We have breathed life back into our client peer group database, including current year information and some past years. The database tracks 26 key ratios and 18 different gross margins (as ¢ per unit or % of sales) for commodities and products sold. We have several ways to build out your peer group, including states,...

No different than everyone else, Gardiner + Company has also had to change the way we are accustomed to working, and remaining productive, while adhering to social distancing.  A few years ago, our firm began talking about providing more flexible scheduling and remote working arrangement for our staff.  We weren’t good at it, or ready...

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our hospitality room in Minneapolis on December 5th during the CHS Annual Meeting. We have had the pleasure of hosting a hospitality room during this annual event for many years now and were very pleased with the turn out this year! We enjoyed spending time with...

The standard mileage rate for business use vehicles will experience a small decrease in 2020, down from 58 cents per mile in 2019 to 57.5 cents per mile in 2020. Taxpayers can use the optional standard mileage rate to calculate deductible costs of business use vehicles.

Winter can be a busy time for travel. Snowbirds try to escape the cold. Grandparents long to visit loved ones in distant cities. Jetsetters want to ring in the New Year in a memorable locale. Regardless of the season, travel brings photo opportunities that are prime for posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media...

E-mail is ubiquitous in the American workplace and along with its growth comes the risk of lawsuits that can cost your company a bundle. In most cases an employer is held responsible for information contained in corporate e-mail messages. That means a company must take steps to ensure that e-mail communications don’t pose a legal risk....