November 22, 2013
Defining “Modified Adjusted Gross Income” for Health Tax Credits
Anyone trying to estimate their 2014 income to know whether they qualify for tax credits from a new health insurance exchange likely ran into this question:
November 11, 2013
Tool Helps Test Effects of Healthcare Law on Businesses
Thomson Reuters Releases ACA Decision Support Tool for Tax and Employee Benefits Professionals
November 8, 2013
How an Accounting Firm Can Offer Full Financial Planning
Financial trends and strategies beyond the tax advice basics.
October 30, 2013
Thomson Reuters Offers Updated Report on Tax Changes in U.S. Healthcare Reform
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released an updated special report, Tax Changes in Health Care Reform Legislation, which is designed to help tax practitioners understand the tax provisions of health care reform that take effect now through 2018.
October 28, 2013
Nurses Aides Guilty of Stealing Health Records, Filing Fake Tax Returns
Two former Sentara Healthcare employees pleaded guilty this month to accessing patients' electronic health records inappropriately in a scheme to file fraudulent tax returns.
October 24, 2013
Insurance Company CEO Upbeat on Healtchare Exchanges
Insurance giant WellPoint Inc., a key player in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, said it remains optimistic about the healthcare expansion despite the rocky start of a federal insurance exchange.
October 23, 2013
New Book Helps People Get Their Personal Finances in Shape
The Confident Retirement Journey Offers Prescriptive Advice on Preparing for a Successful Personal and Financial Future
October 17, 2013
AICPA Suggests Fewer Types of Retirement Plans Would Help Small Business Owners
The American Institute of CPAs is urging Congress to consolidate and simplify the types of tax-favored retirement plans now available to small business owners.
October 17, 2013
A Growth Opportunity For CPAs: Self-Directed IRA Investors
With demand for alternative assets accelerating, CPAs have an opportunity to engage with a growing number of investors making investments in illiquid – and high potential – alternative assets held in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
October 9, 2013
Bangor, Maine on AARP’s List of Best Places to Retire Affordably
Bangor, Maine, joins cities such as Daytona Beach, Fla., Pocatello, Idaho and Greenville, S.C., as a top spot in this year's AARP list of places to retire affordably.
October 7, 2013
Will New Healthcare Laws Hurt the CPA-Client Relationship?
As this column goes to print, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as the “ACA,” or ObamaCare) will change accountants and tax preparers from “trusted advisors” to a more derogatory status:
September 30, 2013
Marijuana Helping to Grow Jobs in Maine
For 27 year-old Paul McCarrier, selling marijuana pays the bills and grows his career. But McCarrier doesn't meet clients on street corners or in dimly lit parking lots.