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December162019
Inside Corporate Accounting: Accounting Firms Embrace the Future
12.16.19 | Crain’s New York Business A Crain’s New York Business profile details Berdon LLP’s multiple efforts to embrace and leverage technological transformation. Stepping beyond back-office innovation, Berdon has launched […]
October102019
Ten Internal Control Practices to Safeguard Smaller Businesses
Alexander Moshinsky, CPA 10.10.19 | Client Alert It is common to think that only large companies with thousands of employees and multiple locations are challenged to protect their assets from […]
October082019
New Import Duties on Host of EU Products from Aircraft to Swiss Cheese
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 18, 2019 The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) continues to struggle with the European Union (EU) and certain member states over U.S. rights under the World Trade Organization. That […]
July242019
FASB Proposal Would Defer a Host of Effective Dates
Grace Singer, CPA 07.24.19 | Client Alert The Financial Accounting Standards Board, at a July 17, 2019 meeting, proposed giving a wide array of entities more time to adhere to […]
July162019
The Advantages of Hiring Your Children and Grandchildren
Hal Zemel, CPA, J.D., LL.M. 07.16.19 | Berdon Industry Insights Business owners who hire children or grandchildren can obtain a host of tax breaks and other nontax benefits. These advantages […]
June172019
Sweeping New Tenant Protections Raise Uncertainties about the Future of Affordable Housing
Matthew Doty, CPA 6.17.19 | Berdon Industry Insights The New York State Assembly and Senate have agreed to, and Governor Cuomo has signed, comprehensive tenant protections in the rent regulation […]
June102019
Eyes on the Next Generation—Creating a Succession Plan That Fits Your Firm
06.10.19 | The Mid-Market Report During the life cycle of a law firm, there will be a time when it will be faced with the issue of succession planning. A […]
February072019
Becoming Less Valuable: S Corporation “Reasonable Compensation” in Light of IRC 199A
Evan Fox, J.D., LL.M. 02.07.19 | Client Alert Under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1366, shareholders of S Corporations report their share of net income as if it were directly […]
February052019
Section 199A: Treasury Regulations Answer Many Questions
Joseph Most, J.D. 02.05.19 | Client Alert Many, but not all, of the questions left open by Code Section 199A, the new provision added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]