Benefits

June 28, 2016 

What’s better than a salary increase? For many employees, the addition of an equivalent fringe benefit may be preferable, due to the tax consequences. For example, if an employee is in the 25% federal tax bracket and receives a $10,000 raise, he or ...

June 28, 2016 

If the employer doesn’t provide a cell phone, but instead initiates a reimbursement arrangement for an employee’s personal cell phone that is used for business, the IRS may treat it as a noncompensatory business purpose.

June 28, 2016 

Global stock markets, including those here in the U.S. saw huge declines in the first few days of trading after the Brexit vote, primarily due to the uncertainty of what this decision by British voters will mean for not only their economic future, but ...

June 22, 2016 

Here are 5 tips (and a bonus!) from CPA Mutual to help CPA leaders pay attention when it’s time to renew their policies.

June 17, 2016 

At Scaling New Heights, Intuit announced a new partnership with ICBUSA, part of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and Hubdoc.

Taija Sparkman

June 8, 2016 

So what factors influence a person's ability to obtain life insurance coverage? Family medical history, life expectancy, risk factors (such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol), and lifestyle (for example, smoking status) may play a role.

June 6, 2016 

Americans are not proactively addressing the financial implications of living longer. Only a fraction (21%) say they have increased their savings while more than 4 in 10 (44%) report having taken no steps at all.

May 31, 2016 

Senior citizens in 47 states and the District of Columbia aren't replacing enough of their pre-retirement incomes, according to a new Bankrate.com study. Many financial experts believe retirees need at least 70% of the income they earned in their ...

May 24, 2016 

The traditional distinction between employees and independent contractors is discouraging companies from offering gig economy workers important support, particularly when it comes to taxes. That'd according to Joseph Kennedy, senior fellow at the ...

May 6, 2016 

One of the issues that often causes a high degree of client confusion is whether or not a withdrawal from their IRA account will be taxable, and if so, to what extent.

May 4, 2016 

Despite the years that have passed since the financial crisis known as the Great Recession, many retirees are still feeling its aftereffects. A new survey from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) finds that only 45 percent of retirees say that they have either fully financially recovered or were not impacted. Thirty-five percent...…

April 26, 2016 

The main reason for making deferred comp payments to retired partners is to “acquire” their clients. If a firm knew for sure that they would lose the clients of a retiree, I doubt that deferred comp payments would be made.