FinCen Beneficial Ownership Reporting What is the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule? The upcoming implementation of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting rules on January 1, 2024, may have raised questions for many small business owners.While navigating new regulations can be challenging, understanding the BOI rules and their implications is…
Supreme Court opens door for States to Collect Sales Tax from Out of State Sellers Quill is Dead Long live Wayfair. In an 5-4 split decision on 06/21/2018 the Supreme Court rocked the on-line retail world by ruling in the case South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. in favor of South Dakota to allow its new…
The following is an interview from the website accounting.smartpros.com. There has been a good deal of publicity lately about the changing attitudes of government interpretation of what the difference is between independent contractors and employees. Our one sentence synopsis is: Be careful, the courts have started to re-characterize independent contractors as employees even though independent…
The coming affordable healthcare act penalty Open Enrollment at the website www.healthcare.gov starts tomorrow. This year it will be open from November 15, 2014 Until February 15, 2015 for health care coverage in 2015. This is the second year that the so called “marketplace” is open to the public for purchasing health insurance. Regardless of…
How to use your kids to save on taxes Choosing between a Flexible Savings Account for dependent care and the Household and Dependent care Tax Credit You might have seen this person before. A stressed out parent who seems to be juggling 20 things at once. For those of us with children who have to…
Persistence and secrets to success We are all faced with challenges in our daily lives, and many of them seem insurmountable to us in the moment. However, there are many stories of individuals who have overcome their obstacles through dogged persistence. I wanted to share a few anecdotes of individuals who have gone to extraordinary…