Insights by Author: Crystal Knepler, CPA

Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 19, 2024

As we approach 2025, future tax policy is bracing for change in the coming years. With…

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Key Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors in 2024

March 11, 2024

Amid the backdrop of market realignment, higher interest rates, and shifting workplace habits, investors remain cautiously…

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2023 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 10, 2023

As the 2023 tax season winds down, it’s time to take a closer look at year-end…

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 11, 2022

While 2022 started out with some uncertainty about potential tax law changes, very few of the…

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Stimulus Payments Being Sent as Visa Debit Cards

May 25, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service has been distributing Economic Impact Payments to taxpayers across the nation since…

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Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

November 22, 2019

The first year of filing under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is in…

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Top 5 Real Estate Accounting Mistakes

August 7, 2019

Even some of the savviest real estate brokers can get trapped in the most common accounting…

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IRS Audits Decline for Millionaires and Large Businesses

April 30, 2019

IRS audits of wealthy taxpayers and big business are on the downtick, reaching record lows in…

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BPW Named Best Accounting Firm to Work For

We are excited to announce that Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP was recently named one of the ...
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Top 10 New Trends in Document Management Systems

Attention Accounts Payable Managers and CFOs: Keep these new document management trends on your radar. These ...
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New Overtime Rule May Impact Your Business

In 2014, President Obama instructed the Secretary of Labor to update the overtime regulations under the ...
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Safe Harbor Benefits Restaurant and Retail Industry

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Tangible Property Regulations—from implementing the new regulations to ...
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Danna McGrew Named to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

BPW Partner, Danna McGrew, was recently named to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara’s Board of ...
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Bridget Foreman Named One of the Top 50 Women in Business

Congratulations to BPW Partner, Bridget Foreman, who was named one of the Top 50 Women in ...
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Reporting Requirements When Hiring Independent Contractors

Does your business hire independent contractors? If so, are you filing all that you need to ...
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California Franchise Tax Board Launches New Version of MyFTB

This January the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) launched a new and improved version of MyFTB. ...
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Moving Forward with SSARS 21

December 15, 2015 marked an important date in accounting and review standards history. One of the ...
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Scott Hadley Named Who’s Who in Business Leadership

 The Pacific Coast Business Times named BPW Managing Partner, Scott Hadley, as one of the 2016 ...
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New Year Brings New Partners & Promotions

With the New Year brings exciting news at BPW. Not only did three team members receive ...
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The Risks of Debt-Forgiveness Programs

With the ever-rising cost of education, students are forced to take on more and more debt. ...
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