IRS Extends Time to Make Portability Election
Portability is often an effective, go-to estate planning strategy that could make a considerable difference for…
May 7 Deadline for Big Businesses
The Treasury Department is granting safe harbor to large and public companies that voluntarily return stimulus…
Is a Donor-Advised Fund Right for You?
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have grown in popularity over the past decade. According to the National Philanthropic Trust…
Uncertain Future for CA Estate Tax
California is currently among 30 states that do not impose a state estate tax. State legislature,…
Generating Interest with Intrafamily Loans
Lending money to family members may be personal, but it pays to treat loans like business.…
Targeted Partnership Allocations on the Rise
When working with partnership formation agreements for traditional partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, it has become ...
Read this insight The IC-DISC: How Your Foreign Sales Can Save You Tax
If your business exports goods that are made or grown in the United States or performs ...
Read this insight Regulations Released for Estate and Trust Deductions
The IRS has issued final regulations as to which costs incurred by non-grantor trusts and estates ...
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Converged Standard on Revenue Recognition Released by FASB and IASB
After many years of collaboration, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards ...
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A Major Change in the Rules of IRA Rollovers
With a recent ruling by the United States Tax Court (the Court), there is now a ...
Read this insight The Magic of AP Automation
Somewhere in an office not so far from here, there is a company that gets all their ...
Read this insight Form 990: How a Nonprofit Can Survive an IRS Audit
"Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them." (Margaret Mitchell, Gone ...
Read this insight California Competes Credit Offers an Incentive to Keep Businesses in the State
Are you looking to start a business in California or considering whether or not to keep your ...
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Abel Barragan Recognized as CalCPA YEP of the Year
Congratulations to Abel Barragan on being named...twice! Abel was named Young and Emerging Professional by the ...
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Electric Cars: Good for Your Tax Return!
In the beginning, the only purpose of the United States income tax was to raise revenue ...
Read this insight Santa Barbara Chamber Nominates BPW as Large Business of the Year
BPW is honored to have been nominated as Large Business of the Year by the Santa ...
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BPW Introduces New Online Bill Pay Service
Please welcome our new online bill pay service—gotoBilling! In our continued efforts to enhance our clients' experience, Bartlett, ...
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