Insights
Insight and analysis from the Pease Bell team — on tax, audit, accounting, and the industries we serve.
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Is annual financial reporting enough?
Pease Bell February 10, 2017 Businesses generally issue year-end financial statements to let investors and lenders evaluate their financial health. But proactive stakeholders –…
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Envision your advisory board before you
Many companies reach a point in their development where they could benefit from an advisory board. It’s all too easy in today’s complex business…
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PTO banks: A smart HR solution for many companies
“I’m taking a sick day!” This familiar refrain usually is uttered with just cause, but not always. What if there were no sick days?…
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FASB approves one-step goodwill impairment test
In January, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued updated guidance to simplify goodwill impairment testing for public companies and private companies that haven’t…
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2016 higher-education tax breaks can save your family taxes
Was a college student in your family last year? Or were you a student yourself? You may be eligible for some valuable education tax…
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Ready, set, audit
If your business issues audited financial statements and follows a calendar year end, your external auditing procedures have already begun. At a minimum, you’ve…
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Is your business committed to its cost-control regimen?
At the beginning of the year, many people decide they’re going to get in the best shape of their lives. Similarly, many business owners…
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The investment interest expense deduction: Less beneficial than you might think
Investment interest – interest on debt used to buy assets held for investment, such as margin debt used to buy securities – generally is…
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Succession planning and estate planning must go hand in hand
As the saying goes, nothing lasts forever – and that goes for most companies. Then again, with the right succession plan in place, you…