Tax planning is a year-round activity, but there are still some year-end strategies you can use to lower your 2018 tax bill. Here are six last-minute tax moves business owners should consider: Postpone invoices. If your business uses the cash method of accounting, and it would benefit from deferring income to next year, wait until…

By: Chris Lambert, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP and  Danny R. Shobe, CPA, CCIFP In our last article we addressed the new Revenue Recognition standard effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 for public companies and reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 for private companies. We discussed the 5-step process for implementing the new…

Author: Chris Lamber, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP and  Danny R. Shobe, CPA, CCIFP In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 known as the “New Revenue Recognition Standard”, with the purpose of making revenue recognition more comparable and consistent between industries and entities by recognizing revenues in a manner that reflects when goods…

By: Chris Lambert, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP, Bruce Lawson, CPA, PFS, and Danny Shobe, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has altered the tax landscape for many businesses. The changes are extensive, and this letter provides a high-level overview of some of the highlights to keep you informed. Due to…