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  • New safe-harbor rule for real estate

    July 29, 2019

    The TCJA provides tax relief for owners of pass-through entities and self-employed individuals under new Section 199A, but its application to rental real estate activities has not been clear.

  • Navigating difficult workplace conversations

    July 28, 2019

    One mark of a good leader is the ability to successfully navigate a difficult workplace conversation. They are never easy, and leaders sometimes make mistakes.

  • House votes on “Cadillac tax”

    July 27, 2019

    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would repeal the 40% “Cadillac tax” on high-cost health plans provided by employers.

  • Help clients implement revenue recognition

    July 26, 2019

    Three tips can help ensure your clients are ready to adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) accounting standard on revenue recognition, issued as FASB ASU 2014-09.

  • Does Equifax owe you money?

    July 25, 2019

    The major data breach of Equifax in 2017 resulted in a class action suit, and the credit reporting agency has agreed to pay $700 million in claims. Impacted persons can file a claim online.

  • Help for taxpayer anxiety

    July 24, 2019

    Report by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson shows the complex and repetitive nature of the U.S. tax structure and how it makes navigation by the average taxpayer almost impossible.

  • Understanding EMR for medical practice valuations

    July 23, 2019

    Key to medical practice mergers and acquisitions is the valuation of the target medical practice, and critical to the process is reliability of the practice’s electronic medical records (EMR) system.

  • SOX compliance still not easy

    July 22, 2019

    Despite efforts and expectations to the contrary, the time and cost expended on SOX compliance have decreased little over the past decade, according to a global consulting firm.

  • DOR accepting, processing 2018 Form 5S

    July 21, 2019

    The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is now accepting and processing 2018 Form 5S for tax-option S corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.

  • Recipe for successful mergers

    July 20, 2019

    McKinsey’s latest research finds that acquisitions by healthy companies tend to perform better than do those by less healthy ones. Is your organization healthy enough for a merger?