Earlier this year two of the largest publicly owned death care companies in North America merged, creating further consolidation in an industry that was once dominated by smaller family owned businesses. Consolidation within an industry can raise concerns for smaller entities. Larger companies have the ability to centralize many...
Retirement options have evolved over the last few decades. It used to be that you worked at a company your entire career, and when you retired they paid you a pension for the rest of your life. Although there are pensions around today most of them are fractions of...
Seeking work in other states has evolved from a strategic maneuver into an outright necessity for some companies. While compliance and tax reporting never comes to mind first when trying to obtain out-of-state work, it is an important aspect nonetheless.
Regardless of the size of your estate, planning ahead is essential if you want to bypass paying tax on the assets you’ve accumulated over your lifetime. The new hype in the realm of estate tax is portability. Portability was introduced in 2010 and became permanent in 2013 with the...
October marks the beginning of the MLB playoffs. It’s an exciting time in the world of sports, especially if you live in Maryland. I don’t follow the team stats and line-up details like the majority of my peers, but somehow I always find myself involved in these passionate discussions....
During the past couple of months, many businesses have been going through audits of their company’s retirement plan. As you may know, these compliance audits differ vastly from the traditional financial statement audits. This is due to not only the compliance regulations of these plans, but also the different...
Technology trends are constantly changing. Just when you think you are ahead something new comes to the table. There have been whispers of the “cloud” for quite some time, but the accounting and finance industry has been slow to take advantage of this valuable resource. Well, times are changing....
In today’s world, most businesses will develop a website and the costs involved can vary greatly depending on the complexity of the site. Website development can be complex and understanding the appropriate tax treatment of the costs can be similarly complex. Do website development costs fall under the “intangible”...
Employees generally hate change. Whether it’s a merger or restructuring, or a simple change in the color of the office, studies show that staff members and even managers resist.
One of the most popular income tax deductions is the donation to charity. Everyone seems to know that this is a write off on their tax return and keeps track of every dollar they give away. However, not everyone knows that you can get a double benefit if you...
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