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Our Focus newsletter provides monthly tax trends and topics written by our professionals.
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 10/28/2015Fall Foliage and Tax BracketsAs the days grow shorter and colder, and the fall colors start to turn to a dull shade, people start thinking about how quickly the end of the year is coming. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 10/28/2015Beyond the Numbers: Taylor WendlerTaylor Wendler recently joined Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC as an Associate in the Syracuse office. Taylor received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from University of Kentucky and a Master of Business Administration… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 09/29/2015The Highway ActIn July 2015, President Obama signed into law the "Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015" (aka "The Highway Act"). So you're probably thinking, "What does that have to do with me?" and "Why am I… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 09/29/2015Beyond the Numbers: Bradley ShepardBradley recently joined the firm as an Associate in the Auburn office. Bradley received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree from St. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 08/28/2015Whether to S-elect or Not to S-elect, That is the QuestionWe are often asked by our corporate shareholders whether it is beneficial to file an election to become an S Corporation. Our first inclination is to shout a resounding “yes”; however we need to take a deep breath and respond that it… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 08/28/2015Beyond the Numbers: Anthony J. Finochio, MBAAnthony Finochio, MBA is a Senior Associate in the Tax Department at Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC. Anthony brings 5 years of public accounting experience to the firm. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 07/29/2015Beyond the Numbers: Allyssa HarmerAllyssa Harmer is an Associate at Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Accounting and her Master of Business Administration Degree from State University of New York at Oswego. Prior… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 07/29/2015What to Do When the IRS Comes CallingHigh up in the ranks of things that people fear most are public speaking, death and the Internal Revenue Service. The most contact that taxpayers have with the Internal Revenue Service consists of matching notices. |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 07/28/2015Affordable Care Act Employer ReportingBoth employers and employees have now had some time to digest the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the IRS mandated it. There have been multiple repeals of the start dates for compliance, but now the time is here when employers must begin… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 06/29/2015Phone PhishingI receive many calls from clients asking me if a phone call they received from someone claiming to be from Microsoft is legitimate. The caller tells them that they need to access their computer immediately because they are SPAMING the… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 06/29/2015Beyond the Numbers: Christopher Daniel, CPAChristopher Daniel, CPA is an Associate in the Tax Department at Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs. He received both a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree from State University of New… |
The Focus - Our Tax E-Newsletter | 05/28/2015Deferring Taxes via Like-Kind ExchangesA like-kind exchange can very simply be defined under the United States tax law as, “A transaction or series of transactions that allows for the disposal of an asset and the acquisition of another replacement asset without generating a… |