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05.07.20
Calvin P. Shannon, CPA, CVA

IRC Section 471(c) of the TCJA May Mitigate the Curse of 280E for the Cannabis Industry

Blog
Cannabis
Business Tax

Today, May 7, 2020 NCIA published an article co-authored by Bridge West Principal Calvin Shannon. They explain recent findings regarding new tax rules and how they affect the cannabis industry....

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05.05.20

Hemp Blog Part 2-Hemp Processing into Finished Products

Blog
Cannabis

There is an old saying in the accounting world that goes, “If you don’t know what your costs are, you will pretty soon.” That is what is going on with...

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04.29.20

Adjust your Expectations of Business Interruption Coverage

Articles
Business Owners
Audit & Assurance
Advisory

A natural place to turn when disaster strikes is insurance. The very reason you pay premiums and deal with the paperwork is to have these risk management policies in place...

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04.20.20

New COVID-19 Law makes Favorable Changes to “Qualified Improvement Property”

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

The law providing relief due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic contains a beneficial change in the tax rules for many improvements to interior parts of nonresidential buildings. This is referred...

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02.20.20
Nathan B. Panning, CPA

The 2019 SECURE Act: Give a Little, Take a Little More

Newsletter
Business Owners
Families
Retirement 401k

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the 715-page Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included a clever combination of words to produce the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement”...

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02.20.20
Jon T. Meyer, CFP®

The SECURE Act: Two Changes to Your IRA

Newsletter
Families
Individual Tax & Planning
Retirement 401k

On December 20, 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) was signed into law. This new law impacts 401(k) plans, college 529 plans,...

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02.20.20
Element Technologies

Five Steps to Restore Email Sanity

Newsletter
Business Owners
Executives
Families
Technology

Email – we all need to deal with it whether we enjoy it or not. Have you ever really looked at how much time you spend reading, organizing, responding, archiving,...

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02.20.20

SECURE Act: Tax Credits for Employers Who Offer Company Retirement Plans

Newsletter
Business Owners
Executives
Business Tax

The SECURE Act passed on December 20, 2019, has broad implications for retirement plans. It requires changes in how we save and take money out of retirement accounts. Also, this...

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02.19.20

How Business Owners may be able to Reduce Tax By Using an S Corporation

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Advisory
Business Tax

Do you conduct your business as a sole proprietorship or as a wholly owned limited liability company (LLC)? If so, you’re subject to both income tax and self-employment tax. There...

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01.06.20
Calvin P. Shannon, CPA, CVA

Should your cannabis company consider the cash-basis method of accounting for tax reporting purposes?

Blog
Cannabis
Business Tax

The best place to start trying to answer this question may be a quick review of the basics of tax accounting methods. An accounting method is a set of rules...

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12.11.19

What’s the Right Device Policy for Your Company?

Articles
Business Owners
Executives
Technology

Device policies pertaining to smartphones and other technology tools continue to frustrate business owners as they try to balance their needs for security and functionality against employees’ rights to privacy...

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12.10.19
Jerome R. Reutzel, CPA, MBT

The Skills You Need for a Career in Accounting

Blog

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with students at Lincoln High School in Lake City, Minnesota about accounting careers. I have enjoyed meeting with students since my elementary school...

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12.04.19

What lenders look for in a Succession Plan

Articles
Business Owners
Advisory

Business owners are urged to create succession plans for the good of their families and their employees. But there’s someone else who holds a key interest in the longevity of...

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12.02.19

Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer Combines CPA Firms with Weber & Deegan, Ltd. and Majeski Jahnke & Company, LLC

News

BLOOMINGTON, MN, December 2, 2019 – Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer (BGM), a nationally recognized top 200 accounting firm, announced today that they have combined firms with Edina-based CPA firm, Weber &...

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11.19.19

Make Cybersecurity Part of Your Plan for 2020

Newsletter
Business Owners
Technology

According to industry research, in the first half of 2019 organizations experienced more than 3,800 publicly disclosed breaches exposing 4.1 billion compromised records. Unfortunately, organizations historically have only utilized a...

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