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• 06.19.2013 - Connecticut Tax Amnesty Program
  The Connecticut legislature passed Public Act 13-184, which includes a tax amnesty program. The tax amnesty program will cover all state taxes except for motor carrier road taxes and is available for any taxable period ending on or before November 30, 2012.
• 06.18.2013 - This Year, the Deadline for Reporting Foreign Financial Accounts Is June 28
  Taxpayers required to file an annual Report of Foreign Bank and Foreign Accounts (FBAR) with the Treasury Department should keep in mind that the deadline for doing so this year is June 28, not June 30. The due date is slightly accelerated due to an anomaly in Treasury Department filing rules.
• 06.18.2013 - Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bill That Will Require State Sales Tax on All Online Purchases
  On May 6, 2013 the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (Act) by a 69-27 vote. Passage in the Senate was considered a major hurdle for taxing Internet sales. The Act is now being considered in the House and it is likely that the House will propose changes to the Act that was passed by the Senate.
• 06.13.2013 - White paper: Perspectives on the Senior Living Industry and the Role of Strategic Planning
  These are interesting and exciting times in the senior living industry. National Healthcare Reform (Obamacare), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Medical Homes, Health Care Exchanges, Sequestration, Bundled Payments, Mergers and Affiliations, Rebalancing between institutional and home and community based services, Technology Changes, Risk management and many other items are creating unprecedented change and influence.
• 06.10.2013 - Latin America Offers Export Opportunities for New England Aerospace Manufacturers
  New England aerospace manufacturers take note, the aerospace industry in Latin America needs you. The economies of countries like Panama, Peru and Chile are growing at a fantastic rate each in excess of approximately 5%.1 These expanding markets offer tremendous potential for New England manufacturers, specifically in the fields of aerospace products and services and MRO.
• 06.10.2013 - White paper: Your Finance Function - Where do you spend your time?
  In our last white paper, we began with an adage that tends to hold true for most organizations: “the thinking that got you where you are may not be the thinking that propels you to the next level”. Your finance function will change, as change is an inevitable reality in a competitive business landscape. The pace is fast. As we know from experience, one day runs into the next and when a finance organization takes a breath, it may find itself with processes that are not as effective as they once were.
• 05.23.2013 - Potential Nursing Home Reimbursement Change
  We recently became aware of a potentially major item impacting the application of rate reductions to skilled nursing homes. The governor’s budget outlined cuts of approximately 1.2% to skilled nursing homes. Since these cuts were based on a reduction of the additional provider tax funds that were received in the prior year, it was anticipated the cuts would be done flat across the board to all skilled nursing facilities.
• 05.17.2013 - Is Tax Reform on the Horizon
  There are several tax reform proposals being bantered about. All of the proposals have one common goal: reduce the federal government's approximate $16 trillion federal budget deficit. To reduce the budget deficit, many of the plans propose to cut spending and raise revenues.
• 05.17.2013 - The New 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax Continues to Challenge
  The 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income (the NII Tax) is a new tax calculated on a new tax base, on top of the income tax, alternative minimum tax, self-employment tax and payroll tax. Proposed regulations were issued at the end of 2012 for taxpayers to rely on to determine the application of net investment income (NII) to certain categories of income.
• 05.17.2013 - Massachusetts Small Businesses Eligible for New Wellness Tax Credit
  Promoting employee wellness through workplace education, incentives and other programs can have a direct and positive impact on productivity while also helping to control employer healthcare costs. A 2011 study published by the American Journal of Health Promotion found that healthcare costs rose at a 15 percent slower rate among employees who participated in wellness programs. Now small businesses in Massachusetts can earn a state tax credit worth 25 percent of the cost to implement qualified wellness programs.
• 05.17.2013 - Why do I need a Data Warehouse?
  Businesses measure all sorts of things in order to better manage their business. They measure how much a customer has spent on their products, what products have the best margin and how long it takes to get a product delivered to the customer after the order is confirmed. You name it, and most assuredly someone or some business out there is measuring it.
• 05.17.2013 - Five Years Later, It’s Still About Jobs
  What Connecticut needs most to achieve a real and sustained economic recovery is still, not surprisingly, more jobs. But we won’t get those jobs without both a housing recovery and a more confident business community.

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