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IRS Updates Rules for Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles

IRS Updates Rules for Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles

The IRS recently announced the inflation-adjusted maximum value of an employer-provided vehicle under the vehicle cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average value rule. Employers can use the rules to value an […]

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Hire Your Children this Summer – A Win for Everyone!

Hire Your Children this Summer – A Win for Everyone

If you’re a business owner and you hire your children (or grandchildren) this summer, you can receive various tax breaks along with other non-tax benefits. The kids can gain on-the-job […]

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Now is the Time to Check your Withholding

Now is the Time to Check your Withholding

Due to the massive changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the 2019 filing season resulted in surprises. Many filers who received refunds in past years wound up […]

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IT Strategy Considerations for Construction Companies

IT Strategy Considerations for Construction Companies

As with many industries, the construction industry is beginning to see a change in how technology can enable aspects of many processes.  However, with an average spend of approximately 1.5% […]

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QuickBooks Online Advanced and How It Can Impact Your Nonprofit

QuickBooks Online Advanced & How It Can Impact Your Nonprofit

If you are a current user of QuickBooks Online (QBO), you may have received an offer of a trial version of QBO Advanced or you may have received a notice […]

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A Conversation on Revenue Recognition (ASC 606)

A Conversation on Revenue Recognition (ASC 606)

Update published on June 5, 2020: FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-05, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) and Leases (ASC 842) Effective Dates for Certain Entities, as part of […]

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IRS Group Ruling Changes for 2019

IRS Group Ruling Changes for 2019

As of January 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stopped mailing lists of parent and subsidiary accounts to organizations with a group ruling. In the past, the IRS […]

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Will you pay tax on the sale of your home?

Will you pay tax on the sale of your home?

The residential real estate market has been booming as of late. Interest rates are favorable and buyers have larger budgets to purchase the home of their dreams. The spring and […]

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Roth 401(k) Plans — why they should be utilized

Roth 401(k) Plans: Why they should be utilized

Roth 401(k) accounts are relatively a new retirement plan option that allows for tax-free earnings and distributions. Studies have shown the number of available Roth 401(k) plans are increasing every […]

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Looking Ahead: A Reminder on the Upcoming New Lease Standard

Looking Ahead: A Reminder on the Upcoming New Lease Standard

Update published on June 5, 2020: FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-05, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) and Leases (ASC 842) Effective Dates for Certain Entities, as part of […]

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Proposed Changes to the Wage Index

Proposed Changes to the Wage Index

On April 23, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Proposed Rule for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals. The proposed […]

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CMS Proposed Rule for Updates to PDPM, QRP, & VBP for FY 2020

CMS issued proposed rule on April 25, 2019, with updates to the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Quality Reporting Program (QRP), and the Value Based Purchasing Program  (VBP) for fiscal year […]

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New electric vehicle purchase can provide a generous tax credit.

New Electric Vehicle Purchase Can Provide a Generous Tax Credit

The market for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) is still small compared with other cars on the road, but it’s growing thanks in part to a federal tax credit offering. If […]

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The taxpayer advocate

The Taxpayer Advocate

By Miranda Aavatsmark Perseverance. Confidence. Heart. Guts. Willpower. Tenacity. Dedication. The attributes above come to mind when I think of great fighters. Some of the legends include Muhammad Ali, Rocky […]

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Swing Beds: Medicare Regulatory and Program Design Changes You Need to Know

Swing Beds: Medicare Regulatory and Program Changes You Need to Know

Swing Bed Groundwork must be in place. CAH and PPS swing bed programs need to understand the reason behind the initiation of swing beds and the reliance on understanding skilled […]

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Webinars

Vsimple and Hearn Construction Workflow Management Webinar

On-Demand Webinar: Vsimple Success Stories – Hearn Construction

Blue & Co. and Vsimple hosted a webinar on Tuesday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST entitled Workflow Management: How Hearn Construction is Standardizing & Simplifying Their […]

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On-Demand Webinar: Myths and Facts of Commercial Loan Reviews

Download Webinar Resources On April 6, Blue & Co. held a webinar entitled Myths and Facts of Commercial Loan Reviews. Panelists debunked common loan review myths and presented the facts […]

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Webinar: A Guide to the Kentucky Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for Manufacturers

You’re Invited Join Blue & Co. on Wednesday, February 9 at 12:00 PM EST for a webinar entitled A Guide to the Kentucky Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for Manufacturers. This presentation […]

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Tax Reform Distillery

Webinar: Tax Reform – What Does it Mean for You and Your Distillery?

You’re Invited! Join Blue & Co. and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) on Thursday, December 9 at 10:00 AM EST for a webinar entitled Tax Reform: What does it mean for […]

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Pile of blue masks | Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace | COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace | COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

On-Demand Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in the Workplace

President Biden’s administration recently announced its Path Out of the Pandemic action plan which included specific guidance around a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The action plan calls for employers with 100 […]

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COVID Vaccine Mandates & Your Organization Webinar

Join Us! Join Blue & Co., Current HR, and DBL Law on November 16th from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST for a webinar covering the new COVID vaccine mandates […]

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