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  Understand Employer Duties Regarding Retirement Plan Expenses ecohencpas.com

  Much attention has been focused in recent years on investment management and recordkeeping fees paid by retirement plan participants -- that is, employees and retirees. The focus has been on the level and clarity of those fees.

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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs We can audit your retirement plans and help you avoid costly penalties and time-consuming investigations. We can work with you to define the scope of a compliance review so that it conforms to your budget and drastically reduces your audit costs. Contact us now to get started.

  

  Does Your Retirement Plan Need to be Audited? ecohencpas.com

  Now that the corporate tax filing season is over, accountants and their clients are turning their attention to corporate retirement plan issues and audits.

  18 days ago
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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs http://www.ecohencpas.com/blog/take-steps-toward-achieving-retirement-plan-success/

  

  Take Steps Toward Achieving Retirement Plan Success ecohencpas.com

  As an employer, you have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of your workforce. It may be hard or impossible for them to envision retirement. By encouraging them to start now, you can help them put time on...

  24 days ago
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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs http://www.ecohencpas.com/blog/how-much-can-you-withdraw-after-retirement/

  

  How Much Can You Withdraw After Retirement? ecohencpas.com

  One of the toughest decisions you'll have to make when you retire is how much to withdraw from your retirement assets on an annual basis. What can you do to help ensure that you don’t run out of retirement assets?

  26 days ago
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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs Maybe it’s a good thing that the April 17th federal tax deadline coincides with the urge to spring clean. It feels good to throw out some of the financial records stuffing your filing cabinets. But before you head for the dumpster, make sure you’re not disposing of records you may need. You don’t want to be caught empty-handed if an IRS auditor contacts you.

  

  Tax Records: What Can You Throw Away? ecohencpas.com

  In general, you must keep tax records that support items shown on your individual tax return until the statute of limitations runs out -- generally, three years from the due date of the return or the date you filed.

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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs IRS recently released taxpayer-friendly proposed regulations that may improve the situation for limited partners and LLC members.

  

  IRS Issues New Proposed Regs on Passive Activity Losses ecohencpas.com

  The tax rules for passive activity losses aren't overly friendly towards taxpayers. The rules may limit your ability to currently deduct losses sustained from certain activities.

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  E. Cohen and Company, CPAs While the new law makes it easier for a qualified business to attract investors, the process is not as simple as you might think. It will still take time and resources in order to qualify for “emerging growth company” status and take advantage of crowdfunding.

  

  Jobs Act: The SEC Releases Q&A Guidance ecohencpas.com

  Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"), which was enacted on April 5, 2012, a qualified business will be able to raise cash without meeting all the usual SEC requirements for initial public offerings.

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