FAMILY BUSINESSES MUST BEWARE OF FRAUD

Family businesses make up a huge percentage of companies in the United States and produce much of the country’s gross domestic product.  Often defined as companies that are majority owned by a single family with two or more members involved in their management, family businesses can be a significant source

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LOST YOUR JOB? HERE ARE THE TAX ASPECTS OF AN EMPLOYEE TERMINATION

Despite the robust job market, some people are still losing their jobs.  If you’re laid off or terminated from employment, taxes are probably the last thing on your mind.  However, you may face tax implications due to your changed personal and professional circumstances.  Depending on your situation, these can be

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APPRECIATING THE HELPFUL BALANCE OF BONDS

Stock market and interest rate uncertainty may cause some investors to turn to bonds.  Perhaps the most “user friendly” bond is a U.S. government savings bond.  Buying one means you’re essentially lending the federal government money under certain terms, in exchange for a future return.  U.S. savings bonds don’t offer

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IS YOUR WITHHOLDING ADEQUATE?

If you were distressed to find you owed money when you filed your last federal tax return, you might want to change your withholding so that this doesn’t happen again.  You might even want to adjust your withholding if you got a big refund, because you’re essentially giving the government

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TAX CALENDAR

April 18 Besides being the last day for individuals to file (or extend) their 2022 personal returns and pay any tax due, first-quarter 2023 estimated tax payments for individuals, trust, and calendar-year corporations are due today (the state of Maine and Massachusetts have an April 19th federal deadline).  Also due

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RECONSIDERING YOUR PERSONAL EMERGENCY FUND

Back in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, may people’s emergency funds were suddenly put to the test – assuming there was a fund at all.  Now, three years later, and presumably with the benefit of some hindsight, you might want to reconsider your rainy-day savings.  You’ve probably heard

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