Are you thinking about selling or merging your business? In September 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank lowered its benchmark rate by 0.25% and hinted at possible additional rate cuts in the coming months. Lower rates, combined with favorable tax law changes, could spark...
When investing in a business, the buyer considers how easily the interest can be converted to cash. However, transferring private business interests isn’t necessarily quick or easy — even if you own the entire company or a controlling block of the outstanding shares....
Your company’s supply chain is one of the many business functions vulnerable to fraud, particularly as foreign tariffs take effect. Dishonest employees and vendors are known to have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic’s supply shortages and abrupt switch to...
The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes, among many other things, numerous provisions that can affect an individual’s taxes. The new law makes some changes to existing tax breaks that will be significant to many, but not all, taxpayers. It also creates new...
Tax affecting is one of the most debated issues when valuing interests in privately held businesses using the income approach. This term refers to discounting the projected earnings of pass-through businesses for hypothetical entity-level taxes. Unlike C corporations,...
Even well-run companies experience down years. The federal tax code may allow a bright strategy to lighten the impact. Certain losses, within limits, may be used to reduce taxable income in later years. Who qualifies? The net operating loss (NOL) deduction levels the...
