by Halie Conners | Apr 14, 2025 | Audit and Accounting, Tax Watch
For many companies and organizations, audits are an important part of mitigating risks, streamlining operations, and keeping business running smoothly. However, if your organization is preparing for a year-end audit, your team should be aware of some potential policy...
by Bill Jones | Jul 10, 2024 | Audit and Accounting, Tax Watch
Employers that sponsor employee benefit plans (EBPs) must ensure that they comply with federal laws enforced by the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The government uses Form 5500 to collect information about EBPs and monitor employers’ legal and regulatory...
by Milton Howell, CPA | May 9, 2024 | Audit and Accounting, Business Consulting, Business Valuation, Manufacturing & Distribution, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Tax Watch
Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting is a new federal law requirement estimated to impact more than 30 million businesses beginning January 1, 2024. In general, any entity, domestic or foreign, created by filing a document with a secretary of state (or...
by Isaac Rowles | Mar 13, 2024 | Audit and Accounting, NonProfit, Tax Watch
There is a new accounting standard effective during 2023 which will change how companies account for future losses on financial instruments. If this sounds abstract, then you are not alone. The standard was initially developed to change the way that banks account for...
by Bill Jones | Feb 6, 2024 | Audit and Accounting, Manufacturing & Distribution, Tax Watch
There are new law changes by the United States Department of Labor (DOL), IRS, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation(PBGC) and Secure Act 2.0 as regards to employee benefit plans. Employee benefit plans generally are required to file annual returns/reports about, among...
by Dean Harkleroad | Dec 12, 2023 | Audit and Accounting, Employee Benefit Plans, Tax Watch
Congress passed the SECURE 2.0 Act as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023. It gets its name from the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, which made numerous changes to IRAs, 401(k)s and other popular...
