It’s Time to Add a Forensic Audit to Your Acquisition Tool Kit
When it comes to a business acquisition, due diligence is critically important. But what can matter most is who participates in it. Deal-breakers can emerge by the dozen once the books are opened, relating to many factors including the target company’s actual value, earn outs, associated legal and financial risks, the condition of assets, compliance […]
Keeping Your Business Financially Afloat
Warren Buffett’s famous quote, “You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out,” is eerily ominous this year. More than 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your business is still in the fight, congratulations! But if you’re feeling a little drafty from lack of adequate “swimwear,” know […]
2020 Lessons on SUCCESSion Planning
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that no matter how successful you are or how well you take care of yourself, your financial situation and health are both surprisingly fragile and undeniably intertwined. Take this time of clarity to fill the gaps in your business succession and estate plans. They involve soul searching and […]
Can You Deduct a Virtual Company Holiday Party?
Ah, 2020. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. As we head into the home stretch, employers are wondering what on Earth they’re going to do about their annual holiday parties thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, 76% of businesses held office parties in December. This year? Only 23% are planning a year-end celebration, […]
Tax Adjustment Dispute? It’ll Be Scanned for Pandemic Exploitation
John Hughes, director of the IRS Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement (APMA) Program, said his department was aware of the potential for “opportunism” among taxpayers to adjust their tax positions while blaming the pandemic. It’s something they’ll be watching for closely. His comments are in reference to taxpayers who hold advance pricing agreements (APAs) with […]
Audit Trigger 2020
After a brief break during the height of the spring shutdown, the IRS is back at it, auditing certain taxpayers. Your financial situation has likely gone through some unexpected bumps in 2020, which means your taxes could be more complicated than ever for the coming tax season. Keep an eye on the following tax triggers […]
2020 Audit Triggers
For business owners who received a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan this spring and misused it, the time of reckoning has come. More than a dozen criminal cases have been filed across 11 states involving PPP loan misuse. These first cases involve “blatant fraud” by small businesses and individual business owners, not large corporations. […]