by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 26, 2018 | Latest News
Tax credit for hiring from certain “target groups” can provide substantial tax savings Many businesses hired in 2017, and more are planning to hire in 2018. If you’re among them and your hires include members of a “target group,” you may be eligible for the Work...
by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 22, 2018 | Latest News
Use benchmarking to swim with the big fish You may keep a wary eye on your competitors, but sometimes it helps to look just a little bit deeper. Even if you’re a big fish in your pond, someone a little bigger may be swimming up just beneath you. Being successful means...
by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 21, 2018 | Latest News
TCJA temporarily lowers medical expense deduction threshold With rising health care costs, claiming whatever tax breaks related to health care that you can is more important than ever. But there’s a threshold for deducting medical expenses that may be hard to meet....
by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 19, 2018 | Latest News
Small business owners: A SEP may give you one last 2017 tax and retirement saving opportunity Are you a high-income small-business owner who doesn’t currently have a tax-advantaged retirement plan set up for yourself? A Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) may be just...
by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 15, 2018 | Latest News
Turning employee ideas into profitable results Many businesses train employees how to do their jobs and only their jobs. But amazing things can happen when you also teach staff members to actively involve themselves in a profitability process — that is, an ongoing,...
by Sarah Boehle Pool | Feb 14, 2018 | Latest News
State and local sales tax deduction remains, but subject to a new limit Individual taxpayers who itemize their deductions can deduct either state and local income taxes or state and local sales taxes. The ability to deduct state and local taxes — including income or...