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FASB Update

FASB recently issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-11 Inventory (Topic 33) Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in this Update do not apply to inventory that is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail

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Tax Alert- Tax treatment of NQSOs differs from that of their better-known counterpart

With nonqualified stock options (NQSOs), if the stock appreciates beyond your exercise price, you can buy shares at a price below what they’re trading for. This is the same as for the perhaps better-known incentive

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July 2015 Nonprofit Newsletter

This month’s newsletter includes: Knowledge Management Enables Nonprofits to Fulfill Their Mission Revenue Recognition effective date delayed by one year Do I Want or Need a Financial Statement Audit? Read the entire newsletter.

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Tax Alert- How to begin collecting your 2015 tax refund now

If you usually receive a large federal income tax refund, you’re essentially making an interest-free loan to the IRS. Rather than wait until you file your 2015 tax return in 2016, why not begin enjoying

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Tax Alert- Large employers: Time to start planning for ACA information reporting

With the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 25 decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) yet again, employers subject to the act’s information reporting provision can no longer afford to put off planning in the hope

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Nonprofit Alert

The New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013, which became effective July 1, 2014, revises the financial oversight requirements nonprofits must adhere to if soliciting contributions in New York State.  Massachusetts nonprofits who solicit in

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Tax Alert- Opening the “back door” to a Roth IRA

A potential downside of tax-deferred saving through a traditional retirement plan is that you’ll have to pay taxes when you make withdrawals at retirement. Roth plans, on the other hand, allow tax-free distributions; the tradeoff

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Tax Alert- Married with a large estate? Why you still need a credit shelter trust

Even though portability now allows married couples to use up both spouses’ estate tax exemptions without having to make lifetime asset transfers or set up trusts, this “easier” path isn’t necessarily the better path. For

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June 2015 Nonprofit Newsletter

This month’s newsletter covers: How Nonprofits Can Effectively Work with Donor Advised Funds Tips to Better Manage Nonprofit Finances More About New Nonprofit Reporting Standards Read the entire newsletter.

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Does this job hunt check list sound familiar? Grow and develop your career, build relationships, have your ideas valued, and be more than just a number?  If you answered yes, you’ve found your CPA firm. 

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