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Quick Help for Quickbooks
QuickBooks® can be a valuable tool to help your business keep track of daily operations. Our Quickbooks team prefers the flexibility and functionality of QuickBooks Online, however all versions of QuickBooks can offer benefits for your company. Here are some...
January 2015 Marketwatch
By Kelly Compton, Chief Investment Officer of WCM Wealth Management Year to date the market is up 13.69% as measured by the S&P 500 and the bond market is up just over 5.76% as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. Everyone is cheering falling gas...
Stress Free Tax Time: Tips to Make It Easier on Yourself
The beginning of a new year is a time when many people set goals, establish resolutions, and look optimistically at ways they are going to improve themselves over the next 12 months. While the majority of these tend to be fitness related, financial, involve learning a...
Tax Extensions to Know About
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $42 billion package that would extend the nearly 50 tax provisions in the “tax extenders” bill through the end of 2014. With the end of the tax year approaching quickly the lame duck House approved the...
December 2014 Marketwatch
Year to date the market is up 11.10% as measured by the S&P 500 and the bond market is up just over 1.33% as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. Crude oil prices have fallen more than 30% from their highs earlier this year. While people have...
November 2014 Marketwatch
Year to date the market is up 7.92% as measured by the S&P 500 and the bond market is up just over 3.89% as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. Over the past 60 to 90 days we have experienced wild market fluctuations. Volatility returned to the...
How World Events are Weighing on Today’s Markets – October 2014 Marketwatch
Year to date the market is up 6.7% as measured by the S&P 500 and the bond market is up just over 3.09% as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The third quarter saw world stock markets record their largest quarterly drop in more than two years....
What you need to know before filing for bankruptcy
When considering filing for bankruptcy, it’s important for individuals and businesses to be aware of certain requirements and caveats for tax purposes. Tax Filing(s) According to IRS Publication 908, Bankruptcy Tax Guide, the Bankruptcy Code requires a debtor to file...
September 2014 Marketwatch
Year to date the market is up just over 8% as measured by the S&P 500, and the bond market is up just over 5% as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. So far this year, the market has been able to find a way to grind out positive returns. In spite...
Asset Sale vs. Stock Sale
Asset Sale vs. Stock Sale Deciding whether to structure a business sale as an asset sale or a stock sale is complicated because the parties involved benefit from opposing structures. An asset sale is the purchase of individual assets and liabilities, whereas a stock...