How to Value a Professional Dental Practice
Anyone who owns a professional services practice sometimes wonders what their business is worth. They may have a specific reason, such as a prospective merger or acquisition, near-term retirement plans, estate and gift tax planning, or pending litigation. Often, practice owners think they know their practice’s value because they have used a rule-of-thumb method. Rules […]
Is This Your Situation: Considering Outsourcing Bookkeeping
Accurate and up-to-date financial records play an important part in your business’s success, but the daily tasks required to maintain these records fall to the bottom of your to-do list. That’s understandable — you didn’t go into business to become a bookkeeper. Wading through managing employees, paying bills, making long-term decisions and analyzing costs take […]
IRS Adjusts HSA Limits for 2022
As it does each year, the IRS has announced changes for health savings accounts, which are associated with high-deductible health plans. The figures for 2022: Self-only: $3,650 (a $50 increase from 2021). Family: $7,300 (a $100 increase from 2021). According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the government bases its decision on the Consumer Price […]
IRS Issues Warning on Fraudulent Unemployment Forms
The latest financial scam involves fraudulent Form 1099-G, which government agencies use to report unemployment compensation. The IRS issued the following notice: The IRS is urging taxpayers who receive Forms 1099-G for unemployment benefits they did not actually get because of identity theft to contact their appropriate state agency for a corrected form. States issue Forms 1099-G […]
IRS Turbocharges the Employee Retention Tax Credit
Preview in new tab Did you know about the employee retention credit? It’s still around–and better than ever. The second relief bill, passed at the end of 2020, contains updates to the employee retention credit, a refundable payroll tax credit. Each option has its own rules and regulations for first- and second-round funding. The act […]
IRS Grants Breaks on FSAs and DCAPs
The IRS is providing some leeway to employee benefit plans offering health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and dependent care assistance plans (DCAPs). Under the COVID-19-related Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, these plans now have additional discretion in 2021 and 2022 to adjust their programs to help employees better meet the unanticipated […]
