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New Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits Make an Attractive Investment

New Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits Make an Attractive Investment

By Pinion Editorial | January 21, 2019
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Established within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the new Opportunity Zone legislation was created to develop economically-distressed communities across the United States by incentivizing long-term investments in these communities with tax benefits. The intention of the Opportunity Zone program overall is to stimulate economic development and job …

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Don’t Forget: 2019 Standard Mileage Rates Have Changed

By Pinion Editorial | January 16, 2019
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The IRS issued an increase in the standard mileage rates for business travel, effective January 1, 2019, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (tax reform). While the IRS states that standard mileage rates can be applied to the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck …

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Tax Reform Prompts Businesses to Rethink Employee Leave Policies

Tax Reform Prompts Businesses to Rethink Employee Leave Policies

By Pinion Editorial | January 15, 2019
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While there tends to be focus on the larger line items resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, there are some lesser-known tax breaks within this tax reform that have created incentives for business owners to reconsider the benefits they extend to employees when they take paid …

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Craft Brewers Leaving R&D Tax Credits Untapped

Craft Brewers Leaving R&D Tax Credits Untapped

By Pinion Editorial | November 16, 2018
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Opportunities Available to Reduce Income Tax Liabilities for Craft Brewers Tax reform has created ample changes for businesses, as well as confusion in the craft brewers marketplace for what applies and what doesn’t. The clarity around applying the Research and Development (R&D) tax credit is no exception. The R&D tax …

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Midyear Tax Checkup Pays Off for Manufacturers

Determining Sales & Use Tax – What Manufacturers Need to Know

By Christy Norton | October 12, 2018
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Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, stating that a physical presence is no longer required to establish substantial nexus in the collection of sales and use tax. Now, it’s an “economic nexus” that establishes the need to collect sales tax. This …

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Financial Data Protection

How Safe is Your Financial Data?

By K·Coe Editorial | October 3, 2018
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Recent national cybercrime headlines: “Cybercriminals Obtain Employee Credentials to Conduct Payroll Diversion” “Business Email Compromises Business Data” “Increase in W-2 Phishing Campaigns” Imagine if you lost access to a year’s worth of financial information – accounting records, tax returns, audit trails – that could either never be fully recovered, or …

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Outsourcing HR services for large and small operations

How HR Outsourcing is Saving Large and Small Operations

By Danielle McCormick | September 28, 2018
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In an age of skilled labor shortages and tight profit margins, the expenditure on HR Outsourcing might not be top of mind for many companies.  But it should be, according to workplace statistics, as the reality is that both small and large businesses are capturing big savings, ROI, and more …

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