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New Reporting Requirements for Restricted Cash

New Reporting Requirements for Restricted Cash

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Cash Flows – Restricted Cash (ASU 2016-18), to ...
Form 990

Nonprofit Tax Tidbits: Form 990 Schedule M

In continuing with our series on the schedules of the IRS Form 990, this quarter we will focus on Schedule ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
Rachel Steinke and Jill Wrensch

New Certified Public Accountant and Enrolled Agent at Hawkins Ash CPAs

Hawkins Ash CPAs has a new Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a new Enrolled Agent (EA) in the firm’s Marshfield, ...
/ / Articles, Company News, Staff
Filing

2019 Filing Links

Here are some useful links to help you complete and file your 2019 tax returns. 2019 IRS Forms & Publications ...
/ / Company News
qualified residence interest

The TCJA Effect: Qualified Residence Interest

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made a significant impact—both directly and indirectly—on the deductibility of various types of ...
/ / Articles, Tax
incentive stock options

Careful Tax Planning Required for Incentive Stock Options

Incentive stock options (ISOs) are a popular form of compensation for executives and other key employees. They allow you to ...
/ / Articles, Tax
Forbes 2020

Hawkins Ash CPAs among Forbes’ 2020 List of ‘America’s Top Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms’

Hawkins Ash CPAs, a certified public accounting firm with offices in Wisconsin and Minnesota, has been selected by Forbes to ...
/ / Articles, Company News
sales tax QuickBooks Online

Sales Tax in QuickBooks Online

Collecting and remitting sales tax with QuickBooks Online does not need to be difficult! To enable sales tax within QuickBooks ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
Robin Lutz

Robin Lutz, MT, CPA, Joins Hawkins Ash CPAs

Robin Lutz, MT, CPA, recently joined Hawkins Ash CPAs with more than 30 years of public accounting experience. As a ...
Reimbursement

Determining an Employee’s “Home” for Reimbursement Purposes

Despite the prevalence of web-based meetings, many of today’s businesses still have plenty of employees who travel. If you still ...
/ / Articles, Tax