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City of Atlanta Announced a CPA Statement is Required for Restaurants to Renew their Alcohol License
At a glance The main takeaway: The City of Atlanta has decided to move forward with the compliance of ordinance 10-106(c)…
Breaking: IRS Introduces New Rules for R&D Tax Credit Refunds
At a glance: Big changes to R&D Tax Credits on the horizon: In a release published Friday, October 15, the…
6 Ways ESG Policies Benefit Dental Practices
At a glance Sustainability matters: ESG exploded in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and is seen as a competitive differentiator for…
Before Offering Cryptocurrency as a Payment Option, There Are Pros and Cons to Consider
At a glance The main takeaway: Given its recent surge in popularity, businesses and banks may be considering accepting cryptocurrency as…
Female Entrepreneurs: Find the Right Grant for Your Small Business
At a glance Fund raising remains the top challenge: Women-owned businesses are a growing force in today’s economy, yet they continue…
What Upcoming Tax Legislation Might Mean For You, Your Business, and Your Estate Plan
At a glance The main takeaway: House and Senate Democrats are debating and modifying President Joe Biden’s tax proposals with a…
M&A Dealbreakers: Uncovering Potential Fraud Before It’s Too Late
At a glance: Understanding the risk: M&A transactions require extensive due diligence, but the customary due diligence process does not always…
The Next Hurdle in your ERC Claim: Financial Reporting
At a glance: The main takeaway: Industry experts have recommended using the loss recovery model in response to widespread confusion about…
How Retailers Can Turn Big Data into Big Results
At a glance: The main takeaway: Big data revolutionized the retail industry, but most retailers shortchange their investment in data analytics…
DOJ Announces National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
At a glance The main takeaway: The new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) is designed to investigate cryptocurrency-related crimes and disrupt…
How to Attract and Retain Talented Employees with a Top Benefits Package
At a glance: Competition is hot: The labor market is more competitive than ever, as more employees leave their current positions…
4 Considerations for Dentists Before Selling to a DSO
At a glance Prioritize your passion: Business management and operational tasks can pull dentists’ focus away from patient and clinical care….
What’s All the Talk About a $10 Million Tax-Free Capital Gain?
Shareholders in qualified small businesses (“QSBs”) may be eligible for a 100% tax exclusion due to an often-overlooked section of…
QSBS Exemption: How to Reap Big Tax Benefits for Your Small Business
At a glance The main takeaway: The qualified small business stock (QSBS) exemption is a lucrative tax opportunity for eligible small…
Blockchain: The New Fraud Fighting Tool
At a glance: More than a trend: From banking and currency to supply chain and manufacturing, blockchain technology can support a…
How to Climb the Technical Debt Mountain
At a glance An impediment to growth: One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is technical debt and its impact…
Top Tips for Overcoming IT Staffing Challenges
At a glance The main takeaway: Technology trends are fast-moving, especially given the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the traction…
Will Your ERC Hold Up to an Audit?
At a glance: Risky business: The ERC is an inherently risky tax credit that will lead to a high volume of…
3 Steps for Managing Risk in Your Dental Practice
At a glance: The main takeaway: Building a thorough risk management plan could be the key to taking your dental practice…
5 Post-Pandemic Technology Upgrades Businesses Should Make
At a glance: Tech takeover: Many of the technology upgrades businesses made to stay afloat during the pandemic will still be…
Need to Improve Your Finances? There’s an App for That
At a glance: The main takeaway: budgeting apps are all the rage right now, and they can be quite effective for…
As Businesses Recover from Hurricane Ida, Here’s How to Prepare for Future Storms
At a glance More storms are brewing: The Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be more active than normal, with…
How to Pay Off Your Dental School Loans Faster
At a glance: Drowning in debt: Most dentists graduate with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and assume owning a…
Top Tools to Help Businesses Attract Better Talent, Faster
At a glance Stay competitive: Highly specialized talent is hard to come by in today’s hot job market, so you need…
The Top 4 Cybersecurity Risks in Hospitality and How to Solve Them
At a glance The main takeaway: Hospitality is one of the most vulnerable industries when it comes to cyber theft and…
Inside the $80 Billion Plan to Enhance IRS Enforcement
At a glance The main takeaway: President Joe Biden and his administration have proposed an $80 billion budget increase for the…
Do Owners’ Wages Qualify for the ERC?
At a glance: New ERC guidance: In a Notice released August 4, 2021, pertaining to the ERC, the IRS issued new…
Cross-Border M&A: Section 338(g) Elections After TCJA
At a glance The main takeaway: Subject to certain requirements, U.S. corporate taxpayers who acquire stock of a foreign corporation often…
Understanding the ERC’s More than Nominal Requirements
At a glance: The main takeaway: The IRS has clarified the definition of “more than nominal” as it relates to partially…
Get Your Top ERC Tax Questions Answered
At a glance The main takeaway: The IRS has released tax guidance regarding the Employee Retention Credit, creating confusion for business…
News for Iowa Businesses: Study.com’s Online Learning Platform is Subject to Sales Tax as SaaS
At a glance The main takeaway: There has been much debate across states regarding the taxability of software and services accessed…
How the New ASC 606 and ASC 340 Guidance Impacts SaaS Companies
At a glance: The main takeaway: Many companies have already implemented the new ASC 606 and ASC 340 guidance but have…
Employee Retention Credit: Are U.S.-based Subsidiaries of International Companies Eligible?
At a glance: The main takeaway: With changes passed under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, more businesses are eligible for the Employee…
How Mixing Family and Business Could Impact Your ERC
At a glance: Family attribution rules and the ERC: If your business has any shareholders that are also family members, family…
ERC Update Expands Eligibility to New Startups
At a glance: ERC update: The American Rescue Plan introduced a new group of Eligible Employers, categorized as recovery startup businesses….
Claiming the ERC? You Might be Able to Cash In Sooner Than You Planned
30 Second Summary Businesses can receive an advance on ERC by filing Form 7200. The option of an advance provides…
5 Healthcare IT HIPAA Compliance Options
Aprio is the only top 50 CPA firm with a specialization in healthcare IT and deep experience in HIPAA attestation…
How to Maximize your ERC and R&D Credit Values
At a glance: Taking a stance: Aprio’s interpretation of official guidance supports that businesses may use the same wages for both…
Portfolio Companies: Are You Eligible for the ERC?
30 Second Summary: Portfolio Companies and the ERC: While a controlled group relationship is generally unlikely between a private equity firm…
Controlled Groups: What You Need to Know about the ERC
30 Second Summary: Controlled groups can claim the ERC, too, but special rules may impact your eligibility Aggregation rules require…
Transfer Pricing and COVID-19 – Time to Re-Examine Your Policy
At a Glance Multinational Companies Beware: Economic impacts from COVID-19 may require a new transfer pricing policy to avoid future penalties….
Don’t Sell Yourself Short on the ERC – Reevaluate Your Small Employer Status
At a Glance: Rethinking ERC Employer Status: Evidence suggests that ERC-eligible employers do not need to use full-time equivalent calculations to…
To Tax or Not to Tax? Using the True Object Test to Assess Sales Taxability
By: Betsy Tuck, State and Local Tax Manager at Aprio At a Glance: The Main Takeaway: In today’s growing, tech-fueled economy,…
How the Products You Sell Impact Your Purchase Exemptions
By: Tina M. Chunn, CPA, State and Local Tax Senior Manager at Aprio At a Glance: The Main Takeaway: Two advisory…
Amended Texas Franchise Tax Apportionment Regulation Adopts Significant Sourcing Changes
By: Jeff Glickman, partner-in-charge of Aprio’s SALT practice At a Glance: The Main Takeaway: The Texas Comptroller of Public Accountants has…
Have a Vacation Home in New York? Double-Check Your Tax Liability
By: Jess Johannesen, Senior Manager, State & Local Tax Services At a Glance: The Main Takeaway: The New York State Tax…
Apply for a PPP Loan in 4 Simple Steps
30-Second Summary: The Main Takeaway: Since the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…