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Making Large Gifts Now Won’t Harm Estates After 2025

November 29, 2018 | by | Comments Off on Making Large Gifts Now Won’t Harm Estates After 2025

On November 20th, the IRS announced individuals taking advantage of the increased gift and estate tax exclusion amounts in effect from 2018 to 2025 will not be adversely impacted after 2025 when the exclusion amount is scheduled to drop to levels before 2018. The Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations which implement changes made by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).  As a result, individuals planning to make large gifts between 2018 and 2025 can do so without concern that they will lose the tax benefit of the higher exclusion level once it decreases after 2025.
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WFY Welcomes New Partner Cyndi LeBerthon

November 1, 2018 | by | Comments Off on WFY Welcomes New Partner Cyndi LeBerthon

Wright Ford Young & Co. would like to welcome our newest addition to the firm: Cyndi LeBerthon, CPA.  With more than 15 years of public accounting experience, Cyndi has joined WFY as Partner in the Audit Department. Cyndi is responsible for planning and supervising audit and review engagements in a wide range of industries, including distribution, manufacturing, professional service, technology and hospitality.  Having extensive experience in Employee Benefit Plan audits and ERISA regulations, she also works with plan sponsors in private and public sectors performing annual DOL required audits of their 401(k), 403(b), ESOP, and Pension and Welfare Benefit Plans.
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Tags: accountants, accounting, audit, benefit plans, cpa, cpa firm, cyndi leberthon, dol, esop, firm, news, partner, tax, tax firm, taxation, wfy, wright ford young, and wright ford young & co.

What Is an Offer in Compromise with the IRS?

May 17, 2018 | by | Comments Off on What Is an Offer in Compromise with the IRS?

An offer in compromise can make you happy: “Oh boy, the IRS said yes, and my tax debts are over!” Or it can frustrate you. Let’s go over how to navigate the IRS settlement guidelines and see what an offer in compromise entails. Here’s the good news: An OIC can be a fresh start from your IRS debt. You no longer have to worry that the IRS will seize your wages or bank accounts. Your credit score will no longer show any tax liens against you — the IRS releases them all. IRS collections are put on hold and the
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Tags: accountant, accounting, bankrupt, compromise, cpa, cpa firm, debt, firm, IRS, oic, tax, taxation, wfy, and wright ford young.

Is This Your Situation: Wondering If An Audit Can Benefit You

November 30, 2017 | by | Comments Off on Is This Your Situation: Wondering If An Audit Can Benefit You

Your privately owned business may not need a financial statement audit according to law, but that doesn’t mean you should skip it. Read through to learn why an audit can be a smart move. With the vicissitudes of change combined with technological advances, we’re living in an age of transparency where businesses are required to disclose more information about their taxes, financial records, operations and executive salaries.  While private companies are spared the intense scrutiny of professional auditors and not required to provide an external review of their financial statements, there are advantages to having an external audit many business heads
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Tags: audit, auditors, business, cpa, external audit, finance, firm, tax, taxation, wfy, and wright ford young.

The Pros and Cons of Becoming an ESOP

November 1, 2017 | by | Comments Off on The Pros and Cons of Becoming an ESOP

An ESOP is not the only way for employees to own a company, but it is by far the most common. Although the concept was almost unknown until 1974, by 2014, about 7,000 companies had ESOPs covering 13.5 million employees, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership, a nonprofit membership group that provides information and research on ESOPs. An ESOP can work in a variety of ways. Employees can buy stock directly, be offered it as a bonus, receive stock options or obtain stock through a profit-sharing plan. Some employees become owners through worker cooperatives in which every staffer
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Tags: article, blog, cpa, esop, firm, national center for employee ownership, newsletter, plan, tax, taxation, wfy, and wright ford young.

Year-End Tax Planning Strategies

October 19, 2017 | by | Comments Off on Year-End Tax Planning Strategies

As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill for this year and possibly the next. We have compiled a checklist of actions based on current tax rules that may help you save tax dollars if you act before year-end. Not all actions will apply in your particular situation, but you will likely benefit from many of them. We can narrow down the specific actions that you can take. In the meantime, please review the following list and contact us if you would like additional
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Tags: cpa, firm, planning, tax, tax planning, taxation, wfy, and wright ford young.

What to Know About ‘Power of Attorney’

September 7, 2017 | by | Comments Off on What to Know About ‘Power of Attorney’

A general power of attorney gives broad powers to a person or organization, known as an agent or attorney in fact, to act on your behalf. What powers? Handling financial and business transactions. Buying life insurance. Settling claims. Operating business interests. Making gifts. Employing professional help. These things make a general POA an effective tool, especially if you’ll be out of the country and need someone to handle certain matters, and obviously if you’re physically or mentally incapable of managing your affairs. Powers of attorney are generally included in estate plans to make sure someone is handling financial matters. But
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Tags: business, claims, cpa, firm, power of attorney, tax, wfy, and wright ford young.