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Entrepreneurs face formative decisions daily, but one decision in particular has serious implications for the future: choosing a legal structure, also known as a business entity. This decision determines…

Two decades since the program started, Philadelphia City Council unanimously voted to change a controversial tax abatement for new builds within city limits. What was the 10-year tax abatement? The tax…

Research & development credits available to businesses are currently deductible in the applicable tax year, encouraging growth and investment. A change in the deductibility of this credit will go into…

MAPLE SHADE, NJ – Haefele, Flanagan & Co., p.c. is pleased to announce the merger of leading global accountancy groups, CPAAI (CPA Associates International) and MGI Worldwide. Haefele, Flanagan & Co.,…

Before you sign up for another streaming content or food delivery service, consider this: Debt-to-income (DTI) ratios have shifted dramatically in recent years, with the average American household earning…

More employers will be able to give workers cash in lieu of health insurance because of a rule change that takes effect at the start of 2020. As of Jan 1, any employer can give employees pretax compensation…

Congress designated Qualified Opportunity Funds in 2017 with a win-win goal: To spur growth in 8,700 distressed communities, known as Qualified Opportunity Zones, via investment vehicles offering attractive…

Taxpayers should be on the lookout for new variations of tax-related scams. In the latest twist on a scam related to Social Security numbers, scammers claim to be able to suspend or cancel the victim’s…

As part of a wider effort to assist taxpayers and to enforce the tax laws in a rapidly changing area, the Internal Revenue Service issued two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions…

If you’re noticing an uptick in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity, you’re not alone: 79% of respondents in Deloitte’s annual survey anticipated an increase in M&A transactions in 2019 – up from…