March 2, 2015
Many businesses are wasting valuable resources by maintaining disparate IT systems or using manual processes to remain compliant with laws and regulations governing their workforces, according to a new study released by CFO Research and ADP.
February 23, 2015
About 20 percent of those who bought a health care marketplace plan in 2014 and used tax credits to lower their premiums received faulty information, due to a miscalculation of the premium benchmark amount. Government officials say that these taxpayers wi
February 20, 2015
About 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers got the wrong tax information from the government, the Obama administration said Friday, and officials are asking those affected to delay filing their 2014 returns.
February 18, 2015
One of the nation's leading advocacy groups for self-employed and micro-businesses says that, while the delay in enforcement of the technical guidance issued by the Treasury Department on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) is a good move, self-emplo
February 9, 2015
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 4, 2015
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 29, 2015
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 26, 2015
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
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 21, 2015
Supporting the middle class means helping the small business community, too, said a national association in response to President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening.
January 15, 2015
It’s a practice known as open-book finance and is used by more than 4,000 companies around the world, including Southwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson, and Whole Foods. Baker has studied open-book finance at several organizations and published a related case
January 12, 2015
Economic and political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and estimating the true cost of retirement are just some of the factors creating a complex and challenging financial landscape for Americans. This year’s AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas January 19-21, will give planners the necessary...…