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California Considers Tax on Retirement Accounts
The effort, though, may have an impact on a dueling campaign to tax California's billionaires to offset federal healthcare cuts.
February 10, 2015
Record Spending Expected for Valentine’s Day 2015
Everyone wants the kind of things that money just can’t buy, except on Valentine’s Day, otherwise known as “The Day Love Costs Money.” This year, Americans plan to spend $18.9 billion on Valentine’s Day-related expenses to show just ...
February 9, 2015
Is Your Mobile Phone Trying to Kill You?
It is not safe to assume that cell phones and other electro-magnetic products do not represent threats to your health. Though cell phones currently in use in the United States are generally safe, newer and more powerful models are being introduced on a r
February 6, 2015
Payroll for Accounting Firms – Some Easy Choices
Accountants in public practice have traditionally referred payroll to major providers such as ADP, Ceridian and Paychex because of the complexities, risk and deadlines involved in processing. With additional requirements for small business with the ...
February 5, 2015
Payroll Accountant’s Checklist for February
What should you be doing in your payroll practice this month? Here's your Payroll checklist for February.
February 4, 2015
Women Face Unique Retirement Challenges
Although it is improving, there is an economic cost to being a woman that reverberates into retirement. It results from multiple long-term socioeconomic conditions.
January 30, 2015
January 2015 – A Year in the Life of a Payroll Accountant
Now that the New Year has started, it’s a great time to perform an audit of your clients’ payroll system to ensure everything is in order.
January 29, 2015
Checklist Helps Tax Professionals Keep Track of Healthcare Law Reporting Requirements
The 1040 Checklist for Determining Minimum Essential Health Insurance Coverage was developed by the tax experts at Thomson Reuters and focuses on two new reporting requirements that will figure prominently on many 2014 Form 1040 returns: The premium tax c
January 29, 2015
Employees or Contractors: Which Should a Business Hire?
Busy season has arrived and with it comes longer days and increased workloads. As you help your clients prepare for tax season, it’s imperative that you take the time to assess your own needs to navigate through the season.
January 29, 2015
For 2015, A New Year Means New Payroll Withholding
Now that the New Year has started, it’s a great time to perform an audit of your clients’ payroll system to ensure everything is in order. The past few months were spent preparing clients for the upcoming year and making changes to employees’ ...
January 26, 2015
3 Ways Obamacare Affects Income Tax Returns
Unless you’ve been way out of touch, you probably know that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, requires that taxpayers have qualifying health care coverage. Those without will need to qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty.
January 24, 2015
How 401(k) Plans Save Money and Reduce Taxes
Are you participating in an employer-sponsored retirement plan? If your company has one, consider yourself fortunate. But if you’ve been ignoring whatever your company is offering, this year make a resolution to get the facts. A good retirement plan will allow you to defer taxes on whatever you contribute to your 401(k) account until you...…
January 22, 2015
Sick Leave and PTO Laws Change in Many States – Are Your Clients Prepared?
Currently there is no federal regulation that mandates employers to pay their employees for sick time. Although many companies voluntarily offer their full-time employees some paid sick leave, numerous U.S. employers do not provide any paid sick leave ...