You Have Rights! Health Insurance Edition
Although health insurance providers seem like judge, jury, and executioner when you are denied coverage or a claim is denied, that is not necessarily the end of the story. You do have rights, probably more than you realize. Let’s start with the Health Insurance...
New Jersey has your Back: Health Care Heroes Violence Protection Act
According to Debbie White, HPAE President, "Health care workers are five times more likely to be assaulted than any other workforce", a horrifying statistic. New Jersey is joining other states to legislate protections for this critical profession. On May 8, 2023,...
School’s Out – Work’s In! Changes for Teens Needing Working Papers
The way teens obtain working papers in New Jersey will be changing on June 1, 2023! Thanks to a new law, the working papers process will be online and streamlined. Rather than going through local schools, younger workers will simply visit this site and be walked...
Possible Pitfalls in the New Jersey Inheritance Tax
While New Jersey eliminated the estate tax in 2018, the inheritance tax is still alive and well. The New Jersey inheritance tax is a tax on inheritances left to non-lineal, Class C and Class D beneficiaries[1]. If you are a New Jersey resident and you plan on leaving...
A Review of NJ Estate and Inheritance Taxes
When you think of the state of New Jersey and taxes, you usually expect them to be on the higher side relative to other states. When it comes to the “death tax” or estate taxes, New Jersey has surprisingly become more favorable over time. Many of our clients have...
Bonus Depreciation Phase-Out
As we all may be aware, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) benefited businesses by providing 100% bonus depreciation on certain qualified assets. As this provision started phasing out at the end of 2022, businesses should already be thinking about how this will...
Interest Rate Risk: Why your bonds are worth less now
Investors expect volatility in the stock market. It’s something that investors accept when they decide to invest in stocks, with the hopes of achieving greater returns than with other investments. With bonds, it’s a different story. This part of a portfolio is...
I’m Researching a Nonprofit Organization. Where do I Go?
Have you ever wanted to research a nonprofit organization to “see where the money goes?” Have you ever questioned whether you can receive a tax deduction for a contribution to a nonprofit organization or the tax exempt status of a nonprofit organization? The following...
Relief from Losses from Hurricane Ian
Many local taxpayers own homes and other property in the areas impacted by Hurricane Ian. In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the states of Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina have been declared federal disaster areas. Individuals who have property that was...
Number of Cash Balance Pension Plans Triples in Past Decade
Why have the number of Cash Balance Pension Plans tripled in the past decade? For many successful professional practices and business owners, Cash Balance Pension Plans can significantly reduce tax liabilities and can accelerate the growth of owner’s retirement assets...
Client Spotlight: McMahon Insurance Agency
Some people take a vacation with their friends to celebrate their 40th birthday. Bill McMahon, Jr., and his wife, Sandy, purchased their own insurance agency for his 40th celebration. In 1981, Bill purchased Chattin-Halliday Insurance Agency in Ocean City and went to...
New Policy for Tax Season
In order to maintain the traditional high quality of our tax services, we are finding it necessary to take steps to combat the tax deadline squeeze that has been resulting in recent years from the delay in form issuance and late tax law changes. This year we are...