Accounting Rule Changes Coming Soon
  • MMB Announcements
  • Many Businesses Will Celebrate Tax Cuts in the New Tax Year
  • Tax Reform: Topics of Special Interest for Individuals
  • Don't Overlook a Roth IRA If You Are Self-Employed
  • Spouses Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent
  • Ten Reasons to Have a Will and Estate Plan
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  • Tax Briefings- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Tax Reform Review- Save the Date
  • Is Social Media Activity Putting You at Risk?
  • The Employer's Role in Documenting Workers
  • PCI Compliance: Protect Customer Information
  • Hire Your Kids and Save Taxes
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  • Give Back and Save Taxes with Charitable Contributions
  • Year-End Business Tax Planning Strategies in Light of Tax Reform
  • Open Enrollment: Sign Up for Tax-Smart Benefits Before the Deadline
  • Keep Tax Reform Proposals in Mind When Making Last-Minute Year-End Moves
  • IRS Increases Annual Gift Tax Exclusion for 2018
  • Avoid Discrimination in Your Dress Code
  • Dealing With A State Corporation Commission
  • Assess the Coverage You Need
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  • Are You Ready for the New IRS Partnership Audit Rules?
  • How to Maximize Tax Breaks for Work-Related Education Costs
  • MMB Announcements
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit: What Business Owners Need to Know
  • Coming Soon: Deadline to Reverse 2016 Roth Conversions
  • No Current Deductions Before Business Commences
  • Are You Eligible for the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit?
  • Leaving a Legacy for Your Heirs
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  • The Code to Recovery
  • Inadequate RecordsLead to Unfavorable Results for Taxpayers
  • Why It's Risky to Rely on Unofficial IRS Guidance
  • Are You Ready for the New IRS Partnership Audit Rules?
  • Recent Data Breach Highlights the Vulnerability of Your Personal Data
  • Smart Ways to Handle Off-Site Employees
  • Get Up and Running After a Disaster
  • Keep the Long-Term in Mind When Instituting Changes
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  • Business ID Theft: Is Your Data at Risk?
  • Understand Your Social Security Requirement Benefits
  • Protect Your Company from Immigration Infractions
  • Learn the ABCs of Higher Education Tax Breaks
  • Examine Backgrounds Before You Hire
  • Increase Your Chances of Success
  • Handling Financial Affairs After Remarriage
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  • Why Partnership Tax Status May Sometimes be Unwanted
  • Know the Rules for Amending a Federal Income Tax Return
  • MMB Announcements
  • 5 Recent Supreme Court Decisions that Could Affect Your Business
  • How Consumer Protection Laws Affect Your Business
  • Caution Is the Cornerstone of Comparative Ads
  • Long-Term Care Insurance Can Be a Tax-Free Perk
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  • What Employees Should Know Regarding New York State's Paid Family Leave Act
  • Be Wary of Unconventional and Changing State Nexus Rules
  • Understand How the Definition of Independent Contractor Has Changed Again
  • Unlock the Biggest Possible Deduction for a Home Office
  • What Can Employers Do With Forfeited Employees FSA Balances?
  • When Can You Deduct Moving Expenses?
  • Dividing Assets in the Family
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  • 10 Simple (and Fun) Ways to Cut Taxes This Summer
  • Health Savings Account Limits for 2018
  • Financial Survival Tips for Recent College Graduates
  • Capital vs. Ordinary: Classifying Income and Losses Affects Your Taxes
  • Wedding Bells and Taxes: Tax Issues to Consider Before Tying the Knot
  • Seven Strategies for Better Results With Employees
  • No One Factor Determines Contractor Status
  • Plan No So Guardianship is Not Necessary
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  • Tax Fraud Awareness: How to Protect Your Identity and Assets
  • 4 Tips for Claiming Higher Education Credits
  • Managing Your Investment Portfolio to Minimize Tax Expense
  • Update on Home Mortgage Interest Deductions
  • Tax Rules When Your Business Trip Involves a Passport
  • Rx for Itemizing Medical Expenses
  • Contesting a Will is No Easy Feat
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  • There's Still Time to Set Up a SEP for 2016
  • A Fresh Look at Incentive Compensation
  • The Importance of Budgeting
  • Self-Employment Tax Reduction Strategies for Spouse-Owned Businesses
  • Executive Compensation: How Much is Too Much?
  • Using Dual Monitors Saves Paper and Time
  • Coping with the In-Law Challenge
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  • How S Coporations Can Save on Federal Employment Taxes
  • Sky is the Limit with Cloud-Based Accounting
  • MMB Announcements
  • Consider Section 179 Deductions for Real Estate Expenses
  • Navigating the Social Media Minefield
  • Insuring Employees Who Drive their Own Cars
  • A Special Trust for Special Needs
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  • Tax Fraud Awareness: How to Protect your Identity and Assets
  • Take a Closer Look at Bad Debts Before Compliance Season Begins
  • IRS Updates FAQs on Certain ACA Provisions
  • 10 Important Tax-Related Developments for 2016
  • Tap Into the Power of Customers Testimonials
  • Six Tactics To Improve Your Search Engine Results
  • A Tax-Smart Strategy: Hire Your Spouse
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  • Important Tax Figures for 2017
  • Start the New Year Off Right with a Fresh Look at Performance Evaluations
  • MMB Announcements
  • Consider State Taxes When Deciding Where to Live in Retirement
  • Beware of a 100% Personal Liability Penalty
  • Ensure You Qualify for Charitable Donation Deductions
  • Answers to Your Questions About Living Trusts
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  • IRS Extends Deadline to Provide 2016 ACA Forms to Recipients 
  • Celebrate the Holidays with Smart Financial Planning 
  • Health Savings Accounts May Carry New Employer Risks
  • Employee, Partner or Both? Recent Developments Help You Decide
  • How To Recognize a Good Leader for Your Company
  • Business Interruption Claims Require Professional Help
  • Taking Advantage of Family Funds
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  • It's Time for Individuals to Plan for Taxes in 2016 and Beyond
  • Plan Now for Upcoming Changes Affecting the 2017 Tax Filing Season
  • MMB Announcements
  • New Overtime Rules Suspended for Now
  • IRS Extends Deadline to Provide 2016 ACA Forms to Recipients 
  • What to Do with Impossible Employees? Clean House
  • Maintain a Healthy Cash Flow
  • An "Intentionally Defective" Trust Can Save Taxes
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  • IRS Issues New Regs on Allocating Debt to Partners and LLC Members
  • Start Date of the New Federal Overtime Rule Faces Opposition
  • IRS Publishes Travel Per Diem Rates for Fiscal Year 2017
  • Year-End Tax Strategies for Small Businesses
  • Get Ready Businesses: Some Filing Due Dates Are Changing
  • What to Do with Impossible Employees? Clean House
  • Maintain a Healthy Cash Flow
  • An "Intentionally Defective" Trust Can Save Taxes
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  • MMB Announcements
  • Start Date of the New Federal Overtime Rule Faces Opposition
  • IRS Publishes Travel Per Diem Rates for Fiscal Year 2017
  • IRS Issues New Regs on Allocating Debt to Partners and LLC Members
  • New IRS Regs on Disguised Sales Affect Partnerships and LLCs
  • Keep a Tight Rein on Branch Operations
  • Write Email Messages with Selling Power
  • Put Social Networking Sites to Work for Your Family Business
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  • Got Questions About the New Overtime Rules?
  • New Warning: Watch Out for Fake ACA-Related Tax Bill E-mails
  • Did You Miss the 60-Day Deadline for Your IRA Rollover?
  • Update on Home Mortgage Interest Deductions
  • Follow Detailed Recordkeeping Rules for Vehicle Expense Deductions
  • Relief From Student Loan Debt: What Are the Tax Implications?
  • Setting Up a Special Needs Trust
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  • A Look at the Internal Revenue Service's Whistleblower Program
  • It's Time to Review Your Financial Planning Options
  • Managing an Important Task
  • Are You Ready for the New Overtime Rules?
  • Focus on Your Profit Centers
  • Disaster Recovery: Ask "What If?"
  • From Counting Transactions to Cultivating Relationships
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  • Transfer Business Ownership or Remain Boss?
  • Midyear Planning for Vacation Home Rentals with Significant Personal Use
  • MMB Announcements
  • The Financial Rewards of Buying a Condo for Your Kid's College Housing
  • Strictly Speaking: Travel and Entertainment Recordkeeping
  • Avoiding the 10% Penalty On Early IRA Withdrawals
  • Estate Planning for Singles: Current Rules May Dictate Changes
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  • Tangible Personal Property Regulations a Year Later
  • 10 Midyear Tax Planning Moves Inspired by the PATH Act
  • MMB Announcements
  • More Adult Children Opting to Live with Parents
  • Surprsing Challenges Employers May Face
  • Brace Your Business for Disaster Scams
  • Value Your Business Internally and Externally
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  • Too Much Paperwork? What You Can Throw Away After Filing
  • Are you substantiating your employee business expenses?
  • Health Savings Account Limits for 2017
  • New Study Confirms the Prevalence and Cost of White Collar Crime
  • New Overtime Rules Issued: What it Means for You
  • For Richer or Poorer: Financial and Legal Considerations in Marriage
  • Nuture Understanding Between Generations for a Peaceful Workplace
  • Tips for Collecting from Bankrupt Customers
  • Avoid Family Feuds When Distributing Assets
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  • Too Much Paperwork? What You Can Throw Away After Filing
  • Despite Expiration Date, Employers Should Continue to Use Form !-9
  • The Latest Tax Developments for Partnerships
  • Hiring Summer Help
  • Protect Your Accounts from Identity Theft and Fraud
  • The Latest Tax Developments for Partnerships
  • Building the Workforce of Tomorrow Starts Today
  • Ethical Sales Is Not An Oxymoron
  • Turn Your Website Into a Marketing Magnet
  • Consider Hosting a Family Meeting About Your Estate Plan
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  • Is the IRS Targeting Partnerships?
  • IRS Reveals List of Top Tax Scams for 2016
  • Hiring Summer Help
  • Protect Your Accounts from Identity Theft and Fraud
  • The Latest Tax Developments for Partnerships
  • Ethical Sales Is Not an Oxymoron
  • Turn Your Website into a Marketing Magnet
  • Consider Hosting a Family Meeting about Your Estate Plan
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  • Ten Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses
  • Are You a Joint Employer? The DOL Weighs In
  • Could Your Business Benefit from the Work Opportunity Tax Credit?
  • How to Claim Lesser-Known Breaks for Business Charitable Donations
  • IRS Reveals List of Top Tax Scams for 2016
  • Ethical Sales Is Not an Oxymoron
  • Turn Your Website into a Marketing Magnet
  • Consider Hosting a Family Meeting about Your Estate Plan
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  • A Brave New World in Lease Accounting
  • Every Word Counts When Crafting Your Emoployee Handbook
  • MMB Announcements
  • Five Last-Minute Moves to Lower Your 2015 Tax Bill
  • 'Loan Payments' Can Be Taxable Corporate Distributions to Shareholders
  • What You Need to Know About the Alternative Minimum Tax
  • Good Things Come From Crummey Trusts
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  • 10 Elections That Can Save Money on Your 2015 Federal Taxes
  • Get More Bang for Your Buck with Tax-Favored Employee Benefits
  • MMB Announcements
  • 10 Facts You Should Know about the Do Not Call Registry
  • 'Loan Payments' Can Be Taxable Corporate Distributions to Shareholders
  • What You Need to Know About the Alternative Minimum Tax
  • Good Things Come From Crummey Trusts
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  • Important Tax Figures for 2016
  • Keeping Your Millennial Employees Engaged
  • Good News in the New Year: IRS Extends ACA Filing Deadlines
  • 10 Elections That Can Save Money on Your 2016 Federal Taxes
  • Managing Your Business Through a Crisis: 6 Steps to Success
  • Sports: The Language of Business
  • A Trust to Help Fund the Payment of Estate Taxes
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  • Fit Finances for 2016
  • A Gift from Uncle Sam: Congress Passes the Extenders Package
  • IRS Raises Tangible Property Exchange Threshold
  • Important Tax Figures for 2016
  • Good News in the New Year: IRS Extends ACA Filing Deadlines
  • Employee Dispute Mediation: Better Than Litigation When It Works
  • Consider An Alternative Metric to Value Your Small Business
  • Points to Consider Before Making Gifts to Children
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  • What You Need to Know Before Making Year-End Charitable Contributions
  • Plan Ahead for Changes to Overtime Pay Rules
  • Fraud Awareness at Year End
  • Last-Minute Tax Savings: Hurry Before Time Runs Out
  • IRS Raises Tangible Property Expensing Threshold
  • Become a Winner by Avoiding These 5 Mistakes
  • Marketing to Kids Online Requires Following Special Rules
  • Tax Responsibilities After Someone Dies
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  • 2015 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Small Businesses
  • IRS Announces Various Tax Benefit Increases for 2016
  • 2015 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Individuals
  • Tax Advice for Military Families and Veterans
  • New Law Closes Loopholes Involving Social Security Benefits
  • Must Joint Activities Be Treated as Partnerships?
  • Don't Overlook Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions
  • Why Business Owners Don't Plan for Succession - and Why it's Critical
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  • IRS Changes Due Date for Certain Business Tax Returns
  • Reminders of ACA Changes Coming Up In 2016
  • MMB Announcements
  • 2015 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Individuals
  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Protect Your Most Valuable and Vulnerable Assets
  • Develop a Strong Hand to Negotiate Loan Covenants
  • A Strategic Plan Should Also Include a Succession Plan
  • The Best Way to Handle an Inheritance
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  • Year-End Payroll Reminders
  • A Recipe for Deducting Meals, Parties and Gifts Provided to Employees
  • MMB Announcements
  • Fiscal Year 2016 Travel Per Diem Rates Now Available
  • The Best Way to Handle an Inheritance
  • Develop a Strong Hand to Negotiate Loan Covenants
  • A Strategic Plan Should Also Include a Succession Plan
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  • The IRS Takes a Proactive Stance Against Identity Theft and Tax Scams
  • Audits of Service Organizations
  • MMB Announcements
  • Are Rental Properties the Next Big Investment Opportunity?
  • Reducing Your Taxable Estate
  • Help Avoid Costly Age Discrimination Claims
  • Achieve Sustainable Cost Cutting at Your Organization
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  • Proposed DOL Rule May Make Millions More Eligible for Overtime Pay
  • Changes to Financial Reporting for Private Companies
  • Relief Ended for Small Employers Paying Workers' Insurance Premiums
  • New Trade Law Stiffens Penalties for Certain Taxpayers
  • Fringe Benefits for a Family Partnership or LLC
  • Seven Strategies for Better Results With Employees
  • Employ Joint Tax Liability for Leased Employees
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  • A Dozen Ways to Cut Taxes This Summer
  • Health Coverage: New IRS Guidance on Forms 1094 and 1095
  • MMB Announcements
  • Disaster Planning: Expect the Unexpected
  • What You Should Know About Organ Donation
  • A Dozen Ways to Negotiate Better
  • Make Your Mission Statement More Than a Wall Ornament
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  • A Guide to Tax Return Identity Theft
  • Train Employees to Avoid Inadvertent Cyber-Security Breaches
  • MMB Announcements
  • Update on Medicare Insurance Premiums and Related Tax Deductions
  • A Dozen Ways to Cut Taxes This Summer
  • Tax-Wise Ways to Get Cash Out of Your C Corp
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  • It's Time for a Withholding and Tax Payment Checkup
  • Small Business Penalty Relief if Retirement Plan Return Filed by June 2
  • Health Savings Account Limits for 2016
  • B Corps: To Be or Not to Be?
  • Update on Tax Rules for Amateur Gamblers
  • Picking a Guardian for Your Children
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  • Tax Paperwork and Other Records: What to Keep, What to Toss
  • How to Survive an IRS Audit
  • Paying Yourself Too Much? Too Little? Be Ready for an IRS Challenge
  • Test Your Small Business Finance IQ
  • Choosing Among the Children
  • Avoid Discrimination in Your Dress Code
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  • Tax Day Countdown: Reduce Your Tax Bill with Retirement Accounts
  • The Estate Tax Treatment of College Savings Plans
  • IRS Sends Signals of Future Fine Print on the ACA Cadillac Tax
  • Safeguard Your Personal Information Against Online Surveillance
  • Can You Deduct Job-Related Moving Expenses?
  • The GST: Wealth that Skips a Generation
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  • It's Not Too Soon to Tackle the Next ACA Compliance Task
  • Employers Get Extension on Work Opportunity Tax Credit Paperwork
  • Small Business Reprieve on Health Premium Reimbursement Plans
  • Get a Better Handle on Bitcoin Tax Issues
  • What Are this Year's 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams?
  • Sell the Family Business the Tax-Smart Way
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  • Important Tax Figures for 2015
  • Ten Tax Breaks Available for Parents
  • M&A Trends: What’s Hot and How to Help Prevent Pitfalls
  • Hire Your Kids and Save Taxes
  • Win the Salary Game
  • Ten Techniques to Increase Your Company's Profits
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