Finance
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How current debates in Washington could affect your 2024 tax filingsMar 08, 2025 1:45 pm - With so much happening in Washington these days, taxpayers may be left wondering what — if anything — will affect their 2024 tax returns.
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Critical TCJA tax provisions in 2025: What business owners need to know nowMar 08, 2025 1:37 pm - Change is in the air — especially when it comes to taxes. Among the biggest potential game-changers are modifications to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). While TCJA was...
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4 guiding principles businesses should follow during uncertain timesMar 08, 2025 1:13 pm - As the owner of an accounting firm for the past 25 years, I’ve witnessed firsthand how uncertain times can weigh heavily on business owners.
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Proposed regulations on tax-free reorgs and spinoffsMar 08, 2025 1:09 pm - Newly proposed regulations on tax-free reorganizations and spinoffs would add significant compliance and reporting obligations. It is anticipated that there will be numerous comments on the regulations, which are due March 17.
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Navigating the 2025 tax season: What you need to know about key IRS changesMar 08, 2025 12:58 pm - As the 2025 tax season approaches, significant changes from the IRS could impact your financial planning, whether you file taxes individually or as a business owner.
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How valuation analysts help secure win-win deals for buyers and sellers alikeMar 08, 2025 12:46 pm - So what makes for a good deal — one where the sale or purchase of a business works out for both parties? For starters, timing is critical.
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If you’re thinking about selling your stocks, you might want to think twice
Mar 07, 2025 12:54 pm - Sharp moves for the U.S. stock market, like its recent 6% drop in just a couple of weeks, happen regularly. Stomaching them is the price investors have to pay for the bigger returns that stocks can offer over other investments in the long term.
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DOGE targets child support database full of income data
Mar 07, 2025 12:36 pm - Representatives of the U.S. DOGE Service have sought access to a powerful database of nearly all U.S. workers’ earnings kept by the health department’s child support office, setting off another disagreement with career staff over demands for legally protected records, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers
Mar 03, 2025 9:49 am - As the cost of housing continues to rise, Illinois real estate agents are pushing legislation to make it easier for first-time homebuyers to save for a down payment.
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CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more
Feb 27, 2025 4:28 pm - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped several enforcement actions against companies like Capital One and Rocket Homes, just weeks under new leadership and amid turmoil at the agency caused by orders from Trump administration.