Our Focus Newsletter discusses a broad range of tax, accounting, business management and financial planning issues. It is published six times per year.
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| | 2008 | |
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 April/May 2008 |
- How market research can help you focus on the target
- A QPRT lets you have your cake and eat it too
- 3 tips for tax-smart intrafamily loans
- Do you really have the homeowner's coverage you need?
- Why your company needs a travel policy
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| February/March 2008 |
- Healthy computers = better performance
- Figuring out dependent tax breaks isn't child's play
- The 4-1-1 on FIN 48: New accounting rules can be taxing
- Pssst! Have you heard? Word-of-mouth marketing can help you build your business
- Selling a home in today's market
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| | 2007 | |
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| Year End 2007 |
- Year end tax tips for individuals: There is still time to reduce your 2007 taxes
- Benchmarking can help you keep ahead of the competition
- The "kiddie" tax comes of age
- Work your employees smarter, not harder
- Should your company offer a Roth 401(k)?
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| October/November 2007 |
- Bits and bytes: Electronic data storage solutions
- Research and development credit deserves further study
- Turbocharger or troublemaker? Investing your IRA in real estate
- Don't put off compliance with deferred compensation rules
- Get on track - and stay there: Why you need a personal financial plan
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| August/September 2007 |
- Make your estate more liquid with life insurance
- A/R management: It's a common financial plumbing problem
- The state of estate planning
- Like-kind exchanges at a glance: Deferring taxes by swapping real estate
- How your business can make the most of the manufacturers' deduction
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| June/July 2007 |
- Tax planning ideas for 2007 and beyond
- With customer care, no news isn't necessarily good news
- IC-DISC slips back into the tax-planning arsenal for exporters
- Boomerang employees: Why they can be good for business
- Don't get caught short on long-term care
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| April/May 2007 |
- 10 strategies to help you build and preserve your family's wealth
- Buy-to-let investments: A potentially sweet deal but no cakewalk
- Out of site, out of mind: How to get your Web site noticed
- Is your family's financial disaster recovery plan in order?
- Don't overlook the tax implications of buy-sell agreements
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| February/March 2007 |
- Having trouble keeping your employees? 9 ways to plug the drain
- Be sure your home is adequately insured
- Making the grade: Assessing your retirement plan service providers
- An advisory board can help you achieve your goals
- Charitable bequests: Two goals, one strategy
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| | 2006 | |
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| Year End 2006 |
- Get lean to increase competitiveness and profitability
- Mastering the art of strategic planning
- Your IRAs: Taking out is just as important as putting in
- Are you giving on blind faith?
- Gain a clearer picture of your profitability with ABC
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| October/November 2006 |
- Just when you got used to Windows XP: A new Vista is on the horizon
- Plan now, pay less later: Year end tax planning for individuals
- Employee fraud is costly: How to protect your business
- Tightened rules make it harder to deduct auto donations
- Is your property tax assessment fair? Here's how to find out
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| August/September 2006 |
- Employers are catching on to Health Savings Accounts
- Education saving strategies: 529 college savings plans now better than ever
- Is Internet sales tax in your future?
- Advertising costs: Know what's deductible and what's not
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| June/July 2006 |
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- There's no better time than the present to plan your future: How succession planning can benefit your business
- Borrowing: It's not all it's cracked up to be
- Not your run-of-the-mill retirement planning ideas
- A cost segregation study can increase current deductions
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| April/May 2006 |
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- What you don't know can hurt you: The alternative minimum tax
- A prescription for rising health care costs: Vendor partnerships
- Shield yourself with a personal liability umbrella insurance policy
- Your business's accounting method: Don't overlook this tax planning tool
- Jump for joy: Could the new manufacturer's deduction apply to you:
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| February/March 2006 |
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- Suffering from the high
cost of workers' compensation insurance? Four steps to lower
premiums
- More than just a trip to the mall. Planning
for your 2006 asset purchases
- You may not be exempt from estate
taxes: Watch out for state-level taxes
- Prescription buyers
beware of cyber wolves
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| | 2005 | |
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| Year
End 2005 |
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- Still sitting on the fence?
Picking the best retirement plan for your business
- Private
foundations - a plan for family giving
- Boost your business's
brainpower through business intelligence
- Cost-saving strategies
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| October/November 2005 |
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- Options abound when considering
forms of compensation
- Phishing got you down? Develop an
information security policy
- Trusts offer a viable asset
protection strategy
- Don't let it sneak up on you. Preparing
for the aging process
- Year-end tax planning for businesses
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| August/September
2005 |
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- Taking it to the next generation: Business succession
planning
- Brake for car-related tax breaks: Don't pass by
your opportunity to save.
- Outsourcing HR function can
boost efficiency and performance
- Should you take the
plunge? Why it can pay to bank online
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| June/July 2005 |
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- Don't be led astray by loan scammers
- Buying or selling
a business? How to prepare yourself for the tax consequences
- Teaching
right from wrong: A lesson in business ethics
- Eight steps
to maximizing your retirement savings
- Charitable contributions
face scrutiny
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| April/May
2005 |
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- How will the Jobs act affect you - and your business?
- The
ins and outs of equipment leasing
- Can jointly owned property
act as a "will substitute"?
- How to address
poor employee performance
- Coming soon to a family near
you
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| February/March
2005 |
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- Take time for an annual insurance review
- Real
estate and taxes: It's all in the timing and planning
- Winning
the "price is right" game
- Is it time
for a change? Revisiting entity choice and its tax impact
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| | 2004 | |
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| Year
End 2004 |
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- Plan your route to long-term financial security
- Life
insurance increases heirs' cash flow
- Tired of long learning
curves? Get your employees up-to-speed faster
- Five tax tips
to end the year with more cheer
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| October/November
2004 |
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- Will you have the money to retire in style?
- Motivate
your sales force by fine-tuning compensation
- Faster than
a speeding bullet; Electronic billing systems are catching
on
- When long-term care insurance makes sense
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| August/September
2004 |
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- Break the cash flow logjam, explore working capital management
- Appreciated
securities - a smart charitable donation
- Deducting interest
trims borrowing costs
- Have you adjusted your product
mix lately?
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| June/July
2004 |
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- Navigate the river of paperwork with a record retention
policy
- Setting up a low-hassle retirement plan
- New
Health Savings Accounts offer pretax saving alternative
- Financial planning before marriage
- What's the best use
for a home equity line of credit?
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| April/May
2004 |
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- Private prepaid college tuition plans can save a bundle
- Are
your contractors really independent?
- Protect your customers'
privacy now - or live to regret it
- Use mortgage deductions
to lighten your tax burden
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| February/March
2004 |
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- Use financial statements to get back
to basics
- Who needs a will and what's the rush?
- Untangling the inherited IRA
- Private
sector employee benefits make up a larger portion of total
compensation
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| | 2003 | |
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| Year
End 2003 |
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- When putting all your eggs in one basket makes sense - consolidating
your retirement accounts
- How intangible assets can make a tangible
difference
- Giving more with the GST exemption
- Save money by
understanding employee fraud
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| October/November
2003 |
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- New tax law, new opportunities: JGTRRA affects everyone
- Research,
analyze, inquire: making the right technology choices
- Worker-retention
strategies for a bumpy economy
- Three things you need to do
before an IRS audit
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| August/September
2003 |
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- Survey says? How customer input may boost efficiency and
your bottom line
- TRUST a TRUST to achieve your charitable
and estate planning goals
- Don't risk your future - consider
long-term disability insurance
- Three effective interviewing
guidelines
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| June/July
2003 |
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- Are you ready for next year's tax bill?
- Flex your benefits
muscle with a flexible spending plan
- How a QTIP trust protects
your spouse & children from a prior marriage
- Education
saving options for children and grandchildren
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| April/May
2003 |
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- In This Issue Traditional or Roth: Which IRA Is Better for
You?
- Gain From Losses: How a Bumpy Stock Market Can Actually
Pay Off
- Four Essentials of Quality Customer Service
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| February/March
2003 |
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- The Check's in the Mail. Again! Proactive
Collection Strategies that Help Companies Get Paid Even in
the Shakiest Economies
- Map Out a Successful Path: Developing
a Business Plan Helps You Stay on Course
- Fund Tomorrow's
Tuition Costs by Contributing To a 529 Plan Today
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