The Seattle Paid Sick Time and Paid Safe Time Ordinance goes into effect on September 1, 2012. The Ordinance will require that employers with more than 4 full time equivalent employees provide to employees who work in Seattle specified amounts of accrued, job-protected paid time off for personal illness, family care and other purposes. Every... View Article
Our Equinox Focus Event last week “Tax Update: What You Need to Know for 2012 (and 2011, too)!” was quite a success with raves from our participants. I wanted to share some of my key takeaways from the program. – Pre-Opening Costs. For folks starting or launching a business, certain pre-opening costs are tax deductible. In... View Article
Our guest blog post this week is from Connie Lewis at CliftonLarsonAllen. Connie’s practice focuses on state and local tax matters. We are seeing more Washington Department of Revenue audits with our clients as the state attempts to meet their budget needs. One area typically overlooked is the sales/use tax paid on items you use... View Article
Our guest blogger this week is Mary Marino, Partner at Clifton Larson Allen. Mary’s practice specializes in planning and compliance for closely-held businesses and their owners. Mary will also be our guest presenter at our upcoming Equinox Focus Event on January 25. There is a potentially lucrative tax credit that applies for the six year... View Article
Although it seems early, January is the start of tax season… Now’s the time to begin conversations with accountants about last year’s business activities and plans for the current year. It’s time to pull together documentation to support deductions and gather 1099s. Most of the work here is done with your accountant and CPA. From... View Article
Our guest blog post today comes from Kris Gray, Founder and Director of Business Financial Planning, and Jodi Giles, Director of Legacy Planning, at Integrity Financial Corporation. They share why the current lifetime gifting limits make now an ideal time to transfer ownership to the next generation in a company. Small and medium sized family... View Article
“‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” In considering Benjamin Franklin’s familiar words, can you say what would happen to your assets and your loved ones if you died unexpectedly? You might think you don’t need a will because you are young and healthy or perhaps you don’t... View Article
Last night, we held our third annual Thank You Celebration at the beautiful World Trade Center Seattle. About 50 of our clients and colleagues from Mill Creek to Kent and Bainbridge to Sammamish in industries ranging from retail to manufacturing to engineering to professional services fought the exceptionally heavy traffic (sorry, guys!) to celebrate a year... View Article
As we prepare for our annual Thank You Celebration, I would like to express my thanks to folks that really made a difference for me this year — I hope you all know who you are! 1. Our employees who have worked hard to not only serve our clients but also to build the infrastructure we need to... View Article