Blog

H&M Principal, Brian Ravencraft, recently sat on a panel for the Conway Center for Family Business. Our firm is a service provider for the center and we appreciated their invitation to have Brian speak on the topic of, "Compensation Strategies: Best Practices for Retaining Family & Non-Family Employees."

The panel was moderated by Kori Manus from Heartland Planning Associates. Also on the panel with Brian was Jason Carpenter from Environmental Pest Management and Jim Wasserstrom from Advance Sign Group. Jason and Jim were able to speak to the topic from the…

As your company prepares for the upcoming tax season, now is a
good time to review the lessons learned from last year’s first exposure to the provisions
of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Here are seven end-of-year steps that owners,
financial officers, and tax executives in closely held businesses should take now
to prepare.

1)    Maximize
Pass-Through Deductions

One of the most significant provisions of tax reform for sole
proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations is the qualified business

Potential Nasty Medicare IRMAA Surprises for the Unwary

As discussed in Part 1: Overview in a previous post:

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover:

• Medically necessary services from doctors and other health care providers
• Outpatient care 
• Some inpatient care when patients are placed under observation instead of being formally admitted
• Approved Home health care not covered…