In light of Hurricane Florence, I wanted to point out some important information released by the Internal Revenue Service this week — as well as some unfortunate reminders that there are scammers out there looking to take advantage in these ...

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I am sure everyone has heard of Gov. Andrew Cuomo offering free tuition, and whether you agree with it or not, we should all know the details. On April 7, New York signed tuition-free legislation called the Excelsior Scholarship. A ...

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Midmarket business owners consider sales, divestitures and spinoffs for a variety of reasons, both positive and negative. Fortunate triggers for a sale include opportunities to capitalize on strong acquisition markets or an owner’s planned retirement. Unhappier reasons include financial stresses ...

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We see it quite frequently during plan audits — employee elective deferrals and loan repayments to a plan are deposited to the plan’s trust later than the time period allowed by the Department of Labor. Collectively, we refer to these ...

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Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, otherwise known as SSAE 16, provides guidance for service auditors, or the independent audit firms that actually prepare reports on a service organization’s systems. (Auditing Standard No. 70 [SAS 70] was split ...

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As you’re probably already aware, plan management can no longer hire a third-party administrator and let the plan operate on “auto-pilot.” It is a prudent step to do an internal controls check-up on your plan as it is an important ...

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In an effort to add further transparency into nonprofit organization reporting, the IRS added Part VI to the revised Form 990 in 2008. This section asks a variety of questions that cover a spectrum of best practices in the areas ...

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