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Random Thoughts of a Tax Advisor – The Introduction

January 11, 2021

How often do we say to ourselves, “New year / New me” and go about setting goals for the new year? Now that we are finally done with 2020 and...…

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Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Q & A

October 28, 2020

Many of you are asking about the forgiveness application process for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds you received this year. A lot of talk has been going around about...…

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Payroll Tax Holiday

September 3, 2020

You have probably been hearing about the Payroll Tax Holiday executive order signed by President Trump earlier this month. We finally received a little guidance from Treasury on August 29th,...…

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2019 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

December 3, 2019

As year-end approaches, each business should consider the many opportunities that might be lost if year-end tax planning is not explored. A business may want to consider several general strategies,...…

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How a Russian Law from 2009 Affected American Casinos in 2014

February 16, 2017

A recent article by Brendan Koerner published on the website of Wired Magazine is an interesting look at how the laws of one country affect the security of proprietary information...…

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Tracking Mileage for a Tax Deduction

January 12, 2017

Happy New Year and welcome to the beginning of 2017! The New Year always brings a flurry of resolutions and unfortunately, a majority of those resolutions fall by the wayside...…

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How banks can manage vendor cyber security risk

January 15, 2016

All banks recognize the importance of cyber security. But effective cyber security must extend beyond the boundaries of your organization to include the various third parties that have access to...…

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R&D Credit

October 19, 2015

The research and development tax credit is often over looked by small to mid-sized businesses. Often these businesses are either unaware of the potential credit or believe their company doesn’t...…

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IDA Tax Credit Sales Are Now Open

October 5, 2015

The Oregon IDA Tax Credit was renewed by the 2015 Oregon Legislature. With renewal, came changes to the sale of the tax credit to be implemented on Oct. 5, 2015....…

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