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05.03.22

Valuable gifts to charity may require an appraisal

Articles
Families
Family Office
Individual Tax & Planning

If you donate valuable items to charity, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires donors and charitable organizations to supply certain information to prove their right...

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05.03.22
Dane J. Boeckermann, CPA

Quality of Earnings Report: What Is It & Why Is It Important in M&A Deals?

Blog
Business Owners
Audit & Assurance

Audited financial statements provide a window into the health of a business. But when a business is about to go on the market, the seller and potential buyers should want a...

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05.02.22

Businesses may receive notices about information returns that don’t match IRS records

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax
Outsourced Accounting

The IRS has begun mailing notices to businesses, financial institutions and other payers that filed certain returns with information that doesn’t match the agency’s records. These CP2100 and CP2100A notices...

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04.26.22

The tax mechanics involved in the sale of trade or business property

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

What are the tax consequences of selling property used in your trade or business? There are many rules that can potentially apply to the sale of business property. Thus, to...

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04.20.22

Inheritance Planning: Preservation Requires Careful Thought and Intentional Action

Newsletter
Families
Retirees
Family Office
Wealth Management

Key Takeaways Acknowledge the emotional attachment that often comes with an inheritance. Allow yourself time to process the event that triggered the financial windfall, and refrain from making major financial...

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04.20.22

Time to Dust Off and Update Your Estate Planning Documents

Newsletter
Families
Retirees
Family Office
Wealth Management

Estate planning documents are not a one size fits all approach. Your estate documents need to succeed in intention and complexity as your financial assets and income grow and increase...

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04.20.22
Dane J. Boeckermann, CPA

Does Your Business Have Its Internal Controls in Place?

Blog
Business Owners
Executives
Advisory

We are approaching mid-year, making it the right time for a company to assess whether it has the proper internal controls. Business owners should put measures in place to protect...

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04.06.22
Calvin P. Shannon, CPA, CVA

Business Valuation: What’s Involved & How It Helps Your Business?

Blog
Business Owners
Advisory

“What’s my business worth?” It’s a question many business owners find themselves asking for various reasons. If you want to know the estimated value of your company, a business valuation can be...

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03.29.22
Cory M. Parnell, CPA

Financing the Cannabis Industry

Blog
Cannabis
Advisory

If the cannabis industry remains in hyperdrive—with some estimates positing the sector will top $30 billion this year—many eager entrepreneurs must face an uncomfortable hurdle: Finding cannabis financing remains a...

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03.28.22

2022 Q2 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

Blog
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines that apply to businesses and other employers during the second quarter of 2022. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so...

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03.23.22

ERISA and EAPs: What’s the Deal?

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Advisory
Business Tax

In recent years, more and more businesses have increased efforts to support the well-being of their employees. This means not only providing health care benefits, but also offering other initiatives...

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03.21.22

Taking the Opposite Approach: Ways Your Business can Accelerate Taxable Income and Defer Deductions

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

Typically, businesses want to delay the recognition of taxable income into future years and accelerate deductions into the current year. But when is it prudent to do the opposite? And...

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03.16.22

Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer Named 2022 “Regional Leader” and “Firm to Watch” by Accounting Today

News

Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer (BGM) is pleased to announce that Accounting Today included the firm on two of its 2022 annual lists: “Regional Leaders Top Firms: Midwest” and “Beyond the...

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03.15.22

When inheriting money, be aware of “income in respect of a decedent” issues

Articles
Young Inheritors
Families
Individual Tax & Planning
Family Office

Once a relatively obscure concept, “income in respect of a decedent” (IRD) may create a surprising tax bill for those who inherit certain types of property, such as IRAs or...

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03.08.22
Cory M. Parnell, CPA

Bookkeeping for Dispensaries

Blog
Business Owners
Cannabis
Outsourced Accounting

We’ve written before on topics that are vital to the recreational and medical cannabis industries, such as the critical analytics every cannabis dispensary needs to be on top of and...

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