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Transforming the Automotive Industry Through Empowering Women

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By Bethany Dria, Senior Associate Despite ride-share services, like Uber and Lyft, shifting how people are transported place to place, car ownership is still on the rise, including the demand for used vehicles. Car dealerships should evolve the sales process to different audiences, including generational and gender differences, in response to the consumer’s continued need …

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Don’t Fall Behind on Contribution Deposits

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By Susan Burnoski, CPA | Director/Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance Employers that offer a defined contribution plan, either a 401(k) or a 403(b) plan, need to ensure employees’ payroll contributions are deposited into their retirement account in a timely manner. This task may seem minor, and in some cases obvious, in the range of a plan …

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Take Advantage of Opportunity Zones

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By Bob Neides, CPA Opportunity Zone investments offer a unique “opportunity” to defer, reduce, and even eliminate having to pay tax on certain capital gains. Created from provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, according to Investment News, “Opportunity Zones are specifically designed to incentivize investment in economically distressed communities and, for …

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Want to empower women in your accounting firm? Do it on their terms.

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This article is produced by Apple Growth Partner’s women business owner team – more than 30 female financial professionals dedicated to growing the businesses of women entrepreneurs. Parents of children with different genders know all too well how distinct girls and boys can be to raise. There is no cookie-cutter pattern for raising different genders …

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Translating Tax Reform for the Transportation Industry

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By John Valle, CPA, MTax | Principal, Tax The tax reform changes signed by President Trump in December 2017 are the most extensive overhaul of the tax system since 1986. With the changes came a lot of new buzzwords thrown around when discussing tax reform. While the provisions impact all types of businesses, what does it …

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Don’t Miss this Critical Component of 401(k) Plans

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By Krista Steedly, MAcc The beginning of the new year marks an opportune time for plan sponsors to review their 401(k) plans. One area that should be reviewed is the plan’s forfeiture account. This is an often-forgotten aspect of plans, but it is imperative plan sponsors understand forfeitures and make sure they are handled in …

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