ArticleReceipts For Charitable GiftsThe IRS requires that taxpayers substantiate their donations to charity.United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleEstate And Succession PlanningThe best way to plan for the future of your business is to answer the tough questions early on. United StatesFamily and MatrimonialBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleSimplifying Sales And Use TaxesWhen dealing with sales and use tax, knowing what you need is half the battle.
ArticleSuccessfully Buying A BusinessIf you are in the market to buy an existing business, investigating it thoroughly can provide multiple benefits. Most importantly, your due diligence can help you negotiate the price. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleWhat Financial Institutions Can Learn From Recent Banking ScandalUnrealistic sales goals, peer pressure and the wrong incentive mechanisms recently created one of the largest financial scandals seen since the mid-2000 financial crisis. United StatesFinance and BankingBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleTax Season Brings Identity Theft IssuesIn recent years, identity theft has mushroomed and as the filing season starts, tax-related identity theft is especially prevalent. United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleSelling Your Small BusinessBeing on the sell side of a business transaction can be more work than you might think.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleGrowing Demands For Vendor Security And Controls AccountabilityIt's not surprising that cybersecurity is top of mind for boards, management and regulatory organizations, when tracked data breaches in the U.S. in 2015 totaled 781, the second highest on record since 2005.United StatesPrivacyBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleCongress Looks To Improve Retirement Savings PlansBoth Congress and the White House want to increase access, coverage and participation in retirement savings plans.United StatesEmployment and HRBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleHow Are Seasonal Workers Treated Under The "Play Or Pay" Provision?Under the play-or-pay provision, an "applicable large employer" (ALE) may be subject to penalties for failure to offer adequate health coverage to enough of its full-time employees (and their dependents).United StatesEmployment and HRBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleThe Stretch IRA: A Simple Yet Powerful Estate Planning ToolThe IRA's value as a retirement planning tool is well known: IRA assets compound on a tax-deferred (or, in the case of a Roth IRA, tax-free) basis, which can help build a more substantial nest egg.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleExtended: Renewals of Noncompliant Small Employer PlansThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the extension of an important transitional policy.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleWhat's The Difference Between A Grandfathered And Grandmothered Plan?Our company sponsors a group health care plan, which is grandfathered for purposes of the Affordable Care Act.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleSummer Recess Ends For CongressEvery four years, Congress returns to work after a summer recess and is overshadowed by the looming presidential election. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleMedical Identity Theft On The RiseMedical identity theft can put a consumer's life or health at risk.United StatesPrivacyBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleHurricane Harvey: Weathering The Storm Of Business InterruptionOn Friday, August 25, Hurricane Harvey made landfall and brought torrential rains along Texas' Gulf Coast from Corpus Christi to Houston.United StatesStrategyBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleChanges To Tax Return Deadlines In 2017The Surface Transportation Act of 2015: Tax Provisions (enacted on Jul. 31, 2015) provided for major changes in certain tax return deadlines. United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleCongress Initiates Tax Bills Before Extended RecessThe Democratic and Republican nominating conventions triggered an early recess for Congress. Lawmakers left Capitol Hill in mid-July and are not scheduled to return until September. United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleNew Rules For Partnership AuditsThe new rules are a drastic departure from current rules and the IRS is hopeful that the rules will simplify the audit process and thus allow more partnership audits.United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace
ArticleProving Business ExpensesEveryone in business must keep records. Among other things, good records will help a business prepare the business tax returns, and will support items reported on tax returns.United StatesTaxBrown Smith Wallace