Category: Legal

November 26, 2019

Lately, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hasn’t lived up to the lofty goals in its mission statement. The PCAOB was forged by Congress in the aftermath of the accounting and auditing failures of the early 2000s to restore investor […]

November 13, 2019

As you begin to prepare for the coming year, factor in changes impacting withholding from employees’ wages. As a result, you likely need to change your procedures and make adjustments to your budget for 2020. Wage Withholding Changes in 2020 […]

October 1, 2019

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are prepared to spend a collective $90 million against a bill that would recognize their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The California bill, AB 5, would change what factors […]

September 9, 2019

There are nearly 4 billion active email users around the world. So it makes sense that email is one of the most popular ways for businesses to reach out to potential customers. But you cannot simply reach out to anyone […]

August 14, 2019

The Trump administration is making it harder for poor legal immigrants to enter and stay in the U.S. The administration released a new, 837-page regulation this week that could dramatically cut the number of legal immigrants in the country. So […]

July 23, 2019

When I review a client’s tax return, I always try to grab the low-hanging fruit first–simple, easy deductions that can quickly have a big impact on my clients’ bottom lines. Here’s my power list of the most underused write-offs and […]

July 11, 2019

A business entity exists under its documentation. Without the proper records, registration, licenses and other legal documents, a company is just an idea in the owner’s head. Having hard copy business documents registered in the right places make the business […]

July 10, 2019

On the second night of the first round of Democratic presidential debates, all 10 candidates said they would support providing health insurance to undocumented migrants living in the U.S. Now, California is the first state to actually take steps to […]

May 31, 2019

Roughly one third of surveyed American companies in China will cancel or delay investments in the country due to the ongoing trade standoff with the U.S., according to a May report from the American Chambers of Commerce in China and […]

May 20, 2019

What kinds of taxes does a small business have to pay every year? When you start a small business, you might hear a lot about all the tax breaks you’ll get. While there are tax breaks for businesses, it’s also […]