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Aprio’s 2024 End of Year Tax Update
As we have in prior years, Aprio is privileged to offer you our year-end tax planning guide. In this year’s guide, we review evergreen planning strategies while also discussing key dynamics, such as the expiration of notable tax provisions and the political landscape, that will make planning for the 2025 tax year particularly challenging.
Read MoreThe Pulse on the Economy and Capital Markets: October 2024
To Summarize: Stock and bond markets have been mixed as stronger economic growth has slowed expectations for how quickly the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates. Q3 2024 earnings growth is expected to bottom out, but analysts project earnings accelerating to close out the year. Consumers continue to spend and shift to services over goods.…
Read MoreAprio’s Black Business Forum Brings Together Entrepreneurs to Share Insights on Securing Business Financing
ATLANTA – Oct. 23, 2024 – Aprio’s Black Business Forum, in collaboration with The Gathering Spot, will host its next event, “Finance Savvy: Preparing Your Business for Funding,” on Nov. 6, 2024. This interactive session is designed to give Black-owned businesses the tools, insights, and connections needed to secure funding and successfully grow their enterprises.…
Read MoreWebcast: How to Mitigate Liability Costs
What’s Killing Your Real Estate Deal in Nashville?
Music City’s booming healthcare, tech, and music industries make it a hot spot for developers. Even so, this popular area is not immune to the challenges felt nationwide in the commercial and multi-family real estate market. Many developers and investors looking to cash in on the city’s explosive growth discover all too late what obstacles…
Read MoreThe Power of Knowledge: AI Risk Management
Newly enacted European legislation could have just started the clock ticking for more AI-related regulations in the U.S. The European Union (EU) AI Act was launched Aug. 1, 2024, and could have impacts in the U.S., which often closely trails Europe on cybersecurity and data protection matters. Intended to provide a comprehensive standard for systems…
Read MoreNavigating the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program: Power and Pitfalls
Winning a government contract can be tough. Many small businesses lack the qualified workforce, infrastructure, and resources available to larger companies. This is one reason the SBA Mentor-Protégé program is becoming wildly popular. Pairing experienced federal contractors with small businesses provides numerous benefits to emerging organizations and can also benefit more established federal contractors by…
Read MoreEmployment Tax Refunds: Maximizing Your Payroll Tax Savings
Organizational changes, whether large-scale restructuring or simply changing payroll vendors, can result in companies inadvertently making duplicate employment tax payments. Determining whether a company is eligible for a refund in this case and the methodology to recover those funds can be complex, leading many third-party payroll providers and internal payroll departments to avoid the process…
Read MoreCybersecurity Certification on the Forefront for Government Contractors
For Your Action: Starting in early 2025, all government contractors’ ability to win new bids could be at risk unless they have taken steps to meet anticipated requirements for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The Department of Defense (DoD) is set to begin a phased implementation of CMMC requirements in DoD contracts, mandating self-assessments for…
Read MoreConstruction in Texas: Building Lasting Success Beyond the Boom
Based on the latest U.S. Census data, Texas is home to nine of the 10 fastest-growing cities between 2020 and 2023. Accompanying that growth is an ongoing construction boom rife with opportunities for Texas-based construction companies. The question remains whether this boom is actually a bubble destined to burst. While construction companies should take advantage…
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