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The Secret Business Killer: Hidden Fees in Retirement Plans
New regulations from the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) may expose business owners to personal liability for excessive retirement plan costs. This...
View ArticleTax Law Update: What the Changes Mean for Business
In December 2017, President Trump signed the most comprehensive tax reform bill since 1986. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes significant changes to the tax filings for individuals and...
View ArticleLimiting Loss and Liability Through Effective Social Media Policies
Drafting and implementing a social media policy should be a “to do” priority for any modern business seeking to protect its sensitive information and minimize risk and liability. Today’s reality is...
View ArticleNew Data Shows Signs of Recovery: Tracking Business Filings
To plan and be able to seize opportunities in the future requires an ability to predict what that future will be. The newest tool for considering the future of the state’s economy is the result of a...
View ArticleSummer Review: Taking a look at the complete financial picture
The summer months are an excellent time to perform a review of current strategies for investments and financial plans. It’s comparable to halftime during a football game. Look at results from the...
View ArticleDelayed Debt Restructuring Exerts Downward Pressure on Nevada Commercial Real...
Despite slightly improving economic conditions, Nevada’s commercial real estate market continues to face downward pressure as a result of poorly underwritten and grossly overleveraged legacy deals from...
View ArticleFive Things to Think About When Considering a Payroll Service
Is it easy keeping up with approximately 400 legal and regulatory changes every year or making up to 268 tax calculations annually? Are routine administrative tasks preferable to servicing customers?...
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Protect Your Assets: Nevada Offshore Trust
Imagine that, through no fault of your own, you find yourself in a difficult lawsuit. It’s clear they are coming after your assets, your business, everything you have worked a lifetime to build. But...
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New Tangible Property Regulations: Tax Deduction Opportunities and Potential...
The new tangible property regulations from the IRS are some of the most dramatic tax law changes to affect businesses since the 1986 Internal Revenue Code overhaul. These rules are complicated and...
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Five Questions to Ask Before Becoming a Business Owner
Owning a small business in Nevada can be extremely rewarding, but the stakes are high. Only half of all new businesses survive five years or more, and about one-third survive 10 years or more,...
View ArticleProfit and Loss Statements: Sounds Simple. Is It?
Profit and loss statements are a great tool to monitor the profitability and health of a company. At first glance they seem fairly simple; however, there are some important things to remember when...
View ArticleMargins Tax Initiative: A Look at the Details
Running a business is no small feat in today’s economic environment. The negative impact of declining tax revenues from America’s businesses and citizens has been felt in local communities. These...
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Nevada Asset Protection Trusts for Nevada Business Owners
To people from other states and foreign countries, the benefits of Nevada Asset Protection Trusts (NAPTs) are well known. However, the benefits these trusts offer are not appreciated nearly as much by...
View ArticleReviving The Lost Benefits of Our Grandfather’s Pension
At the turn of the 20th century, workers fought for equal rights during the industrial revolution. One of the benefits of that fight was the defined benefit (DB) pension plan. This is the plan you...
View ArticleTime to Pay the Piper: First Nevada Commerce Tax Payment Due, Despite Challenges
Nevada’s recently enacted commerce tax has been back in the headlines, the latest dustup being a recent judicial decision that has spelled the end to a repeal effort. A coalition (led by State...
View ArticleA Tip on Tipping: Changes to shared tips for Employees Affect business
Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a 2-1 panel decision upheld the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2011 revisions to its regulations applying tip-pooling...
View ArticleSmall Business Fraud: Detection and Prevention
Has your business been victimized by fraud? If not, it very likely will be. If you answered yes, you already know it could very well happen again. In a study done by international accounting firm,...
View ArticleProfit & Loss
By now we know that the Democrats took the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans held the Senate – all of which was the general expectation heading into the midterm elections. This political...
View ArticleThe New Faces of Fraud
It’s a business scenario that looks innocent enough. An email from a vendor or executive with a change to payment instructions on an outstanding invoice. The problem is the email had been hacked and...
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