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12/2011 The Dealership M&A Market is Back

11/2011 Dealer Performance Hinges on Asset Management

10/2011 What's your Dealership Worth?

9/2011 IRS Makes Capitalization Less Costly

8/2011 Back-End on the Front-End

7/2011 Writing off Goodwill for a Defunct Brand? Think again.

6/2011 When might Goodwill and Non-compete Clauses be Audit Triggers?

5/2011 Managing Incentives to Minimize Risks and Maximize Profitability

4/2011 Keeping your Business Running after a Disaster

3/2011 Two Top Tax Tips for Tough Times

2/2011 Tax Implications of Healthcare Reform

1/2011 Are Millions of Dollars Hiding in Your Buildings?

11/2010 PCI Data Security Standards Compliance: It's All or Nothing

10/2010 Employers Who Hire or Rehire Employees May Qualify for Important Tax Break

8/2010 Dealerships are not Lenders… Unless Congress says that they are

7/2010 How Long Should you Keep your Records?

4/2010 Six Excuses Organizations Use to Ignore Fraud Risk and Anti-Fraud Measures

3/2010 Risk-Based Pricing Notices to Take Effect 2011

2/2010 Pay For Performance: The Basics of a Good Plan

1/2010 The Aftermath of Downsizing

12/2009 More Extensions for Red Flags Compliance

11/2009 Finding Real Profits in Used-Vehicle Inventory

10/2009 Two Top Tax Tips for Tough Times

9/2009 New Car Interest Deduction

8/2009 Correcting Forgotten Contributions to Employees’ Retirement Plans

7/2009 Sending Form 8300 as an Annual Statement to Noticees

6/2009 States Pushing for a Used Car Rule Expansion

5/2009 Getting the Most Out of Selling your Dealership

4/2009 How to Increase your Vehicle Sales

3/2009 What do changes in incentives mean?

2/2009 Increasing Working Capital in Difficult Times

1/2009 Business or Hobby? Answer Has Implications for Deductions

12/2008 The Used Car Rule

11/2008 2008 Economic Stimulus Act Provides Tax Benefits to Businesses

10/2008 Keeping Accurate Inventories in your Parts Department

9/2008 New “Red Flag” Requirements for Auto Dealers Means More Paperwork

8/2008 Safe Harbor Rule for Employee Contributions to Pension Plans

7/2008 IRS Targets Employee Tool Plans

6/2008 IRS Provides Guidance on LIFO Pooling

4/2008 IRS to Target Dealer’s Welfare Benefit Plans

3/2008 2008 Inflation Adjustments Widen Tax Brackets

2/2008 Auto Demonstration Vehicles

1/2008 IRS Scrutinizes Auto Dealerships

12/2007 Do You Provide F&I?

11/2007 Employer-Provided Cell Phones

10/2007 Incentive Payments

8/2007 IRS Launches New Audit Program for Individuals

7/2007 IRS Attacks Unreasonable Compensation

5/2007 Accounting Issue for Automobile Dealers to be Addressed by IRS Industry Issue Resolution Program

4/2007 Valuing Employer-Provided Vehicles in 2007

3/2007 Deducting Travel, Entertainment and Gift Expenses

2/2007 Mergers & Acquisitions in Auto Dealerships

1/2007 2007 Tax Law Changes and Ways to Take Advantage of Them

9/2006 Is a Factory Audit in Your Future?

6/2006 Strengthening Internal Controls

3/2006 IRS and Treasury Provide Guidance to Hybrid Manufacturers

1/2006 Dealer Performance Hinges on Asset Management

12/2005 Key findings from Safeguards Rule testing

11/2005 Employee Stock Ownership

9/2005 The FACTA

6/2005 Collecting Excise Taxes

3/2005 Top Ten OSHA Violations for Motor Vehicle Dealers

12/2004 Pay for Performance