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IS YOUR BUSINESS COMPLIANT WITH FORM 1099 REQUIREMENTS?

The requirements for preparing and filing information returns, such as Forms 1099 and W-2, apply to all businesses, including owners of rental properties.  Current IRS Regulations require that information returns be issued to all non-corporate businesses that provide goods or services, to your business or rental activity, aggregating $600 or more during the year.  The Read More…

TAX TIDBIT: OBAMACARE UPDATE – PART 2

Previously we detailed provisions of the Affordable Care Act that came into effect for 2014 for individuals, families, and small businesses.  We’d now like to detail provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will come into effect for 2015 and 2016 for “large” businesses. Starting in January 2015, “applicable large employers” (ALE) must report their Read More…

TAX TIDBIT: OBAMACARE UPDATE – PART 1

There are certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (universal health care) that came into effect for 2014.  These provisions affect individuals, families, and small businesses. Starting in 2014, each individual must have either minimum essential health insurance coverage (in each month of the year), have a coverage exemption, or make a “shared responsibility” payment Read More…

BKC MANAGER, DARLENE SHAFFER, APPOINTED TO BOARD OF NJ COLLABORATIVE LAW GROUP

Darlene Shaffer, a CPA, forensic and valuation expert with Bedard, Kurowicki & Co., CPA’s,  has recently been appointed to the Board of the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group as a Member at Large.  Darlene is trained in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law and is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). Collaborative Law Read More…

TAX TIDBIT: EXPIRED TAX BREAKS

On January 1, 2013, the U.S. Congress and President Obama agreed to retroactively extend certain tax breaks that had expired on December 31, 2011 for 2 years.  These extensions gave both individuals and businesses these tax breaks on their 2012 and 2013 tax returns.  However, due to recent Congressional inactivity, these tax breaks have not Read More…