Questionable Mailer Targets Local Businesses
A questionable mailer that has made the rounds in several states is starting to show up in Nebraska. It’s prompted a flood of calls to the Secretary of State’s office. “This is not necessarily new, complaints about this direct-mailer have been reported in other...
Results from HBE’s 2012 Client Satisfaction Survey
At HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP, our goal is to provide our clients with the highest quality of service. In support of this goal, we recently issued satisfaction surveys to clients who utilized our firm for 2012 tax planning and preparation. The results of this survey...
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...