FOCUS ON FRAUD
Written by Krystal Siebrandt, CPA, CFE As a business owner in today’s economic environment, you may be faced with challenging situations you’ve not experienced in the past. Hopefully, fraud is not one of them. However, the hard reality is that when pressures arise in...
HBE PROUDLY RECOGNIZES AMANDA CAIN AS A CHAMPION!
The HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP Champion Award Program is an internal peer recognition program designed to distinguish and reward HBE team members who demonstrate Champion qualities and exemplary performance in a specific area. Champion Awards are awarded to HBE...
BIENNIAL OCCUPATION TAXES FOR CORPORATIONS DUE MARCH 1
All corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) that do business in Nebraska are required to file biennial occupation tax reports. For corporations, these reports are due on March 1 of each even-numbered year (becoming delinquent April 15). For LLCs, these...
Nonprofit Revitalization Act Signed into Law
By Thomas Gorman On December 19, 2013, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law sweeping changes to the laws that govern nonprofits that do business in New York State. When they take effect in the coming months and years, these rules will be among the strongest...
YEAR END RESULTS OF HBE’S CLIENT PATRONAGE PROGRAM
HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP is privileged to have a client base comprised of businesses that offer goods and services across many industries. For example, services that are provided by some of our clients include home construction, automotive repair, child care, salon...
Simplified Safe Harbor Deduction Method for Home Offices
To help with the historically difficult and confusing method used by home-based business owners and home-based employees to record and determine home office deductions, the IRS recently announced a simplified safe harbor deduction calculation method. According to the...
Despite IRS Delays, HBE is Ready!
By now, you’re probably starting to receive your tax documents and may be thinking that since this year’s tax season was delayed you, too, can delay your tax return preparation. However, we assure you this is certainly not the case! Although tax return filing is...
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs)
Written by Jimmy Schulz, CPV, CVA In September, the IRS and the Department of Labor issued updated guidance on certain market reform provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the application of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The guidance,...
Attention 1099 Filers: It’s That Time of Year Again!
Now that we’ve entered the final week of October, the end of the year will be here before we know it. If your business has made payments of over $600 to any vendor throughout the year, now is the perfect time to begin collecting and assembling the information needed...
More Exciting Developments at HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP
In January 2013, HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP launched an outsourced accounting and financial management service called HBE 360. Since then the service has experienced significant growth, which we attribute to the talented team of individuals who are devoted to its...