Avoiding Tax Trouble with Owner Compensation in Manufacturing

Jun 09, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Smaller manufacturing companies often operate as S corporations. In many cases, one of the shareholders (or perhaps the only shareholder) also runs the business...

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Planning Tools That Can Help Manufacturers Weather Uncertainty

May 12, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Manufacturers are facing uncertainty on a variety of fronts. Rapidly shifting tariff policies, supply chain disruptions, fluctuating demand and rising raw mater...

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Manufacturers: Focus on Key Performance Indicators

Apr 21, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

When evaluating the performance of your manufacturing operations, there’s virtually no limit to the number of metrics you can use. Metrics are quantifiabl...

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Reshoring: What Manufacturers Need to Know

Apr 17, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Tariff plans continue to draw significant attention. While the specifics continue to shift, one of the aims remains the same — to bring manufacturing back to ...

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3 Issues for Manufacturers Under the New Administration

Mar 11, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

The Trump administration is proposing and implementing a wide range of new policies at a rapid pace. Many could have significant repercussions for U.S. manufact...

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Manufacturers: Cut Costs by Avoiding Sales Tax Overpayments

Feb 21, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Controlling costs is always at the forefront of manufacturers’ minds, but the current environment makes it particularly critical. With new tariffs going i...

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Five Ways to Improve Inventory Management

Feb 06, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Efficient inventory management can substantially improve your firm’s performance by helping to maintain high customer service levels and reduce variable c...

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Work-In-Process: What It Means for Your Manufacturing Company’s Finances and Performance

Jan 10, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Work in process (WIP) is a common term in manufacturing, often tossed around loosely. WIP is sometimes used interchangeably with “work in progress.”...

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The IRS Issues Final Regs for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

Dec 03, 2024 Kirsch CPA Group

The IRS has published final regulations for the Section 45X advanced manufacturing production credit. The final regs update several significant areas from the p...

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Refresher on First-Year Section 179 Depreciation Deductions

Nov 20, 2024 Kirsch CPA Group

Internal Revenue Code Section 179 potentially allows significant first-year depreciation deductions when your business places qualifying assets into service. Yo...

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