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It's Always a Good Time to Check Withholding

11/23/2022

Are you having the right amount of taxes withheld from your paycheck? You should check at least once a year, or even more frequently if you've had a major life change. Right now, in the aftermath of a pandemic that upended many taxpayers' financial situations, is a good time to check and to make changes to your Form W-4, if necessary.

Should You Reconsider Dividends?

11/23/2022

Dividend stocks provide a relatively low-risk strategy and a hedge in volatile markets. This is because they frequently pay out during turbulent times. For example, over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, as pharmaceutical firms enjoyed a boost in revenues, some were ready to increase their dividends or pay out a one-off dividend bonus.

What Is an Employee Referral Program?

11/23/2022

In May 2022, ABC News reported that 90% of employers have been finding it difficult to fill their open positions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a positive note, the U.S. job market has started bouncing back from the coronavirus recession in an unexpectedly strong manner. However, the good news does not mean as much if you can't find people to fill the available job openings.

Business Deductions: Get Your Arguments Organized

11/23/2022

The operative word for business deductions is business. Generally speaking, the money that people spend to improve their appearances, their general health or their sense of well-being proves to be nondeductible personal expenses.

Retirement and Taxes: Understanding IRAs

11/9/2022

Individual retirement arrangements, or IRAs, provide tax incentives for investments that most employees can use to provide for their financial security in retirement. Accounts can be set up with banks or other financial institutions, such as life insurance companies, mutual fund firms or stock brokerages.

ASC 606: Determining When Revenue Is Recognized

11/9/2022

The Financial Accounting Standards Board created ASC 606, which is essentially a standard that clarifies how businesses must go about recognizing their revenue. The ASC 606 revenue recognition standard provides a consistent, principles-based framework for all businesses, no matter the industry.

The Dangers of Procrastination

11/9/2022

If you dither and procrastinate over creating even a straightforward will or simple trust, you put the future finances of your family and loved ones in jeopardy. You risk that the assets you have worked for a lifetime to accumulate or protect will not be distributed as you would wish.

Backup Withholding and Nonemployee Compensation

11/9/2022

Backup withholding is a certain method that the IRS implements as a way to make sure that the taxes that are associated with specific types of income are paid on time if not in general, especially if taxpayers have failed to properly report these taxes as part of their tax returns in the past. Payers are not required to withhold a certain portion of these payments from taxpayers, but they must take measures to report them via an information return.

Adoption Tax Credit: Right for You?

10/26/2022

Adopting a child can be both complicated and expensive, costing upwards of $40,000. However, with the help of the government, you can obtain an adoption tax credit that was worth $14,400 in 2021.

Finding the Right Balance Between Remote and In-Person Employees

10/26/2022

Finding a healthy and sustainable balance between remote workers and in-person employees can become rather complicated. Companies that do not actively work to improve this area of their business operations may find themselves losing valuable employees when this could have been prevented.

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It's Always a Good Time to Check Withholding

Should You Reconsider Dividends?

What Is an Employee Referral Program?

Business Deductions: Get Your Arguments Organized

Retirement and Taxes: Understanding IRAs

ASC 606: Determining When Revenue Is Recognized

The Dangers of Procrastination

Backup Withholding and Nonemployee Compensation

Adoption Tax Credit: Right for You?

Finding the Right Balance Between Remote and In-Person Employees

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