Thu.Dec 02, 2021

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Preparing Yourself For Budget Season

AccountingDepartment

At this point in the year, budget season is here (or already begun for you) and 2022 planning is underway. Financial teams usually plan to finalize budgeting for the following year in December and the importance of going into a new year with an established budget cannot be overlooked.

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Sales Tax Obligations for Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Part 1: Resale Certificates and Exemptions

TaxConnex

Many manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors believe they have minimal sales tax obligations due to the likelihood of sales tax-exempt transactions. However, there are numerous pitfalls to be aware of. Businesses don’t always fit into a “box” as being only a manufacturer, or only a distributor. Many times, a manufacturer is also a distributor. And the terms wholesaler and distributor are often used interchangeably.

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How Should We Handle Cafeteria Plan Election Changes Requested After Open Enrollment but Before the New Plan Year?

ThomsonReuters

QUESTION: Our company has a calendar-year cafeteria plan with a premium payment feature, a health FSA, and a DCAP. Shortly after our open enrollment period closed for the 2022 plan year, several employees asked if they could change their 2022 elections. How should we handle election change requests made after open enrollment has ended but before the new plan year has begun?

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What Executive Directors Need to Know about Nonprofit Watchdogs

GrowthForceBlog

6 min read. Well, first, there’s no need to get nervous. Watchdogs are actually a good thing. Here’s why.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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2021 Required Amendments List Identifies No Items Affecting 401(k) Plans

ThomsonReuters

IRS Notice 2021-64 (Nov. 30, 2021). Available at [link]. The IRS has issued its 2021 Required Amendments List (RA List) for individually designed qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans) and 403(b) plans. This year’s list does not identify any qualification changes that require 401(k) plans to be amended. In fact, it identifies only one change, which only affects financially troubled multiemployer defined benefit plans that received special financial assistance under the American Res

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6 Reasons Construction Companies Need Accounting Professionals

Pooley Accounting Services

It’s been a long day. You were up at 6:00 and at the construction site by 7:00. It’s 10:00 pm, and you’re trying to pull together a proposal for a huge construction project that is due tomorrow. Somehow, the numbers aren’t coming together, plus you aren’t sure what is the best revenue recognition approach to use. Maybe, it’s time to think about accounting professionals or a firm with construction experience to help.

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DOL Releases Statistics on ERISA Benefit Plan Enforcement for Fiscal Year 2021

ThomsonReuters

Fact Sheet: EBSA Restores Over $2.4 Billion to Employee Benefit Plans, Participants and Beneficiaries. Available at [link]. The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the agency that enforces Title I of ERISA, has released a fact sheet announcing its fiscal year (FY) 2021 enforcement statistics. According to the fact sheet, EBSA has enforcement authority over nearly 734,000 retirement plans, 2 million health plans, and 662,000 other welfare benefit plans, covering about 1

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On-Demand Webinar: The MTC’s Restatement on PL 86-272 Expands State’s Ability to Impose Income Taxes

Withum

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Court Finds No Mental Health Parity Violation, Despite Offending Plan Provisions

ThomsonReuters

Christine S. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.M., 2021 WL 4805136 (D. Utah 2021). A group health plan participant sued the plan and its insurer after claims for her child’s residential mental health treatment were denied. The participant argued that the plan improperly classified the treatment as not medically necessary and that it violated the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) by applying more stringent medical necessity criteria to mental health care than to medical/surgical

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Changing Your Thinking

RitaKeller

“My hope is that when someone has that call to action, they realize that everybody can do something, even if that’s just changing their own thinking. Women have to change the way they think, too. Not just men.”~ Ambassador Melanne Verveer. I think the above quote has a lot of meaning for those working in public accounting. When I do my communication presentation for CPAs, one of my favorite topics is male/female communication.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.