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retirement

September 19, 2016 

Small Businesses Focus More On Retirement Benefits

Small business owners are finding that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has decreased the appeal of health care benefits to employees and increased retirement plans' importance as a tool to recruit and retain employees.

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September 6, 2016 

IRS Eases Rules for IRA Rollover Waivers

Do you have clients who have botched IRA rollovers? It’s not unusual. Taxpayers can miss the 60-day deadline for a variety of reasons or it might simply slip their mind. The result can be a painful tax lesson.

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August 29, 2016 

Mandatory Retirement at CPA Firms – Is It Right or Wrong?

In recent years, the EEOC has investigated PwC and Deloitte. In the case of Deloitte, the EEOC demanded that the firm eliminate its mandatory retirement age requirement and offer compensation and reinstatement to retired partners. Deloitte appealed.

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August 16, 2016 

Education Fringe Benefits Get an A+

If some of your employees are looking to go back to school, or to enroll in college courses for the first time, you might decide to lend a helping hand. An employer can set up a program that effectively pays for all or most of the costs on a ...

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 How to Lower the Cost of Surety Bonds

August 8, 2016 

How to Lower the Cost of Surety Bonds

Personal credit score says a lot to a surety about how you manage your finances and how reliable and financially stable you are. A surety will strongly base their decision about what rate to offer you on this information. To improve your credit score, ...

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August 2, 2016 

3 Tips To Better Manage Your 401(k)

Despite the 401(k)’s importance, the average participant’s only investment strategy is to plow money into the accounts – then do nothing. They rarely if ever make changes to the investment selections their plans offer.