Chad Wouters joined Earney & Company in December 2006 and became a partner in November 2013. Prior to joining Earney & Company, he worked for an accounting firm in Pennsylvania. Chad is a tax professional specializing in individua
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018 as a Category 1 hurricane and brought with it a record amount of rainfall and a massive loss of power throughout the state of North ...
It appears 2018 will be the year of tax law changes on many fronts. In December 2017, the new Tax Cut and Jobs Act was placed into effect for 2018 and now, there is a possibility of major changes r ...
Now that the 2017 tax season has officially ended, we can focus more attention on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) our government enacted at the end of 2017 and shift our attention to the ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA. Public charities depend on donations from private citizens and businesses to continue their good works. Not all the cont ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA. Most non-profits host fundraising and special events in order to raise monies for their organization. Simple contributions, such as cas ...
In December, the Tax Cuts and Job Acts was signed into law. Since then, CPAs and tax attorneys everywhere have been reading and rereading every aspect of the new law to make sense of what it actually ...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law in December has left CPAs and tax attorneys scrambling to understand exactly what it means for taxpayers. We at Earney & Company a ...
One year-end strategy we utilize frequently is the use of a donor advised fund. A donor advised fund is essentially an investment fund in which a client contributes money, at which point the client ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued “A ...
For CPAs, the beginning of fall always represents final deadlines for individual and business returns (calendar year), along with an increased focus on planning and preparing for 2017 filings. We s ...
For those of you who are involved in the management of a multinational entity, you are most likely aware of the complex tax and legal obstacles and rules that you have to navigate in order to keep the ...
A frequently asked question we get from clients is, “How long do I need to hold onto my tax returns and supporting documents?” The answer is very similar to most in the accounting world ...
As an employer, there are times when employees may need to be reimbursed for expenses related to travel, meals, continuing education and other expense types (not including health insurance). The me ...
There are many reasons people tend to own rental properties - investment purposes, cash flow purposes or even as part of a tax planning strategy. Depreciation and other deductions associated ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. Charity auctions are one of the most frequently used techniques to raise funds fo ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. Every year, our not-for-profit audit clients raise questions about fund-raising p ...
This Insights article was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. In a recent article, we discussed the challenges of implementing the Financial Ac ...
This Insights was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. One of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) most impactful revisions t ...
This Insights was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. Upon formation, most not-for-profit organizations must begin filing the IRS Form 990, &ld ...
At the end of 2015, the U.S. House and Senate passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH). The PATH retroactively reauthorizes the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program for ...
Small businesses are now allowed to use Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) without incurring penalties under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) after the U.S. Senate passed the 21s ...
This Insights was contributed by Sandy Crumrine, CPA, CIA, an audit partner at Earney & Company, L.L.P. Cash is a small business owner’s most valuable asset, but small businesses are more ...
Does your company export American made products internationally? Is your current tax rate higher than 15 percent? If the answer to these questions is yes, you may be eligible for a tax incentive ...
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