Employers: Are You Using the Correct I-9 Form?
A new I-9 Form (the document used to verify worker identity and eligibility) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security. You can obtain forms now and should have started using them by May 7, 2013. To Obtain Forms The revised forms are available in English...
Nebraska Department of Revenue Tax Resource for Construction Contractors
We often receive questions from construction contractors regarding the taxability of various expenditures and how tax is collected and paid on building materials and fixtures. To help provide clarification and guidance on these items, the Nebraska Department of...
Directing Required Minimum Distributions to Qualified Charities
Written by Ronald L. Ecklund, CPA, CFP In recent years, Congress has flip-flopped on legislation that allows individuals age 70 ½ and older to transfer IRA required minimum distributions (RMDs) directly to qualified charities. In fact, legislation to enable this...
Client Spotlight: Capital Humane Society
As one of Lincoln’s leading CPA and consulting firms, HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP has the privilege of partnering with some of our community’s most valuable nonprofit organizations to meet their accounting, tax, audit and consulting needs. One of these partners is...
HBE Receives Successful Peer Review
HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP is pleased to announce that an independent peer review of our accounting and assurance practice has been successfully completed. The review, conducted by Eide Bailly, LLP, verifies HBE’s compliance with the stringent quality control standards...
Deadline for Individual Returns
2015 INCOME TAX FILING With less than six weeks remaining until the April 18, 2016 tax deadline, our office is working hard to ensure our clients’ tax filings are completed on time. For those of you have already provided your tax information to our office, we would...
Tax Information Deadline for Corporate Returns
In the most recent HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP e-newsletter, we explained that, despite IRS delays, HBE’s team of trusted advisors is available now to begin proactively preparing your 2012 tax returns. Many of you have already provided your tax information to our office...
HBE Supports United Way Loaned Executive Program
John Kampfe and Taylor Emshoff Through the United Way Loaned Executives program, community-minded organizations like HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP loan personnel to participate as campaign associates in the annual United Way/Community Health Charities of Nebraska...
Introducing the HBE 360 Service Platform
As businesses become more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult for business owners and nonprofit leaders to stay ahead of the trends impacting their operations. In addition, many successful organizations may not have the resources required to maintain a full...
Retirement Plans: The Great Debate
Written by John Hanigan, CPA, CFP A recent article in the Washington Post cited some disturbing trends in retirement savings, stating that one in four 401(k) participants raid their retirement savings for current expenditures and non-retirement needs. It also...