Blog posts from: 2011
Race for the Cure Registration Deadline is May 4th
As we posted a while back once again we are gathering up participants for ShindelRock's team for the Race for the Cure event on May 21st. See this post for details. The deadline for registering to join us is Wednesday,...
ShindelRock professionals present at MACPA Healthcare Conference
Steve Rock, Marianne Lilly, and Steve Wisinski presented "The Forensic Side of Physician Practices" at the MACPA Healthcare Conference April 28, 2011 in Livonia.
Tax Stats – the nitty gritty you’ve been dying to know
If you have ever been curious as to how many tax returns have been filed or what the total Adjusted Gross Income was of the entire United States, here's the link for you. It contains a whole host of information...
Tax Day! (and thanks)
As our firm evolves and grows, many new and varied due dates draw our focus. But April 15th (18th this year) will always hold a special meaning for us and our profession. Dates like this draw us to reflect on...
Score One for Small Businesses!
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the President signed the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayment Act of 2011. It sounds ominous. Not so, it is a victory for small business. In 2010 there were 2 laws...
How to make gifts to your kids (with strings still attached!)
A common method of providing for education and long-term savings for children by parents is the creation of accounts under the “Uniform Gifts to Minors Act” (UGMA) or the more flexible “Uniform Transfers to Minors Act” (UTMA). This month’s edition...
Check out TIGTA
The Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) hosts a site we like: www.treasury.gov/tigta/ This website is a major portal designed for anyone interested in tax initiatives, tax administration, basic research and information regarding new tax impacts. The site has...
Taking Aim at the AMT Tax
Over the past ten years a majority of our clients have become subject to a tax that is little known and even less understood: the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The name actually does a good job of explaining what it...
Don’t postpone your financial physical
Although they’re easy to put off, your annual health physical is an important time to assess your overall physical health and uncover looming health issues before they become dangerous. In a similar way, a financial physical can give you a...
The other side of sales tax
When you or your business purchase a product in a store you generally pay sales tax on that purchase (6% for Michigan). You may have also noticed that when you purchase that very same item online, say from Amazon.com, or...