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The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act) extended a wide variety of tax breaks, in some cases making them permanent. Extended breaks include many tax credits — which are particularly valuable because they reduce taxes dollar-for-dollar (compared to... Continue Reading

If you’ve accumulated many bank, investment and other financial accounts over the years, you might consider consolidating some of them. Having multiple accounts requires you to spend more time tracking and reconciling financial activities and can make it harder to keep a handle... Continue Reading

According to several employer surveys, projected average pay raises for 2016 will be about what they have been in the last few years. For many companies, the 3% average raise seems to have become standard operating procedure. Surveys by Mercer, for example, have shown no changes... Continue Reading

Employers and other organizations got some good news from the IRS for the start of the new year. The tax agency announced that it’s extending the due dates for filing 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA) information returns. This gives employers extra time to complete two tasks:... Continue Reading

The following table provides some important federal tax figures for 2016, as compared with 2015. Many of the dollar amounts are unchanged or have changed only slightly due to low inflation. Other amounts are changing due to legislation. Social Security/ Medicare 2016 2015 Social... Continue Reading

Our firm’s litigation support professionals have designed a comprehensive program to assist attorneys and their clients with pre-trial discovery needs. Our services include, but are not limited to: Identification of documents for financial analysis. Assistance relating to... Continue Reading

The tax law passed by Congress and signed by President Obama on December 18 contains some payroll tax provisions that are of interest to employers. Here are four changes in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act).  1. There’s now parity between... Continue Reading

In many companies, more attention is given to the carrot side of the employment equation than the stick. That’s understandable; most people hope for the best and focus on ways to take something good and make it better using incentives, additional training and more. But of... Continue Reading