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Essential Restaurant Accounting Practices for Thriving Restaurants

Given the thin profit margins and high failure rate of the restaurant industry, an owner needs to harness every available resource to build and maintain a thriving restaurant. An accounting professional experienced in advising restaurants can help...

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A wedding party toasts a bride and groom at an outdoor reception. Newlywed couples should learn about the marriage tax penalty and how to plan for it.

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Marriage Tax Penalty: What High-Income Couples Need to Know

While every new marriage looks different, many newly-married couples have one thing in common: their tax planning needs change. High-income couples...

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An HSA, or healthcare savings account, can be a valuable tool to grow wealth and afford medical care in retirement.

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Are You Taking Full Advantage of an HSA as a Retirement Saving Tool?

Health savings accounts are prized by many for their short-term benefits. HSA contributions are tax-deductible, lowering your tax bill every year...

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A dad teaches his young child to ride a bike.  She is smiling!  Investment vs. speculation

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Investment vs. Speculation: Understanding Key Differences and Strategies

Learning to invest is much like learning a new language. A lot of people understand enough about how investing works to get by, but don’t have a deep...

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Navigating Complex Estate Planning Questions and Choices

This article outlines common complex estate-planning decisions, including how to transfer real estate to heirs, plan for long-term care (with notes...

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A server delivering a meal to happy restaurant customers on Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Maximize the Upcoming Tax Holiday

Massachusetts consumers are already making plans to maximize the upcoming sales tax holiday. Massachusetts business owners should be doing the...

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More people are choosing to work past 65 like this woman drinking coffee at a work function. Medicare penalty.

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Working Past 65? Plan Ahead To Avoid a Medicare Penalty

If you’re nearing 65 and not ready to retire, you’re in good company. Currently, more than 10 million American workers are 65 or older. For...

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A family laughing and playing soccer in their yard getting sprayed with a hose. Gifting stocks

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What Gifting Stocks Can Mean for Your Tax & Estate Plans

There are many scenarios in which it may make sense to give away assets (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.). Perhaps you are considering gifting...

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A retired couple cooking healthy food and talking about a bottle of red wine. Tax-efficient retirement.

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Tax Planning Strategies for a Tax-Efficient Retirement

Retirement should be one of the least stressful periods of your life. You deserve to enjoy those years, not spend them pinching pennies and worrying...

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Happy couple walking down a country road with their bulldog. Crypto Crash

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Crypto Crash Lessons: Don’t Invest What You Can’t Afford to Lose

2022 was a year of hard lessons for a lot of investors. If you started the year feeling optimistic about your new cryptocurrency investment, you...

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