Category Archive: Finance

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Are You Sure About Those Beneficiaries?

Regularly review who’ll receive your assets. Do you know the meaning of the term “nonprobate assets?” These assets bypass more traditional estate planning vehicles, such as a will or revocable trust, and are transferred to ...

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Seven 2021 Year End Tax Planning Considerations

2021 has flown by and before you know it 2022 will be here! Before the year comes to a close, there are a few simple tax planning items to consider to potentially help reduce your ...

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Introduction to Winter Storm Disaster Relief

Last week, many Texans and residents of other southern states were severely impacted by a historic winter storm. A substantial amount of time may lapse before we fully recover. Today, HM&M presents an overview of ...

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Top 10 Considerations for Retailers’ Customs Planning in 2019 and Beyond

A Roadmap for Understanding Your Total Tariff Liability The ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China continues to rattle the retail industry. For more than a year, the two countries have been embroiled in ...

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Top 10 Internal Controls to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in the Family Office

Current Cybersecurity Trends “It is estimated that by 2027, global spending on cybersecurity will reach $10 billion. In this age of IoT, where there is no escaping the internet, it is very important to understand ...

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Is it Time to Reconsider the Decision to Buy or Lease Equipment?

Given the historically low interest rate environment in which we find ourselves, most business owners in capital intensive industries will be impelled to explore their options when it comes to obtaining new equipment. Whether it’s ...

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Retirement Benefits and Millennials

Attracting and retaining millennials, the largest segment of today’s workforce, is a priority for companies in one of the tightest labor markets in history. One way to do this is to re-evaluate the company’s benefits—particularly ...

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Family Office Structuring in Light of Lender Ruling

Recent court rulings and tax reform legislation has an impact on family office expense deduction. The lack of definition and bright-line test determining “trade or business activities” means that we must carefully consider the distinct ...

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Unicorns of Today, Giants of Tomorrow

When the term ‘unicorn’ was coined by Aileen Lee in 2013 to describe private startups valued at over $1 billion, just 39 of such companies existed. Less than seven years later, that number has skyrocketed ...

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IRS Releases New Round of Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations – Observations Regarding Certain Key Provisions

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a 169-page document setting forth a second round of proposed regulations regarding the new Qualified Opportunity Fund (“QOF”) investment vehicle. Generally, these new ...