🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWith accounting fraud and financial reporting mistakes creating a lack of confidence, understanding how financial reporting mistakes occur and are detected is an important topic. According to the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the first nine months of 2018 saw 8.8 percent more … Continue reading “Common Financial Reporting Mistakes and How to Correct Them”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readRecently, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel spoke of changes within the IRS, announcing several initiatives focusing on high-income earners and partnerships, as well as integrating the use of AI within the agency’s work. According to the commissioner, the initiatives were made possible by additional IRS funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. … Continue reading “IRS Plans to Use AI and Ramp Up Enforcement on Millionaires, Partnerships and Crypto”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readYou wake up in the middle of the night. Heart racing, drenched in sweat, and breathing heavily. Thankfully, it was just a nightmare when the IRS showed up at your doorstep unannounced. Recently, however, this was the reality for some taxpayers – and not just a bad dream. The IRS just … Continue reading “IRS Announces End of Unannounced Taxpayer Visits (Mostly)”
🖨 Print⏱ 5 min readA widow or widower is eligible for a survivor’s benefit from Social Security even if they never worked – as long as the deceased spouse qualified for benefits based on his or her own income record. Also, note that surviving spouses must have been married to their most current spouse for … Continue reading “Widow/er Social Security Benefits”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readEven though numbers are probably the biggest thing in an accountant’s wheelhouse, getting people in the door with the right words in your bio can make all the difference in the world. Here are a few tips to make sure that how you present yourself to the public via your wording … Continue reading “How to Write an Awesome Accounting Bio”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readMarketing efforts today depend on collecting, analyzing, and leveraging data to make informed decisions. Therefore, business owners need to understand how to harness the power of data and personalization to create targeted campaigns that drive growth. Importance of Data and Personalization in Modern Business Businesses today collect loads of data, enabling … Continue reading “How Businesses Can Leverage Data and Personalization for Targeted Campaigns and Growth”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read The US tax system is progressive, meaning that the more you earn the more you pay. For the years 2021-2023 there are seven different brackets for each year (2020 was the same structure as well). Which bracket you are in depends on your taxable income; however, your bracket does not … Continue reading “2021 Vs 2022 Vs 2023 Federal Income Tax Brackets”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe IRS recently issued an important ruling on the taxability of cryptocurrency staking rewards, determining that staking rewards are essentially “income” and, therefore, taxable upon receipt and not deferrable until sale or swapping. Below, we will look at the ruling in more detail and what it means for taxpayers. But first, … Continue reading “IRS Ruling: Crypto Currency Staking Rewards Are Taxable When Received”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readUnited States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act (HR 4004) – This bipartisan bill was introduced on June 12 by Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO). The purpose of this bill is to convey approval by Congress of the June 1 trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. The bill … Continue reading “Monitoring Trade Agreements with Taiwan, Promoting Plain-Language Rules, and Expanding Recruiting and Training for Law Enforcement”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to determining if a business is eligible to claim a net operating loss (NOL), it depends on the financial situation. If a business’ taxable income is less than its allowable deductions in a set tax period, usually a year, then the business can utilize the NOL deduction on … Continue reading “Evaluating Net Operating Loss Considerations”
