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  • Important legal changes for wine, alcohol in 2012

    November 28th, 2011

    Important laws and regulations affecting members of the California wine and alcohol beverage industry in 2012 include clarification on third-party marketing and promotions, a new direct-to-consumer wine retail license, permission for on-premise infusion of wine and spirits with flavors, a change in the definition of “distilled spirits” for taxation purposes, new state Russian River frost-protection water rules and agricultural union elections law changes.

  • Survey: Next year’s economy likely to be a lot like 2011

    November 21st, 2011

    A survey of North Bay’s leading accounting professionals found most believe the economy will improve modestly or at least remain flat going into 2012. But hiring, if any, will be selective, they said.

  • North Bay leaders in accounting

    November 21st, 2011

    The accounting leaders featured here were selected from the Oct. 24 Business Journal list of the largest North Bay accounting firms.

  • First principle of basic estate planning: Get started

    October 31st, 2011

    egardless of the source of motivation, all adults should have an estate plan notwithstanding their wealth, marital status or parental status. It is never too soon to start planning.

  • Investors, if you qualify and act now, you pay 0% tax

    October 31st, 2011

    Although most entrepreneurs and investors know that gains recognized on the sale of stock held for more than one year will be taxed at capital gains rates, many are not aware that gains recognized on the sale of certain types of stock could be entirely free from federal tax, but only if they act fast.

  • Why what happens in Greece matters to you

    October 31st, 2011

    Greece is a small country, 6,000 miles away with only 11 million people. How can what happens to Greece have any impact on the United States? The answer lies in the concept of globalization, which means that economies around the world are now interconnected, such that events in far off places have impacts here at home.

  • Wealth managers advise calm in volatile economy

    October 31st, 2011

    The North Bay Area’s wealth advisers are offering reassurance: despite the emotional effect of witnessing stocks fluttering dramatically before closing, recent market swings stand to have little effect on long-term portfolios and are a far cry from the desperate climate seen during the 2008 downturn.

  • Only one in five business leaders has succession plan, survey says

    October 3rd, 2011

    NORTH BAY – Less than 20 percent of executives surveyed in a national poll said that they had selected a successor, despite the urging of business succession experts in the North Bay and beyond that the issue not be taken lightly.

  • BPM merger will create ‘largest California-based accounting and consulting firm’

    September 30th, 2011

    SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco-based consulting firm Burr Pilger Mayer will merge with Long Beach-Based Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporation, creating what the firm calls “the largest California-based accounting and consulting firm,” according to an announcement today.

  • Gov. Brown signs Internet sales tax bill

    September 23rd, 2011

    Gov. Jerry Brown today signed legislation that requires Amazon.com and online retailers to collect a sales tax beginning next year.

  • Two-year window in estate-tax increase good time to plan

    September 19th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – Estate tax and law experts are telling clients that the time to plan is now, while there is some clarity on a long-contentious issue that could easily change again in the not-so-distant future.

  • Ruling on OT for professionals raises questions

    September 12th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – The San Francisco First District Court of Appeals ruling Aug. 17, that a former law clerk is not entitled to overtime pay, has raised questions about how it applies to other professional practices.

  • Three Strategies to Selecting Winning Accounting Software

    September 12th, 2011

    The main aim of any accounting software is its use as a business management tool in assessing the fiscal health of one’s business. For business owners, selecting the right accounting software means the ability to post transactions in a way that’s meaningful to your business. This translates into greater clarity into financial results and the ability to create operational reports that help managers run the business.

  • Licensed private fiduciary an option for estates

    September 12th, 2011

    In a recent article I outlined the importance of selecting a trustee and gave several ideas for making that very important decision. Some options were using a family member, a bank or a trusted advisor who already has a relationship established like an accountant or attorney. Another option well-deserving of a separate article is that of using a California Licensed Private Fiduciary as trustee. While this industry has been around for decades, licensing requirements and professional associations for fiduciaries have arisen in the last five to 10 years, adding additional assurances to the field.

  • Business news: Week of Sept. 12, 2011

    September 12th, 2011

    Brief news about businesses and organizations in the north San Francisco Bay Area

  • North Bay CFO Awards 2011: Mark Smithers, Trinchero Family Estates

    August 15th, 2011

    In any environment, the CFO is a valuable member of the executive team working closely with the President or CEO (as the case may be) developing strategies for growth that will strengthen the winery in the consumer market as well as increase its appeal to the distributor network.

  • IRS clarifies ruling on tax-deductible donations

    August 1st, 2011

    The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance that clarifies the extent to which grantors, donors and contributors can rely on IRS databases and other publications to confirm an exempt organization’s tax status for purposes of deducting contributions or making grants.

  • Should firms periodically change auditors?

    June 27th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the entity that oversees firms that audit public companies, is considering term limits on relationships between auditors and public companies.

  • IRS extends some foreign account deadlines

    June 27th, 2011

    WASHINGTON — Foreign bank account holders with no financial interest have been given a year extension in filing the required paperwork with the Treasury and Internal Revenue System.

  • Accounting: Tax credit for small business hiring extended

    June 27th, 2011

    Only $37 million of the $400 million allocated to the California New Jobs Credit created for the 2009 tax year was used and the program is being extended. … The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, in consultation with state boards of accountancy, the Board of Examiners, and other major stakeholders, spent two years studying an international accounting examination delivery program. … Burr Pilger Mayer opened a Hong Kong office and plans to acquire San Jose accounting and tax operations of CBIZ.

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