On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Department of Labor's rule that would require overtime pay for millions of workers. The regulation was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016.
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Topics: Commercial Banking, Commercial Lenders, new overtime rules, Uncategorized
When it comes to paying taxes most people want to understand the basics: how much will they owe and when are taxes due. The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) —not so much.
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Topics: AMT Tax, Tax, Tax Planning, Uncategorized
Change is in the air when it comes to tax filing deadlines for the 2016 reporting year. Most of the changes were included in the Surface Transportation Act of 2015, which included 2016 effective dates.
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Topics: Tax, tax deadlines, Tax Planning, Uncategorized
The IRS has issued an alert about an emerging phishing scheme. The alert concerns fraudulent emails that are being sent with fake IRS tax bills related to the Affordable Care Act. The emails, which have reportedly surfaced across the country, request additional information and payment requests due to underreported income.
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Topics: phishing schemes, individual tax, Tax, taxpayer scams, Uncategorized
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Department of Labor's rule that would require overtime pay for millions of workers. The regulation was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016.
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Topics: overtime rule, Advisory, Department of Labor, Employment, Uncategorized
Like many companies, yours probably stores at least some of its business files, documents and information in “the cloud.” This is the widely used term referring to the seemingly infinite data storage capacity of the Internet.
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Topics: technology, Uncategorized
In our September issue, we examined the origins and results of offshoring U.S. manufacturing jobs. In this issue, we continue our two-part series “From Offshoring to Reshoring – Trends in U.S. Manufacturing,” with a closer look at the more recent trend of reshoring—what’s driving it, and what the future may hold for Georgia and the nation.
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Topics: Georgia Manufacturing, manufacturing, reshoring, U.S. manufacturing, Uncategorized
Georgia’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) — a reading of economic activity in the state’s manufacturing sector — decreased 3.0 points during September to 49.4. Areas with the largest decrease include new orders; down 9.0 points, and employment; down 6.1 points.
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Topics: PMI report, Georgia manufacturing activity, manufacturing, Uncategorized
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Topics: Form 990, Nonprofit accounting, Nonprofits, Tax, Uncategorized
As manufacturers continue to explore new avenues for growth with emerging technologies, it is important to analyze risk and security. The manufacturing industry has experienced a 44% increase in cyber risks since 2013. This year, 92% of manufacturers listed cybersecurity concerns in their SEC disclosures. It is also the first time that BDO USA, LLP ranked cyber risk among manufacturers’ top 10 risk factors.
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Topics: cybersecurity, manufacturing, Security Risk, Uncategorized