An educational assistance program can be a win-win. Employees value the perk and employers can benefit from a more educated, motivated workforce. Here are the basic tax rules.

C corporation owners: To keep your compensation tax deductible, you need to ensure it’s “reasonable.” Otherwise, it could be deemed a dividend. Here are four steps to take.

The federal tax code encourages businesses to invest in historic buildings with a tax credit. Here are the rules.

If you’re a small business owner, you may be reluctant to set up a retirement plan because of the administrative burdens. Here are two options to consider that have far fewer requirements than traditional qualified retirement plans.

Does your organization offer employees a 401(k) plan? If so, be sure you’re familiar with the current standard for approving hardship distributions.

Employers: Do you have employees who accrue frequent flyer miles from business travel? If so, look carefully at the tax rules involved with the use of those miles.

Small employers: Is now the time to launch a qualified retirement plan for employees? The SECURE 2.0 Act, signed into law last year, offers some substantial incentives to do so.

Business owners: The recent news stories about failed or troubled banks has probably caught your eye. Consider it fair warning to engage in sound risk management practices, such as stress testing.

Business owners: Be advised that penalties levied under the Affordable Care Act will be going up next year. Now’s a good time to determine whether your company could be at risk.

Many business owners believe no one on their leadership team would ever steal or cheat. Yet executive fraud costs companies hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a business owner who doesn’t want to improve sales. One potential way to do so is to form a cross-functional sales team.

Coming soon! The FASB recently issued amendments to help organizations that rent property from related parties report those arrangements on their balance sheets.