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Mark Your Calendar: Wisconsin Sales Tax Holiday August 1-5

In order to purchase certain items without sales tax, be sure to get your child's school shopping done between August ...
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July 10, 2018 / Jeff Dvorachek / Jeff Dvorachek, Tax

Podcast: Changes to the Charitable Giving Deduction

One of the unintended consequences of the increased standard deduction was that many people who received a tax deduction for ...
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July 10, 2018 / Corenne Gutierrez / Corenne Gutierrez, Articles & Podcasts, Tax Reform

Hawkins Ash CPAs Announces 2018 Employee Promotions

At Hawkins Ash CPAs, we're extremely proud to announce the following employee promotions. Emily Baldwin, CPA – Senior Associate Emily ...
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July 9, 2018 / Corenne Gutierrez / Corenne Gutierrez, Company News

Podcast: Standard Deduction vs. Itemizing

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increases the standard deduction, but it also eliminated personal exemptions beginning in 2018. There ...
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July 3, 2018 / Corenne Gutierrez / Corenne Gutierrez, Articles & Podcasts, Tax Reform

Avoid Litigation With Attention to Common Red Flags

Any size retirement plan can run into serious trouble when sponsors aren’t careful. With some planning, though, your qualified retirement ...
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July 3, 2018 / Jeff Danen / Jeff Danen, Employee Benefit Plan, Financial Institution

Company Credit Cards and Employee Reimbursements: Is Your Organization Safe?

Employee theft occurs in all organizations. It can range from taking home company supplies to embezzling money or falsifying documents ...
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July 3, 2018 / Sandy Jensen / Sandy Jensen, Business, Nonprofit

Physical Presence Nexus Standard Overturned for Sales and Use Tax Collection

Under South Dakota law (if you are not in South Dakota keep reading), retailers have nexus for sales tax purposes ...
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June 28, 2018 / Jeff Dvorachek / Jeff Dvorachek, Articles & Podcasts, Tax

Podcast: New (But Temporary) Income Tax Brackets

As part of the TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017, the IRS made temporary changes to the individual tax ...
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June 25, 2018 / Corenne Gutierrez / Corenne Gutierrez, Articles & Podcasts, Tax Reform

Beware of Tax Traps When Making an Employee Partner

In today’s competitive employment market, offering an employee an equity interest in your business can be a powerful tool for ...
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June 25, 2018 / Lance Campbell / Lance Campbell, Articles & Podcasts, Tax

Podcast: Explanation of Child Tax Credit Changes

The child tax credit received some big changes as a result of tax reform. Click the orange circle button to ...
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June 12, 2018 / Corenne Gutierrez / Corenne Gutierrez, Articles & Podcasts, Tax Reform