March 25, 2015
More than half of small business owners say they would prefer to invest in their businesses this year, rather than stockpiling cash, an 18-percent swing in preference since 2010.
March 18, 2015
Recent high-profile data breaches, such as those perpetrated against Target and Home Depot, have thrust credit card security chips and the term “EMV” into the public consciousness as the banking and retail industries ready themselves for the impending ...
March 12, 2015
An ABLE account will work pretty much like a Section 529 plan account for higher education expenses. In fact, the accounts are authorized by Section 529A of the tax code. After you establish the account and contribute to it, any earnings inside ...
March 5, 2015
It’s rare when tax return preparers advise their clients to look a gift horse in the mouth. But it might happen when a taxpayer is affected by the limits for deducting investment interest expenses. Depending on the situation, it may make sense to elect preferential tax treatment for certain long-term capital gains or qualified dividends...…
March 5, 2015
People pondering their retirement years often conjure images of spending more time on a favorite pastime or traveling around the country or the world. Health concerns can intrude on those idyllic scenes, though, not only affecting enjoyment of life but...
February 25, 2015
Xero Limited (XRO), the parent company of cloud-based small business software maker Xero,has received investments from Accel Partners and Matrix Capital Management totaling more than $110 million.
February 6, 2015
Is write-up dead? No, but with the continuing move by small businesses to online accounting software, the way in which accountants provide this service is definitely changing.
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 20, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs named Michael Goodman, CPA/PFS, as the recipient of the 2014 Personal Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award. Goodman is founder of New York City-based Wealthstream Advisors, Inc.
January 19, 2015
Cash rained down on startups in 2014, as venture capitalists poured a whopping $48.3 billion into new U.S. companies — levels not seen since before the dot-com bubble burst in 2001. Strong technology IPOs are luring investors chasing the next big ...
January 15, 2015
A decrease in loan delinquencies and improvement in job openings have pushed Americans’ overall financial satisfaction firmly into positive territory for the first time since the financial crisis, according to a new quarterly index released today by the
January 12, 2015
When it comes to buying power, women are steadily overcoming men. Throughout the next decade, women will control two-thirds of consumer wealth in the United States and will be the beneficiaries of the largest transference of wealth in our country’s ...