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Outline of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)

Consider this post as “Tax Reform for Beginners”.  Following is a basic outline of the more significant changes included in the TCJA, effecting bot

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Unlock hidden cash from your balance sheet

Need cash in a hurry? Here’s how business owners can look to their financial statements to improve cash flow. 

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Life insurance can be a powerful estate planning tool for nontaxable estates

For years, life insurance has played a critical role in estate planning, providing a source of liquidity to pay estate taxes and other expenses.

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Collaborating for a cause: Nonprofit alliances

Countless nonprofits have partnered up for strength and survival in recent years.

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Light a beacon to your business with a mission statement

Every company, big or small, should have a mission statement. Why?

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Can you deduct home office expenses?

Working from home has become commonplace. But just because you have a home office space doesn’t mean you can deduct expenses associated with it.

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Meals, entertainment and transportation may cost businesses more under the TCJA

Along with tax rate reductions and a new deduction for pass-through qualified business income, the new tax law brings the reduction or elimination

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Footnote disclosures are critical to transparent financial reporting

Business owners often complain that they’re required to provide too many disclosures under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

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Have you taken state estate taxes into account?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has doubled the federal gift and estate tax exemption, with inflation-adjustments projected to raise it to $11.18 million

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Personal exemptions and standard deductions and tax credits, oh my!

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), individual income tax rates generally go down for 2018 through 2025.

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Your 2017 tax return may be your last chance to take the “manufacturers’ deduction”

While many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will save businesses tax, the new law also reduces or eliminates some tax breaks for busi

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How financial statements can be used to value private businesses

Owners of private businesses often wonder: How much is my business interest worth?

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