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Today it’s becoming more common to work from home. But just because you have a home office space doesn’t mean you can deduct expenses associated with it. Eligibility requirements If you’re an employee, your use of your home office must be for your employer’s convenience, not just...

Bonus depreciation allows businesses to recover the costs of depreciable property more quickly by claiming additional first-year depreciation for qualified assets. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the PATH Act) extended 50% bonus depreciation through 2017. The...

Smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices may contain a broad range of electronically stored information (ESI), including emails, calendar entries, text messages, photos, videos, call logs, notes, documents, Web histories, GPS data and social media posts. In light of this...

Some states have their own rules about what you can and can’t do with criminal background checks, and it’s important that you know whether any special rules apply to you. For example, in California, employers are subject to certain disclosure requirements that, under...

As you plan your business strategy for the coming year, give some attention to the prices you’re asking for your existing products and services, as well as those you plan to launch in 2016. Companies must address four issues when selling products and services to make a...

Divorce can be messy, especially when it involves a controlling interest in a closely held business that has the power to set compensation levels. A professional valuator can help evaluate owners’ compensation, providing objective data sources that enable you to arrive at a fair...

The increasing costs of higher education have made education planning an important aspect of personal financial planning. However, because the actual expenditure will not be incurred for many years, it is often given a low current priority. Also, some parents are counting on...

Research has found that the skills and traits found in people with a successful military employment track record make for particularly good civilian employees. A compilation of studies assembled by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University suggest...

The Baby Boomer generation reached its peak in 1957 at an annual birth rate of about 4.3 million people. It’s hard to believe that these Baby Boomers will turn 59 years old in 2016. An important rite of passage that comes with this age is that they’ll soon be eligible...