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How Long Can You Freeze Meat?

How long can you freeze meat? Is one year too much? Is freezer burn a safety issue? Our expert sets the record straight.

This Might Be the Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Heard a Car Dealer Say

Over the course of a year, I probably speak with a few thousand car dealers. And the truth is a lot of them are fine, but some of them will say things that are either flat out false, misinformed or are blatant lies. This whopper, regarding paying off loans early, may be an example of the worst.

How MSC Industrial Supply leverages CX data to gain an edge

Amy Gableman is a Customer Experience (CX) advocate and UX designer at MSC Industrial Supply, one of the nation’s largest direct distributors of metalworking, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products....

Why American Manufacturing Still Matters

"A manufacturing base that isn't driven by excellence and value is worthless." -Mike Petters, president and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Under New Tax Law, Should Your Business Restructure as a C Corporation?

As tax reform begins in America, many businesses might want to consider filing as a C corporation. In an article ...

A new paradigm for C corporations

Changes in the new tax law should spur you to take a closer look at the C corporation you may have set up years ago for your farm or ranch.

It pays for landlords to qualify as 'real estate professional'

Have You Got What it Takes to be a Successful Landlord?

I was lucky enough to buy my first home back in the early 1970’s when prices were still low. This meant that by the time I came to sell my home and move last year I had made a substantial profit on...

The S Corporation Built-In Gains Tax: Commonly Encountered Issues

This article examines five issues corporations commonly encounter in complying with the built-in gains tax.

A Comprehensive Guide To Due Diligence Issues In Mergers And Acquisitions

Learn about the most significant legal and business due diligence activities the buyer will undertake in a typical M&A transaction involving a privately held company.

Recap: What do Bryce Corporation and Synthesia Technology Have in Common?

Bryce Corporation and Synthesia Technology are both investing in Right to Work Arkansas, creating 204 new jobs!

The tax pros and cons of S corp status for small businesses

A client of mine recently asked me what I thought was the best organizational structure for a small business, especially related to the tax issues.

Power To Save: Tredegar Corporation Goes Landfill-free

NORWEGIAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- As you finish your lunch at work, you probably end up going to the trash can to throw something away. That's not the case at one plastic film manufacturing plant in Schuylkill County. Employees there are proud to be landfill-free.It's a familiar sound in lunchrooms everywhere, but these aren't trash bins. These bins are for different types of recycled materials that employees at Tredegar Corporation near Pottsville sort themselves.

How to Turn Donated Goods Into a Bigger Tax Refund

Our donation value guide will show you how to maximize your refund—or decrease the total amount you owe to the IRS—by deducting clothing, electronics, housewares, and other donated items from your tax bill.

Financing a C-corporation with a 401(k)

If you’re a small business owner who is looking into ways to finance your company, you might’ve looked into using a Rollover for Business Startups, or ROBS. With ROBS, you can use funds from your 401(k) for your startup without incurring any penalties. If you’d like to use funds from a 401(k) to finance your …

Understanding and valuing S Corporations

Are S Corporations valued at a premium? Until 2001, S Corps were generally valued just like C Corporations. S Corps were valued using discounted cash flows that incorporated C Corp tax rates and multiples from public company guidelines. The rationale for using C Corp tax rates to value an S Corp was that the most likely buyer would be a C Corp and the C Corp tax rate would apply in a hypothetical transaction. Several tax court cases decided between 2001 and 2006…