Apr 24, 2018
Lawsuit settlements just became more profitable…for the IRS. Under the new tax code, most personal claims are now taxed at 100% with no deduction for legal fees. That’s right: In those cases, the plaintiff will be taxed on the fees paid to the attorney and so...
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Sep 27, 2016
1996, United States Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, began an inquiry into Swiss banks’ involvement in hiding Holocaust victims’ assets. Specifically, the inquiry examined the procedures by which the Swiss banks conducted the...
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Sep 23, 2015
Business growth is great. It’s the American dream. But without the right team on your side, the IRS can quickly turn that dream into a nightmare. “I failed to realize that middle management was the key to making it all work,” a business owner—now a Steven...
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Jul 29, 2015
You won’t own your business forever. Many small business owners neglect to acknowledge that simple fact. Perhaps your exit will be planned to perfection and you’ll either sell to a third-party or leave via a strategic family succession plan. Or maybe life will throw...
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Jun 25, 2014
I’ve spent decades investigating business fraud as a forensic accountant and expert witness, often at the state and federal levels. The lessons I’ve learned about human behavior and motivation during this time have benefitted my clients in surprising ways. According...
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Feb 24, 2014
While it may seem like it now, you won’t be running your business for all eternity. At some point, you’ll likely retire from or sell your company. To that end, you’ll need an exit strategy. When clients come to us without clear exit strategies, we often find that the...
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