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Tax-Favored Retirement Plan

VIDEO: If your business doesn’t already have a retirement plan, now might be a good time to explore the benefits of a tax-favored retirement plan. Current retirement plan rules allow for significant tax-deductible contributions.
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Nonprofit Audit Preparation

A regular audit can reassure donors and other stakeholders that you take seriously your responsibility. Advance audit preparation can make the process a success.
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Spouse’s Travel Costs

Company owners frequently ask what costs are deductible if their spouse accompanies them on a business trip. One must remember that the rules for deducting a spouse’s travel costs are very restrictive unless your spouse is a bona fide employee.  This requirement prevents tax deductibility in most cases. 
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Sole Proprietor Tax Issues

Sole proprietor tax issues are important considerations for new and existing businesses. In this article are eight important issues to consider.
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Recruiting NFP Staff

The Great Resignation has hit not-for-profit organizations hard, and recruiting NFP staff will most likely require you to up your recruiting game. As many for-profit businesses have raised pay and hiring incentives to hire new staff, nonprofits have lost staff.
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Deductible Expenses & Good Records

Two things that business owners need to remember are that deductible expenses & good records can make life easier when filing taxes and help defend the expenses if the IRS conducts an audit. 
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How Many NFP Directors are Needed

When a nonprofit is new, it may struggle to find an adequate number of board members. But as it grows, its board is also likely to grow — sometimes, to an unwieldy size. The important question is: How many nonprofit directors are needed for your organization to effectively pursue its mission?
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Nonprofit Restricted Gifts

Occasionally, a nonprofit will receive restricted gifts. With an unrestricted gift, organizations have the flexibility to use the money where it’s needed most. However, gifts with restrictions require a higher level of responsibility.
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Nonprofit Financial Resilience

Despite COVID-19 and other roadblocks, your nonprofit needs financial resilience for the upcoming year and beyond. Forecasting can be difficult, but your staff and the board’s finance committee have ways to deal with obstacles. Here are three suggestions:
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2022 First-Quarter Tax Deadlines

Businesses face several 2022 first-quarter tax deadlines. This list is not all-inclusive, and additional deadlines may apply to you. Also, remember that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may be other deadlines that apply to you.
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Nonprofits May Want to Try a New Budgeting Approach

Some nonprofits have discovered that budgeting, like many other things, sometimes is more effective when you try a new approach.  For example, you may want to look at adopting a rolling budget — or by reforecasting an existing budget.
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Kelly M. Salwei, CPA, CMA, to Retire August 31

Kelly joined Olsen Thielen in 1985, after six years with a CPA firm in northern Minnesota. We thank Kelly for his leadership in our Eden Prairie office and offer him our best wishes as he transitions to his new role as a retiree.
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Gifts to Employees and Customers May Provide a Tax Break

The holiday season will soon be here and after a year of avoiding social gatherings, your business may want to show its gratitude to employees and customers by giving them gifts or hosting holiday parties.
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Your NonProfit Board Needs Certain Information

Your nonprofit’s board members need accurate financial and strategic information to make the best decisions for your organization.
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Establishing a Health Savings Account (HSA) for Your Employees

Establishing an employer-sponsored Health Savings Account (HSA) for your employees is a way to provide some tax-advantaged health care benefits. For eligible individuals, an HSA offers a tax-advantaged way to set aside funds (or have their employers do so) to meet future medical needs.
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