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2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #2: An Adoption Assistance Plan
Taxpayers who adopt children may be in line for special tax breaks. Significantly, you can claim a generous tax credit for qualified adoption expenses you’ve incurred, subject to a reduction based on your modified gross income (AGI). But high-income ...
2016 Tax Series: 16 Sweet Fringe Benefits
What’s better than a salary increase? For many employees, the addition of an equivalent fringe benefit may be preferable, due to the tax consequences. For example, if an employee is in the 25% federal tax bracket and receives a $10,000 raise, he or ...
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #4: Cell Phones Can Be A Tax-Free Employee Benefit
If the employer doesn’t provide a cell phone, but instead initiates a reimbursement arrangement for an employee’s personal cell phone that is used for business, the IRS may treat it as a noncompensatory business purpose.
What Brexit Means for Americans’ Retirement Accounts
Global stock markets, including those here in the U.S. saw huge declines in the first few days of trading after the Brexit vote, primarily due to the uncertainty of what this decision by British voters will mean for not only their economic future, but ...
5 Tips For Accountants Before Renewing Professional Liability Coverage
Here are 5 tips (and a bonus!) from CPA Mutual to help CPA leaders pay attention when it’s time to renew their policies.
Intuit Rolls Out Exclusive Benefits to U.S. QuickBooks ProAdvisors
At Scaling New Heights, Intuit announced a new partnership with ICBUSA, part of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and Hubdoc.
Are You Insurable? Three Tips On Life Insurance
So what factors influence a person's ability to obtain life insurance coverage? Family medical history, life expectancy, risk factors (such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol), and lifestyle (for example, smoking status) may play a role.
Majority of U.S. Adults Worried They Will Outlive their Savings
Americans are not proactively addressing the financial implications of living longer. Only a fraction (21%) say they have increased their savings while more than 4 in 10 (44%) report having taken no steps at all.