July 2008

  In this issue

• Employee or Independent Contractor?
• AICPA Announces 2008 Top Ten Technologies
• Excel 2003-2007 Pivot Table or Pivot Chart May be the Analytical Tool for You
• Outgrowing Your Accounting Software - Are You Ready for the Move?
• IRS Increases Business Mileage Rate to 58.5 Cents per Gallon Through December
• New Phone System for All HABCo Offices
• Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Tidbits
• Bank with Self-Assurance

 

May 2008

  In this issue

• New Course - Macros & Visual Basic for Applications in MS Excel
• Bar Codes
• Updated FMLA Regulations: Is your employee handbook up to date?
• 2008 Stimulus Payments
• Downslide Risks Imperil Growth Rate for 2008
• 2008 - Wisconsin No Longer Taxing Social Security Benefits

 

December 2007

  In this issue

• Understanding the Home Office Deduction Can Lower Your Tax Bill
• Office 2007 Upgrade Changes Seminar @ The Training Center
• Relief for Final 409A NonQualified Deferred Compensation Plan Requirements
• Casualty and Theft Losses
• 2008 Cost of Living Adjustment
• Correction: Deduction Limits on Health Savings Accounts for 2007

September 2007

  In this issue

• IRS Warns of New E-mail Scams
• Health Savings Accounts: What you Need to Know
• Mapping Success: The Employee Handbook
• The Training Center Announces MicroSoft SharePoint Training Fall 2007
• New Risk Assessment Standards
• New Requirements on Policies and Procedures
• Stretch IRAs
• Redesigned Form 990

 

July 2007

  In this issue

• Financial Planning - Helping You See the Big Picture 
• Kiddie Tax Expanded 
• Calling All Small Non-Profit Organizations 
• Unlocking the Power of Information, Xcelsius
• Business Buy-Sell Agreements: Need to Review Valuation Formulas
• Important Change to the Federal Minimum Wage

May 2007

  In this issue

• Tax Benefits of Employing Family Members
• Exchange-Traded Funds: Do They Belong in Your Portfolio?
• Unlocking the Power of Information
• The Training Center Announces Microsoft InfoPath 2003 Training

December 2006

  In this issue

• Taking on Consumer Driven Health Care
• 2006 Tax Changes You Need to Know
• Workplace Forecast
• Family Limited Partnership
• Not-for-Profit Organizations May Also be Eligible to Receive the Telephone Excise Tax Refund

September 2006

  In this issue

• President Signs New Pension Law that Affects More than Pensions
• Paid Long Distance Telephone Bills the Last Few Years? You May be Eligible for a Refund on Your 2006 Taxes
• I-9's Have Gone Electronic
• Every Family Needs a Succession Plan
• Training Center - Online Computer Skills Assessments
• Save Taxes with Home Improvements
• Roth 401(k) or Traditional 401(k)
• Wisconsin Minimum Wage Increase
• Fair Labor Standards Act Violations Can Be Costly

June 2006

  In this issue

• Recapping the Income Tax Season - Ready for a Tune Up? 
• Announcing the On-Line Training Center
• Small Business 401(k) Plan: Safe-Harbor
• Congress Approves Tax Reconciliation Bill
• Human Resource Notes and News
• Tax Breaks Get Better with 2006 Inflation Adjustments
• The Facts about Generic Drugs 

December 2005

  In this issue

• Increased Charitable Deduction Limits Due to Katrina Relief Act 
• New Hire Reporting
• Enhance Your Analytical Ability in 2006 by Using 3 Tools in Excel 
• Individual Automatic Extensions Increased From 4 to 6 Months
• Time To Sign Up For Medicare Drug Benefit 
• Exchanges of Non-Monetary Assets
• 2005 Tax Changes You Need To Know
• Make Your New Year's Resolution to "Make the List"
• Moving to Digital (Paperless)

September 2005

  In this issue

• Cafeteria/Flex Plans Become More Flexible
• Manufacturers Sales Tax Exemption for Fuel and Electricity
• Reduce the Integration Dilemma by Training
• American Jobs Creation Act of 2005
• W-4 Reminder Notice

June 2005

  In this issue

• Alternative Minimum Tax May End
• E-Mail Etiquette
• Mid-Year Review - Do You Know Where Your Finances Are?
• New USERRA Postings and COBRA Revisions
• Flexible Spending Accounts Given More Time
• Electronic Commerce and the Sales & Use Tax
• Hiring Young Workers
• And much more...

March, 2005

  In this issue

• New Tax Legislation Is Good News, Bad News
• Audit: When and Why You Need One
• Audit & Independence
• A Defined Benefit Pension Plan May Be The Right Plan
• One Business, But Different Values
• Critical 401 (k) Contribution Deadlines
• HAB Makes Donation to VITA
• Economic Monitor