Watch Your SALT!

While technology has made it much easier to provide services to customers all over the country or the world, it is also easy for business owners to find themselves in a tax quagmire.  SALT in tax circles refers to State and Local Taxation and includes all taxes legislated and administered by state and local tax authorities including income, franchise, sales and use, property, real estate, payroll, business licenses, among others. 

2019-07-01T13:46:15-04:00December 12, 2016|Categories: Accounting, Tax: Business|Tags: , |

A Look at President-Elect Trump’s Tax Plan

President-elect Donald Trump’s tax reform plan was released earlier this year. The affects on businesses include: Reducing the top corporate income tax rate from 35% [...]

Nonprofit Reporting of Expense Allocations

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), issued August 18, 2016 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), [...]

2018-08-22T15:52:59-04:00November 16, 2016|Categories: Accounting, Audit & Assurance, Not-for-Profit|Tags: , , |

Employers: January 2017 Is Busier Than Ever with New Due Dates

December and January are undoubtedly busy times for businesses with closing out their calendar years, gathering documentation for their accountants, tax preparers, and auditors, and [...]

New Standard Changes How Leases are Treated Effective Late 2019

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) – issued February 25, 2016 For most non-public entities this update is effective for fiscal years beginning [...]

10 Habits to Keep Your Medical Practice in Good Financial Shape

Everyday you give patients advice on how to stay in shape, how to avoid chronic diseases and how to recover from an unexpected health crisis. [...]

Top 10 Tax Opportunities for Virginia Businesses

Sean O’Connell, a PBMares Tax Service Line Leader, is presenting “Top 10 Tax Opportunities for Virginia Businesses” at the Virginia Society of CPAs Business and [...]

PBMares Clarifies Startup Tax Deductions

Tax Deductions for Start-Ups There are many deductions startups CAN deduct, but there are restrictions on HOW they are deducted.   As an entrepreneur, you may [...]

The Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015

Extended Credits Help Lessen Business Taxes As a business owner filing taxes in 2015, you’ll want to consider taking advantage of federal tax breaks that [...]

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