February 25, 2013
401k Plan Fees Declined in 2012
The study shows the small plan average investment expense went from 1.38% to 1.37%, while the large plan average investment expense declined from 1.05% to 1.00%.
February 22, 2013
Small Businesses and the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare
The National Association of Enrolled Agents has issued the following statement on how the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare, will affect small businesses:
February 14, 2013
Here Comes the Baby Boomer Bubble – Valuing Your Practice for Partner Retirements
61 percent of CPA firm partners are now over age 50 and succession planning is one of the top issues of almost every firm.
February 14, 2013
ObamaCare: Cost of insurance in California health exchange
Paving the way for the 2014 opening of California’s online insurance marketplace, officials on Wednesday rolled out the standard benefits that must be included in each policy and detailed what policies would cost for all those eligible for federal subsidies. A married couple with an annual income of $62,040, for instance, would pay $491 a...…
February 13, 2013
Are self-insured health plans good for small companies?
As recently as 2009, only 13% of companies with fewer than 100 employees offered health insurance through self-insured plans, the Health and Human Services department says.
February 10, 2013
Mobile apps can promote employee fitness and health
What better way to encourage employees to take care of themselves than by using social tools? After all, we have our phones and tablets with us all the time. Here are some ways you can take full advantage of the connectivity.
January 18, 2013
Michigan Gov. signs executive order to create insurance, financial services department
Gov. Rick Snyder wasted no time implementing one of his proposals from Wednesday night's State of the State address, signing an executive order Thursday to create the new state Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
January 14, 2013
Health insurance hikes hitting Texans
More than 163,000 Texans face double-digit rate increases to their healthcare premiums this year as insurers raise prices in anticipation of higher medical costs and full implementation of the Obama administration's healthcare law.
November 15, 2012
Survey Finds Compensation, Retirement and Benefits Remain Stable as Uncertainty Prevails
Benefits costs still #1 factor in total reward decisions; recruiting employees increasing in importance.
November 8, 2012
Advice on Post-Election Tax Planning Ideas
Toni Nitti, a CPA and tax partner at WithumSmith+Brown, is a contributor to Forbes, and has offered several tips for tax planning now that we know the results of the Presidential election.
September 27, 2012
2012 Review of Professional Tax Planning Systems
Everyone has heard the old Benjamin Franklin quote about the only certain things in life being death and taxes. The certainty of taxes, however, is far more subject than the first.
August 29, 2012
InFirm: Benefits of Hosted Solutions
The “Cloud” and hosted solutions continue to garner interest amongst accounting firms, but there is a lot of confusion about the types of hosting, available applications, and the overall reasons for firms to consider hosted solutions.