The Language of an Auditor
By Mikaela Davis, CPA Do you ever feel like your auditors are speaking Greek? If you’re part of an organization or company that has an annual audit it may seem like the team of professionals conducting the audit are speaking a foreign language, using words and phrases...
KEY ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS YOU NEED
Regardless of your age, health, or wealth, there are five estate planning documents you may need in order to protect you, your family, and your assets. These documents are: Durable power of attorney Advanced medical directives Will Letter of instruction Living trust...
Ensuring Business Continuity
YOU MAY THINK THAT THE COMPANY YOU CREATED WILL LAST FOREVER, ESPECIALLY IF IT’S A FAMILY BUSINESS WITH SIBLINGS OR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ITS OPERATION. BUT STATISTICS SAY OTHERWISE. According to the Family Business Institute, less than one-third of family businesses...
Effective Not-for-Profit Board Governance: Ten Responsibilities of the Board
By Laurie De Armond The board of directors of a not-for-profit organization plays a very important role in the ongoing strength and stability of an organization. Ineffective board governance can often lead to an organization’s downfall. It is critical that every...
MANAGING AND PREVENTING TAX-RELATED IDENTITY THEFT
SUMMARY Tax-related identity theft is rapidly increasing. Indeed, in February 2016, IRS identified at the top of its 2016 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams “identity theft,” “phone scams,” and “phishing” and reminds taxpayers of the need to guard against such scams and...
HBE Brings Financial Literacy Activities to the Students of St. Peters Catholic School
On Monday, February 22, 2016, several members of HBE’s team had the exciting opportunity to work with all 400+ students at St. Peters Catholic School in Lincoln on various financial literacy activities. Depending on their grade level, students participated in three...
Social Media Use and Risks
Social media is rapidly changing business communications, both internally and externally. If you ignore the power of social media you may find yourself at in irrelevant company with a career in jeopardy. How you interact on social media sites directly affects both the...
When is the best time to begin claiming Social Security? Our benefit analysis service can help you decide.
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Although originally intended to raise the federal spending and debt limits through 2017, the bill also ends two popular and well-used Social Security retirement benefit claiming...
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
FROM THE PARTNERS & STAFF AT HBE BECKER MEYER LOVE LLP Please note that our office will close at noon on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24), and will remain closed on Christmas Day (Friday, December 25). In addition, we will close at 3:00 PM on Thursday,...
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015.” The Act permanently extends over 20 tax relief provisions that have long been temporary. Below are a few highlights of the provisions that are included...