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DOL Issues Changes to Form 5500: Smaller Benefit Plans To Be Excused From Audits Starting in 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently modified long-standing rules regarding which plans are required to be audited annually for filings on Form 5500. The current rules, which will remain effective for 2022, require that any plan with. Read More >>

CECL 2023-2: Types of Financial Assets within the Scope

What Type of Financial Assets are Within the Scope of CECL? The scope of CECL is broad and includes the following: ITEM NATURE Loan Receivables/Notes Receivable Financial Assets measured at amortized cost Held-to-maturity debt securities Financial Assets measured at. Read More >>

CECL 2023-1: What is Current and Expected Credit Loss and What Has Changed?

CECL Background CECL refers to the credit impairment model provided in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as subsequently amended. The ASU requires credit losses on. Read More >>

CECL 2023-3: General Questions About the CECL Standard

No, CECL is not applicable to equity securities. ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities provides the applicable guidance for equity securities, including impairment considerations for securities without readily determinable fair values for which the measurement alternative has been elected.. Read More >>

Protect Your Profit: 5 tips for preventing profit fade

February 20, 2023 Construction

Profit fade, or the decline of expected gross profits over the course of a project, can be a serious problem for construction companies. Not only does it directly erode the bottom line, but it is also an indication to. Read More >>

Remaining Independent in a Consolidating Profession

BMF’s status as an independent firm continues to give us a competitive advantage in serving our clients and in attracting and retaining the top-tier talent our clients rely upon. Clients want to know that we’re working alongside them in. Read More >>

BMF Receives 2023 Best of Accounting Award for Client Service Excellence

We are proud to announce that we have again won the “Best of Accounting Award” for providing superior client service for the third consecutive year. ClearlyRated’s Best of Accounting® Award winners have proven to be industry leaders in service. Read More >>

Staff Highlights – Winter 2023

January 27, 2023 BMF InsightsMeet Our Team BMF

Firm News We are proud supporters of United Way, which is evidenced year-over-year by our annual workplace campaign. In 2022, we exceeded our goal, raising more than $75K for United Way of Summit and Medina County and United Way. Read More >>

Research & Development Accounting Method Changes (Section 174)

Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax treatment of research and development (R&D) expenses have changed. These costs, also known as research and experimentation (R&E) costs, impact all taxpayers that have R&D expenses, not only. Read More >>

Richard C. Fedorovich Named 2023 H. Peter Burg Economic Development Leadership Award Recipient by Greater Akron Chamber

Listen to the interview with Ray Horner, Program Director at WAKR. We are excited to announce that Richard C. Fedorovich, our Executive Chairman, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the H. Peter Burg Economic Development Leadership Award,. Read More >>