Selling a business can be an exciting time, but there are numerous hurdles to overcome well in advance of the finish line to ensure a smooth transaction and to enhance the ultimate market price of the business. A successful sale does not occur overnight, and careful planning and preparation will...
Read MoreThe Inflation Reduction Act reinstated Section 48C, which offers $10 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in new, expanded or re-equipped manufacturing facilities that produce certain emissions-reducing technologies. Recently, the IRS provided initial guidance via Notice 2023-18 on...
Read MoreWhat can we do to help employees engage in an increasingly virtual world? This is a question I’m sometimes asked, and often ask myself — particularly over the past few years as our work environment has gone from essentially 100% in the office, to 100% home office, to now a...
Read MoreYou’re a small business of 20 or so people. It’s hard enough to keep up with customer demands, and to add to the work load you seem to get a new “security” questionnaire from customers every week. These questionnaires are time-consuming to complete, and none of them are...
Read MoreWhile there are many ways to sell your company, one lesser-known but worthy option is to sell to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. An ESOP, which is a qualified defined contribution plan set up as a trust, allows a company’s employees to buy portions of the company by acquiring...
Read MoreAs a business owner, your personal wealth is likely concentrated in the equity ownership of your company — meaning your financial security is largely dictated by the company’s performance and continued success. This exposes you to a large amount of risk should any unfavorable events...
Read MoreThe business and economic climate in which we operate has seen a vast dichotomy of challenges and opportunities over the past year. Rising inflation, accompanied by rising prices to maintain margins; an influx of capital in the private marketplace and consistent M&A activity mark a few of the...
Read MoreSales and use taxes have been building in importance in the years since economic nexus thresholds were established in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. in 2018 — making it vital for businesses to have a handle on this area of taxation. And there is no better time to assess your sales and use...
Read MoreAt this year’s fall Cohen & Co CPE Day, there was a special feeling in the air as our colleagues, peers and friends came together live and in person to learn from our presenters and each other about a variety of issues for their businesses. Below are some of the highlights from the day...
Read MoreOn September 9, 2022, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania granted relief to Online Merchants Guild, a trade association composed of independent e-commerce businesses, for Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) merchants. The ruling — stating that non-Pennsylvania businesses selling merchandise...
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