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I-9 Released

New Version of Form I-9 Released

As of Jan. 31, 2020, employers should begin using Form I-9 (version 10/21/2019). Access the updated Form I-9 is available ...
/ / Articles, Business
SECURE Act

Key Financial Planning Impacts of SECURE Act

The SECURE Act was recently signed into law by President Trump. The legislation primarily impacts distributions from qualified retirement plans ...
/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan, Tax
Community Foundation Tax

Beneficial Interest in a Community Foundation: How Do I Record This?

A community foundation (“Foundation”) is a tax-exempt charitable organization that focuses primarily on addressing community needs and supporting local non-profit ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
QuickBooks Newsletter

QuickBooks Newsletter: December 2019

View our latest QuickBooks Newsletter. Topics included in this newsletter include the following: Sales Tax in QuickBooks Online 2020 Key ...
/ / Newsletters, QuickBooks
Cool to be Kind

Cool to be Kind

In 2019, employees chose to donate their time to causes that promote and inspire compassion, care and love for animals ...
Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Net Operating Losses and Unrelated Business Taxable Income

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that was signed into law on December 22, 2017, has some ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
Child Credit

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

As the cost of daycare continues to increase, did you know that there is an IRS credit that may be ...
/ / Podcast, Tax
Lease Standard

The Year-End Plan Census

When you’ve reached the end of the Plan year, among other administrative tasks, it is time to compile the census ...
overtime

New Overtime Rules Effective January 1, 2020

The Department of Labor has released new overtime regulations detailed in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These new regulations ...
QuickBooks

6 Year-End Must Do’s

Keeping your financial records in order is very important to the success of your business and ensures that your financial ...
/ / Articles, Business, Payroll