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10.28.24

How will the 2025 inflation adjustment numbers affect your year-end tax planning?

Articles
Individual Tax & Planning

The IRS has issued its 2025 inflation adjustment numbers for more than 60 tax provisions in Revenue Procedure 2024-40. Inflation has moderated somewhat this year over last, so many amounts will...

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10.28.24
Ross Gobel

Creating a Sustainable Withdrawal Plan for Your Retirement

Blog
Retirement 401k
Wealth Management

The opinion of the author is subject to change without notice and must be considered in conjunction with relevant regulation, as well as subsequent changes in the marketplace. Any information...

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10.24.24

Maximize your year-end giving with gifts that offer tax benefits

Articles
Individual Tax & Planning

As the end of the year approaches, many people start to think about their finances and tax strategies. One effective way to reduce potential estate taxes and show generosity to...

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10.24.24

Meet BGM’s New Partner, SealedBid: Maximizing Value in an M&A Transaction

Webinar
Event
Advisory

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM CT Presenters: Cory Parnell, CEO at BGM, and Blake Johnson, Director at SealedBid In this webinar, Cory and Blake will introduce BGM’s recently...

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10.23.24

Employers: In 2025, the Social Security wage base is going up

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

As we approach 2025, changes are coming to the Social Security wage base. The Social Security Administration recently announced that the wage base for computing Social Security tax will increase...

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10.16.24

Turnaround acquisitions are risky growth opportunities for today’s companies

Articles
Business Owners
Advisory

When it comes to growth, businesses have two broad options. First, there’s organic growth — that is, progress made through internal efforts such as boosting sales, expanding into other markets,...

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10.15.24

Is your money-losing activity a hobby or a business?

Articles
Advisory
Individual Tax & Planning

Let’s say you have an unincorporated sideline activity that you consider a business. Perhaps you offer photography services, create custom artwork or sell handmade items online. Will the IRS agree...

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10.14.24

Preparing for a Successful Business Transition: Key Strategies for Owners

Webinar
Business Owners
Advisory

Are you a business owner thinking about your next move? Planning a successful business exit can be complex, but during our webinar, Cory Parnell, CPA, CEO of BGM, and Dyanne...

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10.14.24

How your business can prepare for and respond to an IRS audit

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Audit & Assurance

The IRS has been increasing its audit efforts, focusing on large businesses and high-income individuals. By 2026, it plans to nearly triple its audit rates for large corporations with assets...

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10.10.24
Spencer Davies, CFP®

Digital Security 101: Protect Yourself

Blog
Families
Retirees
Young Inheritors
Wealth Management

The opinion of the author is subject to change without notice and must be considered in conjunction with relevant regulation, as well as subsequent changes in the marketplace. Any information...

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10.10.24
John Barghini, CPA, MBT

Minnesota Property Tax Refund and Certificates of Rent Paid Changes for 2024: What Homeowners and Landlords Need to Know

Blog
Individual Tax & Planning

Property Tax Refund Changes In May 2024, Minnesota passed a tax law that enhances benefits to homeowners and renters’ property tax refund program. As we discussed in a previously published...

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10.08.24
Jacob Irving, J.D.

Seeding the Industry: Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management Continues Rolling Out Adult-Use Licensing

Blog
Cannabis

This week, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that they are still processing the 1,817 social equity adult-use Cannabis licensing applications received by the Office in August. The previous...

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10.08.24

Ease the financial pain of natural disasters with tax relief

Articles
Business Tax
Individual Tax & Planning

Hurricane Helene and Milton has affected millions of people in multiple states across the southeastern portion of the country. It’s just one of many weather-related disasters this year. Indeed, natural...

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10.07.24

Advantages of keeping your business separate from its real estate

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax
Advisory

Does your business require real estate for its operations? Or do you hold property titled under your business’s name? It might be worth reconsidering this strategy. With long-term tax, liability...

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10.02.24

Can homeowners deduct seller-paid points as the real estate market improves?

Articles
Families
Advisory

The recent drop in interest rates has created a buzz in the real estate market. Potential homebuyers may now have an opportunity to attain their dreams of purchasing property. “The...

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