Accounting
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Interest rates are higher, but area banks are still lending to small businesses. Here’s how to get your loan.Aug 22, 2026 9:35 am - Interest rates have come down since their peak a few years ago. However, the prime rate, which is the rate most banks charge to their best and biggest customers, is at 6.75% and most of my clients are paying at least one or two percentage points above that. So financing is still not cheap.
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Turning taxes into opportunity: A family approach to building wealthApr 08, 2026 10:01 am - Under new federal legislation often referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” 100% bonus depreciation was brought back. On the surface, that may sound like just another tax law change. But for the right clients, it creates real opportunities — opportunities to save money, reinvest, and move closer to what they’d like to achieve.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill: What the new tax law really means for working Americans and business ownersMar 07, 2026 11:56 am - The One Big Beautiful Bill, passed on July 4, 2025, introduces several changes that could meaningfully affect how Americans, particularly hourly workers, dual-income households, and small business owners, approach their tax planning over the next several years.
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Tax changes for 2025: New deductions for seniors, car buyers and familiesMar 02, 2026 6:49 pm - Some taxpayers may get good news in their returns this year, experts say.
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Randy Crabtree named to 100 Most Influential People in Accounting listNov 08, 2025 1:40 pm - Randy Crabtree, a certified public accountant and co-founder of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals in Schaumburg, has been named to Accounting Today’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.
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Recommended AI and tech tools for accountants to consider in 2026Nov 08, 2025 1:37 pm - Thanks to AI, the world of technology is rapidly changing. If you're an accountant like me, here are a few that I’d recommend checking out and potentially using — either at your firm or recommending to your clients — this coming year.
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Knowing the tax law isn’t power. Using it is.Nov 08, 2025 1:18 pm - For the first time in a long time, I believe Washington has passed legislation that truly supports small and mid-sized businesses.
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IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers
Nov 07, 2025 3:50 pm - IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
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Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilitiesSep 12, 2025 7:35 pm - The federal government said Friday that it is suing Uber for allegedly discriminating against passengers with disabilities. The Department of Justice said Uber drivers ro...
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As Small Business Week begins, Cook County small business owners remain positiveMay 03, 2025 1:45 pm - National Small Business Week celebrates the impact small businesses have on the U.S. economy and communities, which includes employing almost half the workers and generating half the gross domestic product of the country.
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