Matt Gardiner, CPA, CFE, Audit Manager Starting July 1, a new rule will make more workers eligible for overtime wages. The threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees will increase from $35,568 to $43,888, making an estimated 1 million additional workers eligible for overtime pay. On January 1, 2025 this threshold will rise further...
keep readingBlake Miller, CPA, CFE, Partner The 2021 Corporate Transparency Act created a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement for small businesses starting January 1, 2024. The purpose of this legislation was to combat bad actors from concealing their ill-gotten gains through shell companies or other opaque ownership structures in the U.S. The act will...
keep readingRobert Bell, CPA, Tax Manager I’ve written about the provisions under IRC 163(j) before, but now is the time to take it seriously. Businesses are limited to the amount of interest expense they are allowed to deduct for tax purposes to 30% of Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI). The ATI calculation used to allow for the...
keep readingRyan Taylor, Partner Now that the calendar has turned over to 2023, I thought it would be beneficial to update you on IRS changes for 401(k) and IRA contributions. 401(k) contribution limit increases from $20,500 to $22,500 401(k) catch-up contributions for employees age 50 and over increases from $6,500 to $7,500 Annual IRA contribution limit...
keep readingRyan Taylor, Partner Over the past year, we embarked on a journey to include the use of AI technology in our audit process. We believe that the use of technology in our audits will provide a more efficient audit for our clients and help provide insight into the wealth of financial data at our fingertips....
keep readingBy: Mark Gardiner, Partner, CPA, CFE The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners released their 2022 edition of the Report to the Nations fraud study last spring. This study contains over 2,110 cases of occupational fraud that were investigated between January 2020 and September 2021. This study published each year by the Association of Certified Fraud...
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