Taxes

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November 13, 2017 

Price Optimization in the Age of Amazon

The topic of costs is pretty simple — it’s easy to manually add up all the “known” costs associated with a product or service, and determine a price based on that number. What leads to complications are the “unknown” costs that don’t get accounted for.

 Workers Who Quit Their Jobs Earn More?

November 7, 2017 

Workers Who Quit Their Jobs Earn More?

Job holders' wages grew by 4.4 percent and job switchers' wages grew slightly less by 3.3 percent year over year in the third quarter. On average, job holders' hourly wage levels were $10 more than that of job switchers. Tracking full-time workers ...

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November 7, 2017 

How to Get Ready for 2018 Income Tax Season and Get a Fast Refund

The IRS urges all taxpayers to file a complete and accurate tax return by making sure they have all the documents before they file their return, including their 2016 tax return. This includes Forms W-2 from employers, Forms 1099 from banks and other ...

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November 7, 2017 

5 Topics Every Accountant Should Address with Clients

The start of a new year is the perfect time to touch base with your clients or reach out to new ones. Don’t limit your discussion to traditional tax issues. Take the time to ask existing and prospective clients about their business plans overall.

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November 2, 2017 

Examining the GOP Tax Reform Proposal

The current graduated seven-bracket structure would be reduced to four rates of 12%, 25%, 35% and 39.6%. The previous plan was based on only three brackets with a top rate of 35% and didn’t specify income amounts. Thus, this new plans preserves the ...

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 2018 Minimum Wage Changes  – State-By-State

November 2, 2017 

2018 Minimum Wage Changes – State-By-State

Twenty-seven states — plus Washington, D.C. — index their minimum wages to rise automatically with the cost of living. More states will index minimum wage increases annually, starting in the following years, like: Minnesota (2018), Michigan (2019) and ...

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November 2, 2017 

Income Tax Penalties Can Add Up

The amount of the penalty is based on when you file the correct information return or furnish the correct payee statement. The penalty for not filing a correct information return is separate from the penalty for not providing the correct payee statement.