New Law Provides Green Light for Small Employer HRAs
On December 13, 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law by President Obama. In addition to accelerating cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases and adding significant reforms to the mental health system, this Act will allow small employers to provide...
Announcing the Promotion of Kiley Wiechman and Chad Pfeiffer
LINCOLN, NE (January 3, 2017) – HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP (HBE), one of Nebraska’s premier certified public accounting and consulting firms, is pleased to announce that Kiley Wiechman has been promoted to partner and Chad Pfeiffer has been promoted to principal,...
2016 Year-End Tax Planning
Businesses The time to consider tax-saving opportunities for your business is before its tax year-end. Some of these opportunities may apply regardless of whether your business is conducted as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, S...
2016 Year-End Tax Planning
Businesses The time to consider tax-saving opportunities for your business is before its tax year-end. Some of these opportunities may apply regardless of whether your business is conducted as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, S...
Year End Planning with the Lame Duck Session and President-elect Trump
The election is over, so now we can start speculating as to what a Trump-Pence Administration might mean for tax policy. We have put our collective wisdom together, and offer the following suggestions as we approach year end. Lame Duck Session With the Republican...
5 Common Small Business HR Mistakes
Dealing with human resource (HR) issues can be challenging at times for any company, but especially for smaller companies. With business owners and management teams focused on growth, customer relations, and being as profitable as possible, small companies quite often...
Kim Bowers, HBE Firm Administrator, to Retire in December 2016
After 31 years of service to the firm, HBE’s Firm Administrator, Kimberly Bowers, is retiring on December 8, 2016. Over the course of Kim’s career with HBE, the firm has grown from a single office of 13 employees to multiple offices of over 70 employees. Throughout...
Revised Filing Deadlines for 2016 Tax Returns
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into Law the Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (“The Highway Act”). Certain tax provisions are included in the Act, including the following modifications to tax return filing deadlines: FinCEN FORM 114 This form was...
Client Spotlight | NeighborWorks Lincoln
In 2016, NeighborWorks Lincoln (NWL) is excited to be celebrating our 30th Anniversary of making an impact in Lincoln. We are incredibly proud of what we have accomplished over the last three decades, and we are thrilled to be marking this milestone in the...
R&D Tax Credit Enhancements Provide More Cash-Saving Opportunities for Manufacturers
By Chai Hoang & Chris Bard In December 2015, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act), extending and making permanent a number of important tax credits—including the federal research and development R&D credit. The...