VIEWpoints 2023
182 VIEWpoints published in 2023, newest first.
December 2023
- Take Action Now To Reduce Your 2023 Income Tax Bill
- How the 2024 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Numbers Affect Your Year-End Tax Planning
- Reminder: Tax-Free Charitable Transfer Option for IRA Owners
- New Report Identifies High-Risk Areas in Financial Reporting
- A Refresher on the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty for Business Owners and Executives
- VIEWpoint Issue 2 | 2023
- VIEWpoint Issue 2 | 2023
- Valuations Can Help Business Owners Plan for the Future
- SBA Lenders: Beware of BSA
- IRS Delays New Reporting Rule for Online Payment Processors
- Record Retention Schedule
- Prepping Your Dental Practice for Sale
- Employee Benefit Plans: Fiduciary Responsibilities
- Ways Manufacturers Can Achieve Cost Savings
- CECL: Where We Are and What's on the Horizon
- Top 10 Common Audit Findings to Avoid
November 2023
- CFPB Issues $12 Million Consent Order Against Bank of America for HMDA Violations
- Business Automobiles: How the Tax Depreciation Rules Work
- Plan Now for Year-End Gifts With the Gift Tax Annual Exclusion
- Preparing for Year-End: A Guide for Payroll Teams
- Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act
- A Tax-Smart Way To Develop and Sell Appreciated Land
- FASB Approves Updated Rules for Disclosing Income Taxes
- Shareholder Advances: Debt or Equity?
- Is Your Company’s Cross-State Sales Activity Triggering Gross Receipts Taxes?
- Doeren Mayhew Acquires Practice from Button Eddy & Sorrentino
October 2023
- 3 Common Health Care Accounting and Operational Challenges and How to Overcome Them
- CFPB Enjoined From Implementing and Enforcing the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rules
- Doeren Mayhew Recognized as a Best Places to Work in Houston
- IRS Offers a Withdrawal Option to Businesses That Claimed ERC
- Ask the Advisor: Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF Retirement Plan Filing Requirements for 2023
- SBA Releases Standard Operating Procedures Technical Update
- Opposition to 15% Minimum Tax in Pillar Two Voiced By U.S. Republicans
- CFPB and FinCEN Issue Proposed Rules for CVC Mixing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
- Overhead Allocations: Rising Costs Require a Fresh, Disciplined Mindset
- SBA Lenders: Be on the Lookout for Reporting Requirements When Extending a 7(a) Loan
- Maximizing Business Growth with Financial Data Visualization
- CFPB and DOJ Issue Joint Statement on Immigration Status and Fair Lending
- CFPB Issues Another Supervisory Highlights on Junk Fees
- IRS Unveils Historic Initiative to Ensure Fairness and Accountability in Taxation
- CFPB Sues Mortgage Company for HMDA Violations
- 5 Commonly Asked Questions About the Taxation of Nonresident Aliens
- IRS Presses Pause on Employee Retention Credit Processing Until 2024
- 5 Ways to Incorporate Cybersecurity into Your Business Continuity Plan
- The Impact of a Business Continuity Plan with a Cyber Breach
- Contractors: How to Up Your Financial Reporting Game
- Finding and Keeping the Right Talent
- 2023-2024 Tax Planning Guide
September 2023
- 4 Best Practices for Effective Strategic Planning Meetings
- Ask the Advisor - Common Retirement Plan Mistakes
- IRS Issues Guidance on New Retirement Catch-up Contribution Rules
- CFPB Issues Guidance on the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Adverse Action Forms
- Ransomware Readiness: Protecting Your Organization
- Monitoring and Managing Interest Rate Risk
- Look Carefully at Three Critical Factors of Succession Planning
- Texas District Court Rules CFPB’s UDAAP Discrimination Expansion Exceeded Authority
- Ohio Enacts Tax Changes Impacting Many
- Manufacturers: It’s Time to Analyze Your Research Expenditures
- Redlining Consent Order Against Oklahoma Bank
- IRS Increases Interest Rates Beginning Oct. 1
August 2023
- IRS Issues Reminder to Educators for 2023 Expense Deductions
- IRS Announces Tax Relief for Hurricane Idalia Victims
- Common Lease Accounting Pitfalls to Be on the Lookout For
- Doeren Mayhew Honored as Best of the Best Firms for 25th Year
- Texas Legislature Passes Record Property Tax Relief Package
- Understanding Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Accommodations
- 6 Tried-and-True Strategies for Improving Collections
- Expediting the Recruitment Process: Strategies for Swift Staffing
- CFPB Issues RESPA Kickback Penalty
- The IRS Warns Businesses About ERC Scams
- NCUA Updates the Cyber Incident Notification Requirements Rule
- 5 Valuation Terms Every Business Owner Should Know
- Why Some Small Businesses Are Switching to Tax-Basis Reporting
- Doeren Mayhew Ranks a Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms™ Once Again
- Why Can’t My Profitable Business Pay Its Bills?
- NCUA Reports Recent Uptick in Cyberattacks Against Credit Unions and Third-Party Service Providers
- Boycott Countries: What You Need to Know
- NCUA Issues Reminder on Automated Underwriting System Fair Lending Concerns
- Be on the Lookout for These 5 Summer Tax Scams
July 2023
- IRS Provides Transitional Relief for RMDs and Inherited IRAs
- IRS Provides Temporary Relief from Restrictive FTC Rules for 2022 & 2023
- How to Prepare Your Staff When Implementing a New Payroll System
- Turning Receivables Into Cash
- New SOPs Effective August 1: What You Need to Know to Remain Compliant
- Doeren Mayhew Climbs to 13th Spot on Largest Houston Accounting Firms List
- OCC Issues $15 Million Civil Money Penalty for Business Compliance Violations
- FASB Votes to Exempt Private Companies from Disaggregation of Income Statement Project
- Transforming Financial Functions: The Power of Results-Based Hiring
- Biden Administration National Cybersecurity Strategy: 3 Actions Your Business Should Take
- Virtual Currency Lands in the IRS's Crosshairs
- How to Get More from Your Company’s Income Statement
- Doeren Mayhew Welcomes Joseph Akouri as Chief Information Officer
- 3 Ways to Ensure a Successful New Payroll Implementation
- IASB Proposes Easing Complexity of Global Tax Deal for Smaller Entities
- The Benefits of Employee Placement vs. Hiring Contractors
- Beware of 3 Common Valuation Pitfalls
June 2023
- CFPB Publishes Reg B Small Business Lending FAQs
- Small Business Lending Data Collection: Navigating the Final Rule and Guidance on Next Steps
- 5 Key Items to Consider When Leveraging CUSOs to Drive Growth
- Energy Tax Credits for Home Improvements in 2023
- Avoid Succession Drama with a Buy-Sell Agreement
- $15 Million Penalty for Disclosures Not Matching Actual Practices
- How Your Accounting Software Can Assist with Fraud Prevention
- Doeren Mayhew’s Ryan McKeon Among 30 Under Thirty Honored by NACVA
- Kendra Pope Elected to Board Treasurer for the Surety Association of Houston
- Winning Back-Office Strategies to Boost Your Business Agility
- Americans Living Abroad: Don’t Forget to File Your 2022 Return by June 15
- 7 Trends Defining the Future of Non-Profits
- Joshua Garvey Appointed as Grand Rapids Managing Shareholder of Beene Garter, A Doeren Mayhew Firm
- What’s in the Fiscal Responsibility Act?
- Reasons to Consider Outsourced Accounting for Your Non-Profit
May 2023
- Michigan Change to Taxability of Delivery and Installation Charges
- Social Security’s Future: The Problem and the Proposals
- 4 Tax Challenges You May Encounter if You’re Retiring Soon
- Keep an Eye Out for Executive Fraud
- SBA Releases Updated Standard Operating Procedures
- Tax News for Investors and Users of Cryptocurrency
- How to Properly Define the Roles You Need and Align It With the Ideal Candidate
- Royalties Agreements with Companies in Non-Treaty Countries
- Everything You Need to Know About the Heavy Equipment Owners Excise Tax
- SBA Loan Reviews: 5 Common Problems to Be on the Lookout For
- Understanding Valuation Types – Which Works Best for Your Business Planning?
- VIEWpoint Issue 1 | 2023
April 2023
- New-and-Improved Accounting Rules for Common Control Leases
- Impact of Hungary-U.S. Income Tax Treaty Termination on U.S. Inbound Corporations
- CISA Announces 5 Security Flaws for Apple and Veritas
- Understanding Formal vs. Informal Rulemaking
- Inflation Reduction Act Brings Major Changes To 45L Tax Credit & 179D Deduction for Home Builders
- Reading the Tea Leaves: Potential Tax Legislation in the New Congress
- IRS Guidance Coming Regarding the IRA's Clean Vehicle Credit
- 3 Steps to Evaluate a Payroll Provider
- 6 Cost-Control Management Tips in an Uncertain Economy
- Ask the Advisor – Evaluating Your Accounting Outsourcing Needs
- Ask the Advisor – Budgeting in Today’s Uncertain Environment
- SECURE 2.0 Act – Key Changes Impacting Employers and Its Employees
March 2023
- CFPB Finally Issues Regulation B Small Business Lending Rule
- 10 Tips to Prepare for a Successful Independent SBA Loan Review
- Chris Masters Elected to Regional Board for American Bank
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules CFPB Funding Structure Constitutional
- Microsoft Outlook Zero-Day Vulnerability: What You Need to Know
- Doeren Mayhew Ranks 54th in Accounting Today’s Annual Top U.S. CPA Firms List
- 5 Ways to Minimize Your Organization's Cybersecurity Exposure
- 3 Tips For Choosing The Right Recruitment Partner In 2023
- President Biden’s Proposed Budget Includes Notable Tax Provisions
- HUD Strengthens the Effects Test
- Now Hiring: 10 Questions To Ask Bookkeeper Candidates
- IRS Issues Another Warning Against Employee Retention Credit Scams This Filing Season
- 2023 Compliance Trends: Staying Ahead in an Evolving Regulatory Environment
- CFPB Issues Guidance on Home Appraisal Discrimination
- Learning From a Breach – T-Mobile Breached Over 100 Times in 2022
- 8 Tips for Managing Your Supply Chain
- How Closely Held Business Owners Can Defer Estate Taxes
- A Win for Taxpayers: The Supreme Court Limits Non-Willful FBAR Penalties
- IRS and Treasury Unveil New E-Filing Requirements
- 5 Reasons You Should Consider Having a CECL Validation Performed
February 2023
- 2023 Filing Reminder: Don’t Miss the April 15 FBAR Deadline
- Harper Announces Enhanced NCUA Compliance Testing
- 5 Signs It’s Time To Switch Payroll Providers
- Is It Time for Your Business to Fully Digitize Its Accounts Receivable?
- FEMA Offering Reimbursement for COVID-19-Related Funeral Expenses
- The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want to Hear That FBAR Penalties Can Be Excessive
- How Automation Can Accelerate Your Financial Function
- IRS Guidance Clarifies Tax Impact of Special State Payments
- NCUA Releases Reminder of Permissible CUSO Activities and Related Risks
- A Safe Harbor for the Corporate AMT?
- Why You Might Want to File Early and Answers to Other Tax Season Questions
- 2023 Tax Rate Card
- IRA Impacts: Section 179D Expansion Rules Gives Tax-Exempt Organizations Leeway
- The War For Talent: A New Recruitment Strategy
- Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Blocked By State Court Of Appeals
- Garcia & Ortiz’s SBA Consulting Practice Joins Doeren Mayhew’s Financial Institutions Group
- Is It Time to Update Your Accounting Practices?
- CFPB Issues Credit Card Late Fee Proposed Rule
January 2023
- Mike Kuchar Elected to Board Treasurer for the Greater Houston Builders Association
- M&A on the Way? Consider a QOE Report
- U.S. Citizenship Renunciation Fee to Be Reduced
- R&D Expense Capitalization Remains Applicable for 2022: Are You Prepared?
- CFPB Rulemaking Plans
- Does Your Family Business’s Succession Plan Include Estate Planning Strategies?
- Accounting for Your Software Costs
- Doeren Mayhew Promotes 11 to Shareholder
- Year-End Spending Package Tackles Retirement Planning, Conservation Easements