Mueller and Co., LLP hosted four other US-based CPA firms from Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and four firms from Germany for German US Accounting and Tax Summit. The five US firms’ affiliation is through CPAmerica International, an association of independently owned and managed CPA and consulting firms in the US. The four German firm’s [...]
Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Bobby Bragg and Amy Echols represented JamisonMoneyFarmer at the ribbon cutting for three new businesses housed at the first business incubator of Tuscaloosa, The Edge, on Thursday, May 16th. “The Edge helps budding entrepreneurs develop their business so they can go out on their own.” (Tuscaloosa News) Bobby serves on [...]
You have probably heard that due to sequestration the IRS will shut down on several dates during the summer and fall. Despite these shut down dates, tax payments and forms are all still due on the normal dates. EFTPS (the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) will remain open for filing tax deposits. However, if the [...]
JamisonMoneyFarmer PC oil spill claimants’ team, from left: Bryan Chandler, Lynn Osborn, Bobby Bragg and Joel Lake. Photo by Robert Sutton -From: Business Alabamahttp://www.businessalabama.com/Business-Alabama/May-2013/Who-I-Went-to-When-I-Needed-Help/ Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon oil settlement was reached in the spring of 2012, it was obvious that the amount of work necessary to file the claims by the April 2014 [...]
The IRS has been working on a way to get updated information regarding EINs (Employer Identification Numbers). Often, the person who applied for the EIN is either no longer authorized to represent the organization or has moved on to another employer. This means that communications with the IRS related to the EIN, sometimes decades after it has been [...]
Recently on LinkedIn and in the Wall Street Journal author Angus Loten low-lighted payroll processing as an outsourced function. In his article he followed a business in Maryland that went rouge, started embezzling from clients, went bankrupt and left clients on the hook for thousands in trust fund taxes owed to the IRS. Don't let [...]
Looking for young entrepreneurs in Tuscaloosa CountyDo you know a middle or high school student, age 11-18, who is interested in starting their own business but has no idea on how to get the ball rolling? If so, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) can help them get their ideas off the ground and into motion.The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), [...]
The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network presented the awards for Alabama's 2013 Manufacturers of the Year. Tuscaloosa County's Mercedes-Benz auto plant was named large manufacturer of the year. The Vance auto plant employs 3,000 people, and, with the addition of the C-Class sedan to the assembly lines, 1,400 new jobs will be [...]
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that many large companies are holding payments to suppliers for longer periods and that is projected to get even longer. Why are they doing this? Cash Flow! They are taking extra time to pay and in the process freeing up billions of dollars in cash for [...]
Tax filing season is a peak time for scams. Each year, the IRS puts out a "Dirty Dozen" list of 12 common tax scams. Be wary of these illegal scams, because should you buy into one of them, you could face significant penalties and interest and even criminal prosecution. This tax season, protect yourself from fraud. Here [...]