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Succession & Exit Planning
- The state of Wisconsin owner readiness is…mixed
- Getting ready to Exit: What Baby Boomers know and should know about getting their business ready for sale – Milwaukee Business Journal
- Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?
- What will your last job change be?
- The Wayfair decision – Can sales tax break a deal?
- Personal guarantees – When business is personal
- What happens after the champagne is popped – Part 3
- What happens after the champagne is popped – Part 2
- What happens after the champagne is popped
- Why the motto ‘Be Prepared’ applies to your business
- Understanding the fresh attitudes of millennial business owners
- Independence relies on interdependence
- The soft and hard realities of transitions
- Why you should kiss lots of frogs
- ‘Fired for no reason’
- Estate planning doesn’t go away because of new tax law
- Two truths and a lie: Business valuation edition
- What creates true value in a business?
- The crux of multiples continued – one company, many multiples
- The crux of multiples in business valuation
- Don’t find yourself saying ‘I wish I had known…’
- What exactly does an ‘exit planner’ do? Are you into funerals?
- Are you walking toward your business’ destiny?
- It may be time to consider private equity as an exit option
- What business owners want from advisers
- Plan before attracting a new employee with stock
- Waiting on Washington to make estate tax changes? You might die first
- Role of estate taxes in succession planning
- What happens when a family business’ succession plan isn’t set up for success?
- How prepared is your business for a state of emergency?
- How to exit stage ‘right’ on your business
- HK featured for insights on business transactions in Forbes
- Time for a fire drill
- Exit planning: Not just for the old guys
- My check engine light is on… Is that important?
- Channel your inner control freak
- “I got a rock”
- A 10-step guide to estate planning – Part 2
- A 10-step guide to estate planning – Part 1
- Life is short
- Get me out of here
- Lonely at the top
- Planning your big vacation
- Kick the can: The reasons behind Baby Boomers delaying retirement
- “Why would I sell and invest in that?”
Tax
- Uncover tax savings on your construction project with a cost segregation study
- President Trump signs spending bill, fixes “grain glitch”
- Tax reform and the art of entity selection
- How tax reform and QBID are affecting the agriculture industry
- Iowa capital gains deduction update
- Tax reform impacts on charitable giving
- Illinois Invest in Kids Act: Tax credits for contributions to scholarships
- Tax reform: 2017 yearend tax strategies
- Joint Committee on Taxation approves tax reform bill
- Senate approves tax reform bill
- Wisconsin enacts sweeping tax changes as part of 2017-2019 budget
- Tax reform efforts move forward in House and Senate
- Initial reveal of proposed tax reform provides some insight, short on detail
- Home sweet home? How state residency changes the game when it comes to income tax
- Don’t wait until it’s too late for estate tax reform
- What’s going on with tax reform?
- Iowa taxpayers looking for clarity on Section 179
- Protect your land and get a deduction
- Now is the time to accelerate deductions
- Iowa manufacturers now free of sales tax on production supplies
- Save on taxes and increase cash flow with a cost segregation study
- Businesses face heavy assessments from sales and use tax
Construction Auditing
Dental Niche
- Improve your practice’s insurance reimbursement rates
- Stop struggling with your AR
- What to consider before joining a dental practice management company
- What to consider before purchasing a practice
Health Care
- Is your practice large enough to have a CEO?
- To sell or not to sell: Practice independence in light of tax reform
State & Local Tax (SALT)
- Why SALT will take center stage next to tax reform in 2019 – The Tax Adviser
- Impact of IRS regulations on state credits for charitable contributions
- List of states adopting new economic nexus standard grows in light of SD v. Wayfair
- Is your business ready for the new economic nexus standard?
- The SALT Shaker – November 2017
- The SALT Shaker – September 2017
- The SALT Shaker – August 2017
- The SALT Shaker – July 2017
- The SALT Shaker – June 2017
- The SALT Shaker – May 2017
- The SALT Shaker – February 2017
- The SALT Shaker – January 2017
Business Valuation
Business
- Building an effective Quality Assessment Improvement Program (QAIP)
- Cultural development at traditional companies
- Staying ahead of the technology curve at a CPA firm
- Importance of innovation at professional service organizations
- Reverse Sales Tax Audit for Manufacturers: The Tax-Saving Measure You Could be Missing
- Going beyond the numbers: CFOs now hold pivotal roles in modern corporations
- Five steps to revenue recognition – Part 1
- Forbes features HK’s insights on decision support services
- Are you ready for the new Revenue Recognition Standard?
- Say goodbye to the one-size-fits-all strategic plan
- Tax-related identity theft happens on and offline
- Smaller, faster, cheaper: 25 years of business technology
- Tips to protect your data and online security
- What got you here won’t get you there
- Keeping your customers happy is the key to running a successful business
- Every successful business has good accounting
- When to dispose of important records
Financial Life Planning
- Social Security, Medicare make changes in 2018
- Simplify Medicare by planning ahead
- How the generations are impacting Social Security
- Drawing Social Security based on the four pillars of life