Client Tip for January 2019: LOWER MISSOURI UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES
LOWER MISSOURI UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES For the second year in a row, Missouri employers will see a decrease in their unemployment taxes. The Missouri taxable wage base (TWB) will decrease from [...]
Client Tip for December 2018: Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2019, the minimum wage in several states will be increasing. Federal law provides that companies who are engaged in the retail or service industry whose annual [...]
Client Tip for November 2018: NEW MISSOURI WITHHOLDING TABLES
NEW MISSOURI WITHHOLDING TABLES The Missouri Department of Revenue has recently published new withholding tables. The tables that were issued earlier this year decreased withholding by a greater [...]
Client Tip for October 2018: HSA CONTRIBUTIONS
HSA CONTRIBUTIONS Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) provide tax-advantaged savings for qualified health expenses. These accounts are available to those individuals that have a qualified [...]
Client Tip for September 2018: 529 EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS
529 EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS Several changes have been made to the 529 education savings plans with the new tax law that was signed in December 2017. One major change is that an aggregate of [...]
Client Tip for August 2018: New Sales Tax Ruling Impact Online Retailers
NEW SALES TAX RULING IMPACT ONLINE RETAILERS Last year approximately 9% of all retail sales of $452 billion was through e-commerce. As more and more consumers shop online, the brick-and-mortar [...]
Client Tip for July 2018: Umbrella Insurance Policy and State Gas Tax
UMBRELLA INSURANCE POLICY Who needs an umbrella policy? If you are ever sued or found at fault for personal injury to others, you may need an umbrella policy. Your home or auto policy may not [...]
Client Tip for June 2018: ROTH IRA
Roth IRA: 1) Conversion 2) Recharacterization 3) Withdrawal Rules There may be a good reason to convert a Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. The main reason to convert a Traditional [...]
Client Tip for May 2018: MISSOURI UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE BASE
MISSOURI UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE BASE The taxable wage base is the maximum amount that an employer must pay unemployment taxes on each employee. The Missouri wage base for 2018 has decreased to [...]