Kelly Reinhart, CPA, is the managing partner of Reinhart & Associates By Kelly Reinhart Cloud computing is here to stay, allowing businesses to use their applications or access their files over the internet, rather than on their local servers...
Classify Construction Employees Correctly
Steve Cardinal is a partner at Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs, PC By Steven Cardinal, CPA For many years now, the IRS has been monitoring and often challenging employers' handling of independent contractors. The agency contends that some companies...
Independent Contractor Relationships
Noreen Dewire Grimmick, Hodgson Ross LLP, Saratoga Springs By Noreen DeWire Grimmick , Esq. If the time has come for your company to consider adding to your work force - congratulations. It's viewed by other members of the business...
My Turn: How Do You Picture Retirement?
Stephan Scribner, financial consultant, BSNB Financial Services By Stephan Scribner How do you picture your retirement? Traveling the country in a motorhome or staying at resorts several times a year? Perhaps it is finally being able to travel to...
Retirement Straight Talk
Stephen J. Augstell, senior vice president for Key Private Bank By Stephen J. Augstell , MS, CFP Americans are not saving enough for retirement. This is hardly breaking news. When measured against accepted benchmarks-- 85 percent replacement of preretirement...
My Turn: Casinos in NYS: A New World Is Here
Robert J. McLaughlin, head of Hodgson Russ law firm's Gaming Law Practice Group By Robert J. McLaughlin On Election Day in November, a new day dawned in New York. By answering Proposition No. 1 "yes" voters authorized commercial casinos...
American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012
Kevin Hedley is a partner with Hedley & Co., PLLC in Clifton Park By Kevin Hedley, MS, CPA, PFS At the beginning of the year, Jan. 2 to be precise, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 set a...
Saving For Retirement – Tax Deferred
Stephen Kyne, partner, Sterling Manor Financial LLC, Saratoga Springs By Stephen Kyne Saving for retirement - as important as we all know it is - isn't always easy. For most people there are bills to pay, children to educate,...
Taxes Here, There And Everywhere
Kelly Reinhart, CPA, is the managing partner of Reinhart & Associates By Kelly Rienhart, CPA It is safe to say that if you are not close with your tax and financial planning professional, now is the time to make...
Common Sense Security Audits
By Mark Shaw I used to work with an ex-military IT guy who would look at new PCs with in the box and say "Wow, what a security threat", I would laugh and ask him what would make them...