Big Changes with the State of MA employment laws

Aug 24, 2018 | Blog

In a big move on June 28th, Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation, which will change a number of rates and requirements. His “grand bargain” bill raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 a hour by 2023 adds a guaranteed paid family in 2021 medical leave program in...

Collection Due Process procedures

Aug 23, 2018 | Blog

The Collection Due Process (CDP) procedures, which generally require IRS to give taxpayers a hearing relating to a lien or levy. A CDP hearing relating to a lien is available in cases where the taxpayer has received notice of IRS’s filing of an NFTL (a notice of...

Online QuickBooks Problems

Aug 23, 2018 | Blog

Online QuickBooks Problems While Online QuickBooks is being touted as the next big thing and it certainly has its pluses, there are a number of things the Desktop version can still do better. For one thing, Desktop QuickBooks is an application downloaded to your CPU,...

Year End Tax Planning

Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized

Checklist of things to do before the end of 2018. There are many tax-saving steps that can be taken before the end of this year. Here is a list of the most important actions that should be taken no later than Dec. 31, 2018 to save taxes: … Realize losses on stock...

IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program for misclassified workers

Aug 14, 2018 | Blog

The Voluntary Classification Settlement Program  This program allows employers to reclassify as employees those workers they have erroneously treated as independent contractors. The program has generous payment terms, and participants get relief from employment tax...