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Nick Swedberg | Feb. 22, 2019

Keep Fraud Off Your Restaurant’s Menu

In the restaurant industry, where long hours and thin profit margins are the norm, owners and managers often lack the…

John Csargo | Feb. 18, 2019

Update on the New Business Interest Expense Limit Rules

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act imposed a new limitation for business interest expense.  Interest expense for the year is…

Tom Margarit | Feb. 18, 2019

Best Practices When Filing a Business Interruption Claim

Many companies, especially those that operate in areas prone to natural disasters, should consider business interruption insurance. Unlike a commercial…

John Csargo | Feb. 14, 2019

Final Regulations Shed Some Light on the QBI Deduction and Rental Real Estate

A key provision of the new tax law is the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBI Deduction), which is available to…

Ashley Sparks | Feb. 13, 2019

Using a Fraud Expert to Head Off Bad Mergers

Mergers and acquisitions are filled with risks, some of them unavoidable. But buyers can avoid risks associated with cooked books…

Brandon Dunigan | Feb. 13, 2019

Three Big Changes for 2018 Income Tax Returns

When you file your 2018 income tax return, you’ll likely find that some big tax law changes affect you —…

Charlie Metzig | Feb. 12, 2019

Use SWOT to Refine Your Strategic Plan

With the year underway, your business probably has a strategic plan in place for the months ahead. Or maybe you’ve…

Jackie Kennedy | Feb. 12, 2019

Don’t Wait to File Your 2018 Tax Return

The IRS opened the 2018 income tax return filing season on January 28. Even if you typically don’t file until…

Barb Sawdy | Feb. 12, 2019

How Financial Statements Tell Your Story

Ask many entrepreneurs and small business owners to show you their financial statements and they’ll likely open a laptop and…

John Csargo | Jan. 29, 2019

Clarification on Parking Lot Tax

One of the changes made to the tax laws by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was to disallow…

Jackie Kennedy | Jan. 29, 2019

Three Hurdles of the Investment Interest Expense Deduction

Investment interest expense is still deductible, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll benefit.  As you likely know by now, the…

Ashley Sparks | Jan. 29, 2019

First Signs of Business Fraud

Forensic accountants are best qualified to unearth the “hows and whys” of occupational fraud. But it’s up to employers to…

Randy Feld | Jan. 23, 2019

Is Your Marketing Plan Working?

A good marketing plan should be like a network of well-paved, clearly marked roads shooting out into the world and…

Chris Wittich | Jan. 21, 2019

Best or Worst Tax Season?

I think there is a strong chance that 10-20-30 years from now when we look back at the 2018 tax…

Randy Feld | Jan. 18, 2019

Smart Building Considerations

Nowadays, data drives everything — including the very buildings in which companies operate. If your business is considering upgrading its…

Randy Feld | Jan. 3, 2019

Economic Damages: Recovering What Was Lost

A business can suffer economic damages arising from a variety of illegal conduct. Common examples include breach of contract, patent…