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05.03.24

Cannabis ESOPs: Why an ESOP is an Industry Game Changer

Webinar
Event
Cannabis

Co-hosted with BGM and MBO Ventures Watch our insightful session on “Cannabis ESOPs: Why an ESOP is an Industry Game Changer.” Business owners who are considering selling their business should...

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05.01.24

B2B businesses need a cohesive strategy for collections

Articles
Business Owners
Advisory

If your company operates in the business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, you’ve probably experienced some collections challenges. Every company, whether buyer or seller, is trying to manage cash flow. That means customers...

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05.01.24
Chad Halbur

Charitable Remainder Trusts: Generating Income While Giving to Charity

Newsletter
Business Owners
Trusts

What Are Charitable Remainder Trusts? A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) can be an effective tool for managing the tax implications of selling a business while also benefiting a charity. A...

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05.01.24
Kim Scharber

Year-Round Business Tax Advisory Services

Newsletter
Blog
Business Owners
Business Tax

Maximizing Your Business Tax Strategy: The Value of Year-Round Tax Advisory Services Tax planning isn’t just about saving money and staying compliant. It should also optimize your business tax strategy...

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05.01.24
Jon T. Meyer, CFP®

Spend It! (How to Spend Money in Retirement)

Newsletter
Retirees
Wealth Management

Key Takeaway: You might be good at saving, but are you good at spending? Enjoying money is harder than it seems, but the jolt of retirement reminds us we must...

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04.30.24

Taxes when you sell an appreciated vacation home

Articles
Individual Tax & Planning

Vacation homes in upscale areas may be worth way more than owners paid for them. That’s great, but what about taxes? Here are three scenarios to illustrate the federal income...

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04.29.24

When partners pay expenses related to the business

Articles
Executives
Individual Tax & Planning

It’s not unusual for a partner to incur expenses related to the partnership’s business. This is especially likely to occur in service partnerships such as an architecture or law firm....

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A big red button with insurance written on it and emergency written below it
04.24.24

Health care self-insurance and stop-loss coverage: What business owners need to know

Articles
Healthcare
Advisory

For businesses, cost-effectively sponsoring a health insurance plan for employees is an ongoing battle. In the broadest sense, you have two options: fully insured or self-funded. A fully insured plan...

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Business owner signing a contract preparing to sell a business.
04.22.24
Jon T. Meyer, CFP®

Preparing to Sell Your Business – 5 Years Out

Blog
Business Owners
Wealth Management

Key Takeaway: Many business owners wait until they are ready to sell their business to find out that they could have received a higher offer had they worked on some...

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04.17.24
Calvin P. Shannon, CPA, CVA

The Strategic Journey of Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and Its Impact on Cannabis Taxation

Blog
Cannabis

The cannabis industry is navigating through an ever-changing legal and tax landscape marked by significant milestones and complex challenges. Among these, the remarkable journey of Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in securing...

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04.08.24

Scrupulous records and legitimate business expenses are the key to less painful IRS audits

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

If you operate a business, or you’re starting a new one, you know records of income and expenses need to be kept. Specifically, you should carefully record expenses to claim...

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a business owner reviewing business continuity documents with his advisor
04.01.24

Business Continuity: What’s the Back-Up Plan?

Event
Webinar
Business Owners
Advisory

In today’s challenging and unpredictable business landscape, the question for business owners isn’t if unexpected events will occur, but when. This webinar, featuring Cory Parnell, CPA, Principal and CEO of...

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03.25.24

BGM Named to Accounting Today’s “Regional Leaders Top Firms: Midwest” List

News

BGM has been recognized by Accounting Today, making the list of the 2024 “Regional Leaders Top Firms: Midwest.” For the sixth consecutive year, BGM has earned a spot on the...

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03.25.24

Coordinating Sec. 179 tax deductions with bonus depreciation

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

Your business should generally maximize current year depreciation write-offs for newly acquired assets. Two federal tax breaks can be a big help in achieving this goal: first-year Section 179 depreciation deductions...

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03.20.24

Should your business change its health care plan for next year?

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

Open enrollment for most health care plans is many months away. That makes now a good time for businesses to consider changing their employer-sponsored coverage for next year, or perhaps...

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