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Nonprofit fundraisers know they have to “go where the money is.” And these days, it seems like a lot of the money is in crowdfunding. Just witness the incredible success of all the recent “ice bucket challenges” and high-profile. Read More >>

On Nov. 2nd, Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1) which would overhaul and “simplify” the tax code.  We have summarized below some of the more prevalent. Read More >>

BMF is proud to announce that Karyn M. Sullivan, CPA, has been selected by Crain’s Cleveland as a 2017 Influential Woman in Finance. In their 2017 inaugural feature, Crain’s selected 15 women from an impressive pool of nominees representing. Read More >>

BMF is pleased to announce the addition of Megan L. Kishman, CPA, to the firm’s Tax Services Practice. Kishman is a manager in the tax department with more than 12 years of public accounting experience. Having relocated from Louisville,. Read More >>

  S Corporations offer the benefit of passing income through to shareholders for taxation instead of being double taxed, once at the entity level, and once as a dividend when profits are distributed. To maintain S Corporation status, there. Read More >>

  The IRS recently announced the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) that impact retirement plans and the Social Security Wage Base (SSWB). After the largest increase in 20 years in the SSWB from 2016 to 2017, the SSWB increased by. Read More >>

In the wake of the recent Equifax data breach, manufacturers should reassess their risk of fraud. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), manufacturing ranks among the top three industries with the greatest number of fraud cases. Read More >>

Experienced contractors never forget the inherently cyclical nature of the construction business. After each boom and bust cycle, surviving contractors invariably promise themselves they will not be caught by surprise again and they’ll be more watchful for early signs. Read More >>

  On September 29, 2017, President Trump signed the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 (“Bill”). This bill extends several federal aviation programs set to expire, aviation taxes, and public health programs through March. Read More >>

  The Trump Administration, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee have released a Framework for Tax Reform. The unified framework is intended to be used as the foundation to craft tax legislation and to serve as the template. Read More >>