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07.26.22

Colorado Cannabis Consumption Lounge – Tetra Lounge

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Cannabis

I recently visited Tetra Private Lounge and Garden, Denver’s premier private consumption lounge and the only business in Denver where cannabis can legally be consumed on site. I interviewed the...

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07.20.22

How Outsourcing Internal Accounting Benefits Your Business

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Business Owners
Outsourced Accounting

Outsourcing business processes is an effective way to minimize your costs and maximize your operations. Whether you’re scaling your business or looking to delegate important tasks, outsourcing your accounting can have long-term...

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07.19.22
Cory M. Parnell, CPA

Section 280E and Cost of Goods Sold for Cannabis Businesses

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Cannabis
Business Tax

As anyone in the cannabis or hemp industries knows, preparing for 280e cannabis taxes is a regular—if dreaded—annual (or even quarterly) event. We’ve written about 280E and its implications for...

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07.19.22

The kiddie tax: Does it affect your family?

Articles
Families
Individual Tax & Planning

Many people wonder how they can save taxes by transferring assets into their children’s names. This tax strategy is called income shifting. It seeks to take income out of your...

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07.13.22

Weathering the storm of rising inflation

Articles
Business Owners
Advisory
Business Tax

Like a slowly gathering storm, inflation has gone from dark clouds on the horizon to a noticeable downpour on both the U.S. and global economies. Is it time for business...

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07.12.22

Interested in an EV? How to qualify for a powerful tax credit

Articles
Business Owners
Families
Business Tax
Individual Tax & Planning

Sales and registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) have increased dramatically in the U.S. in 2022, according to several sources. However, while they’re still a small percentage of the cars on...

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07.05.22

How disability income benefits are taxed

Articles
Families
Individual Tax & Planning

If you’ve recently begun receiving disability income, you may wonder how it’s taxed. The answer is: It depends. The key issue is: Who paid for the benefit? If the income...

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06.27.22

2022 Q3 tax calendar: Key deadlines for businesses and other employers

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Business Owners
Business Tax

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

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06.15.22

Checking in on your accounts payable processes

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Outsourced Accounting

Accounts payable is a critical area of concern for every business. However, as a back-office function, it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. Once in place, accounts payable processes...

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06.13.22

Is your corporation eligible for the dividends-received deduction?

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax

There’s a valuable tax deduction available to a C corporation when it receives dividends. The “dividends-received deduction” is designed to reduce or eliminate an extra level of tax on dividends...

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06.13.22

Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer Relocating and Expanding Headquarters

News

Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer CPAs (BGM) is excited to announce that it is relocating its headquarters to a new location in Bloomington, MN. The new space’s opening date is scheduled...

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06.09.22
Anthony S. Laxen, CPA

Applications Now Open to Apply for Minnesota Frontline Worker Payments

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Business Owners
Business Tax

To thank those Minnesotans who worked on the frontlines during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency, Gov. Tim Walz signed Frontline Worker Payments into law April 29, 2022, enabling those workers to...

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06.09.22
Cory M. Parnell, CPA

Depreciation Allowed for Cannabis and CBD Companies

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Cannabis
Business Tax

This CannaBlog is an update to our previously published article, Depreciation Allowed for Cannabis and CBD Companies on 2020 Tax Returns. If you work in the cannabis sector, you’re probably...

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06.09.22
Corey W. Edmunds, CPA, MBT

2022 Rule Change for Research and Experimental Expenditures

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Business Owners
Business Tax

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) resulted in a rule change for accounting for Research & Experimentation (R & E) expenditures effective for amounts paid or incurred in...

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06.01.22
Nicole E. Richards, CPA

What Is a Financial Statement Audit and Why Get One?

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Business Owners
Audit & Assurance

For most people, the word “audit” doesn’t bring many pleasant thoughts to mind. It’s a word that makes you think about pain, embarrassment and annoyance. But business owners shouldn’t be...

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