Ensure your accounting practices are ready for a contract audit With the US Government spending billions of dollars on contracted expenditures, such as DCAA assessed defense contract with businesses, audits by government entities are commonplace to justify those expenditures. It…
Read MoreHidden Assets in a Business Owner’s Return
Experts look to tax returns in hidden-asset investigations Business owners involved in divorce or engaged in fraudulent activity have plenty of motivation to manipulate their companies’ financial statements for their own ends. Fortunately, for financial experts such as forensic accountants…
Read MoreHow the New Tangible Property Regs Apply to Small Business
Is it a depreciable asset or not? The Internal Revenue code (IRC) states that you must capitalize all tangible property acquired, produced, or improved regardless of the size and price. So in theory, the IRC requires you to put the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Mileage Tracking for Employees – 5 Things to Consider
Modern smartphone and data management applications help maintain mileage logs As common and routine as it may be, taking another look at your mileage tracking process for employees can be another way to tighten your accounting records. The IRS requires…
Read MoreYour Maryland CPA Firm and Independence – Part 2
In part 1 of our blog article series on CPA firm independence, we provided the definition and discussed the ethical guidelines Maryland CPAs should follow. In today’s installation, we discuss why independence of your CPA is so important and provide insight…
Read MoreIs Your Data Safe?
What small businesses need to know about data security Does your company have sufficient safeguards in place to protect client, employee, and company data? Donna Dietz, president at CMIT Solutions, states that hackers prefer small to medium size businesses. Why?…
Read MoreWhat’s Going on with GSA Schedule Contracts?
Some of the Latest on GSA & VA Schedule Contracts GSA manages forty different schedules including ones specific to the Veteran Administration (VA) as well as a few that allow purchases from multiple schedules at once. Both the GSA and…
Read MoreWhat Types of Cases Do Forensic Accountants Handle?
Hiring forensic accountants for cases involving fraud investigation, litigation support, disputes and more With the seeming rise in corruption and financial related crime in both the for- and non-profit sectors, identifying when forensic accounting is required can help to uncover…
Read MoreGet Ready for the Affordable Care Act Benefits & Tax Reporting – Part 2
Affordable Care Act Information for Employers with 50 or More Employees The 2014 tax season is upon us and, with the ACA now in full implementation, it is necessary to stay updated on the provisions and modifications impacting your business…
Read MoreWill the new reporting method for goodwill affect your company’s merger?
In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that provides private companies with an alternate method of reporting goodwill under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Adopting FASB’s standard could reduce the cost and…
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