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Year-End Retirement Contributions

Your Guide to Year-End Retirement Contributions

Your Cape Cod guide to year-end retirement contributions. See how 401(k) and IRA strategies can lower your tax bill and
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Spending Less Cash on Gas? Use Your Savings to Rev-Up Your Finances

If you did any road trips over the summer—or you commute to work—you’ve likely noticed that filling up your vehicle

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New Tax Law More Than Doubles Fines for Failure to File Information Returns and Failure to Provide Payee Statements

The Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 was recently signed into law. Part of this new law includes a provision

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Highway Funding Bill Ushers in New Tax Return Due Dates and Other Important Changes

As reported by The Journal of Accountancy on July 31, the short-term highway funding extension passed by the Senate—and signed

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Not Sure Which Metrics Are Right for Your Business? Help is Here!

As legendary business author Peter Drucker once said, “What’s measured improves.” If you’ve been in business any length of time, you

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Plan in Advance to Help Aging Parents Manage Their Money

For many adult children, it’s hard to contemplate the fact that their once seemingly invincible parents may now—or at some

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Massachusetts’ Earned Sick Time is now the law

On July 1st, 2015, the new Massachusetts’ Earned Sick Time Law will take effect. All employers, regardless of employer size,

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Four Ways Mid-Year Financial Planning Can Pay Off

Tax season is over and one of the biggest American celebrations—the Fourth of July—is just around the corner.  Maybe you’re

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Summer Break for Your Kids Could Mean a Tax Break for Your Business

School’s out for many kids, and if you run your own business, you may be able to turn your child’s

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The IRS Confirms Hacking of Taxpayer Accounts—What You Need to Know

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that a “brute force” hacking attempt compromised approximately 104,000 taxpayer accounts through

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