Why Footnote Disclosures Are Important
Footnote disclosures provide insight into account balances, accounting practices and potential risk factors. This information helps lenders, investors and other financial statement users make well-informed business decisions. Here are five critical risk factors that financial Read More
Feb 26, 2024
QBI Deduction: Use It or (Possibly) Lose It
The qualified business income (QBI) deduction is available to eligible individuals through 2025. After that, it's scheduled to disappear, unless Congress passes legislation to extend it. With 2024 underway, it's now use-it-or-lose-it time for the Read More
Feb 26, 2024
Should Your Business Use GAAP Accounting?
It’s easy to understand why lending institutions and investors often require financial statements that comply with the standards of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). GAAP-compliant financial statements provide a level of transparency and reliability that Read More
Feb 22, 2024
New Guide: Mastering Cash Flow to Drive Growth
Solid cash flow forecasting and management practices are fundamental to robust financial health and strategic decision-making, but they’re often overlooked or shortchanged, especially in periods of sales growth. That can lead to missed opportunities and Read More
Feb 14, 2024
An Overview of the Percentage of Completion Accounting Method for Construction Businesses
In the complex and sometimes chaotic world of long-term construction projects, many contractors find themselves struggling to accurately align the revenue coming in with the expenses being paid out. This is where the percentage of Read More
Feb 13, 2024
How Manufacturers Can Factor Depreciation Tax Breaks Into Their 2024 Asset Purchase Planning
What's the tax outlook when manufacturers purchase equipment and other tangible property, various tax breaks are available, including Section 179 expensing and first-year bonus depreciation. For 2024, bonus depreciation has dropped another 20 percentage points Read More
Feb 12, 2024
Dos and Don’ts for Business Expense Deductions
As tax season heats up, companies of all kinds and sizes will be on the hunt for ways to reduce their tax bills. One of the most common ways is through business expense deductions, but Read More
Feb 12, 2024
Factoring Industry Risk into the Business Valuation Equation
There's generally a trade-off between risk and return in business valuation. Investors expect to receive a higher return as a company exposes them to greater risk. Industry-specific risk is an important consideration when estimating an Read More
Feb 09, 2024
ERC Enforcement Could Leave Businesses at Risk for Audit and Penalties
As the IRS ramps up efforts to address ineligible claims for COVID-related payroll relief, many small and midsize businesses who applied for funds under erroneous or narrow criteria could face an increased risk of audits Read More
Feb 05, 2024
Should Your Business Elect to Pay Pass-Through Entity Taxes?
With most states now offering entity level PTE taxes as a workaround for federal limits on deductions for state and local tax (SALT) payments for individuals, it’s a good time to review whether you should Read More
Jan 31, 2024